Project Engineer

Anglian Water Services; Huntingdon; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Virtual GP

25 days annual leave

Life assurance

Accident cover

Maternity leave 26 weeks

Paternity leave

Shared parental pay

Annual bonus

Flexible benefits

Wellbeing culture

Job summary

Anglian Water is seeking a Project Engineer to join our Water Recycling Operations team, focusing on delivering sludge-focused improvement projects across our sites. You will identify opportunities, develop practical solutions, and support the implementation with operational teams and partners, enabling better sludge thickening and dewatering performance while promoting environmental excellence.

The role requires a full UK driving licence, strong knowledge of wastewater and sludge treatment, and

Qualifications

• Proven knowledge of wastewater systems and processes.
• Strong knowledge of sludge treatment processes and lifecycle.
• Experience in a regulated operational environment.
• Knowledge of health, safety, and environmental requirements in operations.
• Experience with CDM principles.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication.

Responsibilities

• Support investigations into underperforming sludge thickening and dewatering assets.
• Support improvements in upstream sludge management to optimise downstream dewatering.
• Assist the delivery of a portfolio of sludge improvement projects from concept through to implementation and handover.
• Support commissioning and operational readiness of new sludge assets and ensure expected performance outcomes.
• Monitor project delivery against performance, cost, and timeline targets.
• Establish performance monitoring frameworks and KPIs to sustain improvements over the long term.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Continuous improvement mindset

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Salary: £44,000 - £53,000 per annum Location: Flexible within the Anglian Water region Contract: Permanent Working Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week (flexible working opportunities available)

Make every drop of your potential count

At Anglian Water, we invest in our people. As a valued employee, you'll benefit from a car allowance alongside:

• Private healthcare
• Generous double-match pension scheme - contribute 7% and we'll contribute 14%, giving a total contribution of 21%
• 24/7 Virtual GP service for you and your household
• 25 days annual leave, rising with service, plus the option to buy additional leave
• Life assurance of up to 8x salary
• Personal accident cover of up to 5x salary
• Excellent family-friendly policies, including:
  • 26 weeks' full pay for maternity/adoption leave
  • 4 weeks' paid paternity/partner leave
  • Shared parental pay opportunities
• Annual bonus scheme
• Flexible benefits and a supportive working culture designed to promote wellbeing and work-life balance

About the role

We're looking for a Project Engineer to join our Water Recycling Operations team, supporting the delivery of sludge-focused improvement projects across our operational sites.

This is an exciting opportunity to support engineering and process improvements that enhance sludge thickening and dewatering performance, improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, strengthen environmental compliance, and increase resilience across our sludge treatment processes.

Working closely with operational teams, technical specialists, and delivery partners, you'll help identify opportunities for improvement, develop practical solutions, and support the successful implementation of projects that deliver measurable business benefits. You'll play an important role in embedding sustainable improvements into business-as-usual operations while supporting Anglian Water's commitment to environmental excellence and operational performance.

What will you be doing?

• Supporting investigations into underperforming sludge thickening and dewatering assets to identify root causes and improvement opportunities
• Supporting improvements in upstream sludge management to optimise downstream dewatering performance
• Assist the delivery of a portfolio of sludge improvement projects from concept through to implementation and handover
• Supporting the commissioning and operational readiness of new sludge assets and ensuring expected performance outcomes are achieved
• Monitoring project delivery against performance, cost, and timeline targets
• Establishing performance monitoring frameworks and KPIs to sustain improvements over the long term

What does it take to be successful?

• A full UK driving licence
• Proven knowledge and understanding of wastewater systems and processes
• Strong knowledge of sludge treatment processes and the end-to-end sludge lifecycle
• Experience working within a regulated operational environment
• Knowledge of health, safety, and environmental requirements within operational settings
• Experience operating under CDM principles
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root causes and implement practical solutions
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and operational teams
• A proactive and continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to support change and embed new ways of working

Inclusion at Anglian Water

At Anglian Water, we're committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong.

We're proud signatories of the Social Mobility Pledge, Race at Work Charter, and Armed Forces Covenant, and we're a Disability Confident employer.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.