Project Engineer

KIER GROUP; Lincoln; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction and infrastructure company based in Lincoln is seeking a Project Engineer to manage water projects. The role demands experience in the water industry, strong analytical and negotiation skills, and knowledge of NEC3 contracts. Work involves ensuring projects meet standards, managing delivery, and compliance with regulations. Candidates should hold a full driving licence. This position offers a blend of remote and on-site work along with various employee benefits.

Benefits

Wide variety of tailored benefits

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in the water industry is essential.
• Strong negotiation and analytical skills are necessary.
• Familiarity with NEC3 contracts and CDM regulations is required.
• Must possess a full driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Manage water projects from inception to completion.
• Support project delivery managers with Anglian Water project needs.
• Assess solutions and complete root cause analysis.
• Develop solutions compliant with standards and legal requirements.
• Ensure all enabling requirements are ready for construction.
• Comply with Health & Safety, Environmental, and Quality requirements.

Skills

Experience within the water industry

Good negotiating skills

Analytical skills

Knowledge of NEC3 contracts

Knowledge of CDM regulations

Full driving licence

Job description

We're looking for a Project Engineer to join our Natural Resources, Nuclear & Networks team based in Lincoln.

Location: Lincoln - mixture of home & office working plus site visits.

Hours: 45 hours per week – some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

In this role, you'll be working on the Anglian Water IOS contract (integrated operational solutions) who work across multiple disciplines. These includes Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control & Automation. Incorporating new construction, replacement or repair, spanning across the Anglian Water region.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Project Engineer, you'll ensure water projects in the Lincoln area are managed successfully from inception to completion, ensuring all required standard, regulations, commercial affordability targets and timeframes are met. This is a fast-paced dynamic role, but one where you can add value across the business and to your career aspirations.

• Support the operational/ project delivery manager in the delivery of Anglian Water project needs
• Assess solutions, complete root cause analysis with consideration to whole life cost and business risk reduction
• Develop solutions in line with corporate governance processes, technical/ safety standards, and legal requirement
• Ensure all enabling; including the design, programme, cost and CDM requirements are completed ready for construction handover
• Complete and comply with all operational site Health & Safety, Environmental, Quality requirements
• Support the capture of assets and cost in the relevant corporate systems

What are we looking for?

This role of Project Engineer is great for you if you hold:

• Experience within the water industry
• Good negotiating and analytical skills
• Knowledge of NEC3 contracts & CDM regulations
• Full driving licence

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities. You can see more information about our water business here.

There's never been a better time to get involved, register your interest today and take the first step toward a rewarding career with us!

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier

• Project Engineer Job Description IOS.pdf