Project Engineer

Ross-Shire Engineering Limited; Newton Aycliffe; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working

Private Healthcare

Holiday allowance 31+ days

Company Pension Scheme

Cycle to Work

Gym membership discount

Professional Fees Paid

Employee Discount Platform

EV/Hybrid Car Lease Scheme

Job summary

Ross-Shire Engineering Limited seeks a Project Engineer to drive delivery of chemical and wastewater projects. Youll coordinate from enquiry through to final acceptance, working with clients and our in-house design team to ensure quality, safety and engineering excellence.

You will supervise trades, interpret technical drawings, and manage documentation, while identifying non-conformances and maintaining robust health and safety plans. This is a hybrid role with UK travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (or equivalent) is required.
• Strong time management and organisational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Proven track record in engineering or supervisory roles.

Responsibilities

• Project liaison from enquiry to final acceptance and documentation with clients.
• Direct and supervise Trade Operatives and Apprentices focusing on quality, productivity and safety.
• Ensure technical information is available for design/construction delivery.
• Interpret drawings, specs and schedules; prepare final documentation (As Built Drawings).
• Identify and resolve non-conformances during design and construction phases.
• Manage system and product designs in line with specifications and technical aspects.
• Prepare construction phase health and safety plans for CDM duties.
• Contribute to tendering, design and construction programs with progress updates.

Skills

Time management

Communication

Teamwork

Innovative thinking

Self-motivation

Education

Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Job description

What Are We Looking For

As our Chemical & Wastewater Solutions business continues to grow, we’re looking for a motivated Project Engineer to join our team on a permanent basis.

As a Project Engineer, you will play a key role in the successful delivery of projects, ensuring technical, commercial, programme, quality, and health & safety objectives are achieved.

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious engineer who's ready to take on new challenges, make a real impact, and accelerate their career. Supported by a highly experienced team, you'll play a key role in delivering projects, building strong client relationships across our framework agreements, and helping shape innovative engineering solutions. You'll also have direct access to our in-house design team, enabling real-time collaboration and technical expertise to deliver the best outcomes for our clients.

Some of your key duties include:

• Project liaison from enquiry stage to final acceptance and documentation, meeting with Clients as required to discuss specific requirements and carry out site surveys as required.
• Instructing, directing, controlling and allocating work to Trade Operatives & Apprentices, with attention to quality, productivity and safety.
• Ensure all technical information is available when required for the delivery of design and/or construction.
• Interpret and check drawings, specifications and schedules for all activities, directing works accordingly & prepare final documentation (As Built Drawings etc.).
• Early Identification and resolution of non-conformance within both the design and construction phase
• Manage the design of systems and products, ensuring alignment with design specifications and technical aspects.
• Completion of contract documents
• Management of Project Quality deliverables and procedures ensuring compliance with Internal and Client Quality Systems.
• Input to Tender, design and construction programmes including progress updates and reporting.
• Subcontractor liaison, management including tender specification, quotation and H&S documentation review and appraisal.
• Preparation of Construction Phase Health and Safety Plans for projects with Principal Contractor responsibility under CDM.

What do you need?

• Qualification to degree / HND/ HNC in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience working in a Hazardous Environment, preferable Chlorine Gas or Methanol Dosing.
• Proven track record in an Engineering or Supervisory background.
• Good time management, with the ability to multitask, plan and organise day to day workloads within a busy environment.
• Good communication skills in both verbal and written communication and ability to follow, interpret and explain technical instructions.
• Knowledge of the tools, equipment, and materials common to all engineering trades, particularly Mechanical, Electrical and Civil Engineering.
• Driven, with an ability to work individually and with teams under your direction.
• Innovative thinking, with and ability to learn, understand, and apply new technologies.
• Ability to effectively prioritise and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Who Are We?

RSE is a trusted clean water technology company, developing market-leading products and solutions for drinking water treatment, wastewater recycling and industrial water processes. Founded in Muir of Ord in 1982, the company has grown into one of the UK’s leading mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control and automation (MEICA) contractors, delivering water treatment technologies and services across the UK and North America.

RSE’s commitment to innovation is helping to transform the water sector. Its offsite modular solutions reduce construction time, improve quality, increase cost certainty and deliver environmental benefits. With more than 2,000 employees across 27 locations and extensive manufacturing capability, RSE is scaling to address the industry’s most pressing challenges, including ageing infrastructure, rising demand and climate pressures.

RSE works with major UK water companies, as well as leading industrial organisations.

With a strong focus on innovation, sustainability and carbon reduction, RSE has achieved company-wide carbon neutrality and continues to expand its global footprint, including through its first North American office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

What RSE Offer

To build successful teams and drive the level of quality that RSE is renowned for, we know we need the best people in the industry. Not only we require the relevant skillsets, but we also need people with the right attitude and mentality to thrive and grow in an innovative and fast-paced environment. At RSE, you’ll be given every opportunity to set the path of your own career through our Business Streams and work within dynamic teams that will require you to rise to the challenge of working for a market leader.

• Industry-leading salary based on your experience.
• Hybrid Working (where applicable)
• A flexible career development path, with no restrictions on where your career can go.
• Private Healthcare (Personal)
• Holiday Allowance of 31 days per year, rising to 33 days per year after 2 years’ service.
• Holiday Buy / Sell Scheme
• Company Pension Scheme
• Cycle to Work
• Discounted National Gym Membership
• Professional Fees Paid
• Employee Discount Platform
• EV/Hybrid Car Lease Scheme
• Access to our network of health professionals including mental health champions and Occupational Health Nurse.

In a flourishing sector where there are vast career opportunities available, we believe by leading transformation in the industry our offering to the market means our people have the space to thrive.

If you’re interested in a career with a company that will harness your skills and provide you with the support to create your own future within the water industry,