Project Engineer

Anglian Water Services; Oakham; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

Generous pension

Virtual GP service

26 days annual leave

Life assurance up to 8x salary

Personal accident cover

Bonus scheme

Flexible working

Job summary

Anglian Water is seeking a Project Engineer to join our Maintenance Delivery team. You will coordinate capital project delivery, ensure CDM compliance, and work with operations, delivery teams and stakeholders to drive efficient execution.

The role offers hybrid working (2/3 on-site, 2/3 from home) across Rutland and neighbouring regions, with travel across the area, a salary in the £47k-£52k band plus car allowance, and a 37-hour week with scope for part-time flexibility.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree in a relevant field.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety and CDM regulations.
• Strong IT literacy and commercial acumen.
• Experience managing a capital budget and resource planning.
• Experience within the water or wastewater environment is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Capital Maintenance Delivery: support end-to-end capital delivery with risk reduction.
• Programme Delivery: coordinate regional maintenance programmes and monthly reporting.
• Stakeholder Engagement: engage with stakeholders and ensure accurate project data.
• Health and Safety: comply with site H&S, audits, and CDM documentation.
• Safer Every Day: drive continuous improvement in Health & Safety standards.

Skills

Electrical/Mechanical Eng

Health & CDM regs knowledge

IT literacy & commercial acumen

Capital budget & resource planning

Water/wastewater sector experience

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Salary Circa £47k-£52k depending on skills and experience + Car Allowance

Permanent, Full time, 37 hours with flexibility for part time
Location: Rutland, Bedford, Northampton, Milton Keynes, Huntingdon - with travel requited across this region.

Hybrid working - Expectation is 2/3 days a week on site, 2/3 from home

Join Anglian Water as a Project Engineer - Maintenance Delivery!

Are you an experienced engineer looking to make a significant impact in the water industry? Anglian Water is seeking a dedicated and skilled Project Engineer to join our growing Maintenance Delivery team and help ensure the efficient delivery of capital programmes across our Water Supply assets.

About the Role:

As a Project Engineer, you will play a key role in enabling and coordinating project delivery while ensuring compliance with CDM regulations, technical specifications, operational requirements, and stakeholder needs. You will work closely with operational colleagues, delivery teams, programme management, and other stakeholders to drive efficient project execution.

Key Responsibilities:

• Capital Maintenance Delivery: Support the end-to-end capital delivery process, ensuring maximum risk reduction and value for expenditure.

• Programme Delivery: Coordinate and support the execution of regional maintenance programmes, ensuring accurate asset data management and monthly reporting.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Proactively engage with all stakeholders, ensuring the accuracy of project data and capturing efficiency data.

• Health and Safety: Complete and comply with all operational site H&S requirements, undertake H&S audits, and produce CDM documentation.

• Safer Every Day: Drive a culture of continuous improvement in Health & Safety, ensuring consistent H&S standards are maintained.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Appropriate engineering qualification (Electrical or Mechanical)

• Knowledge of Health & Safety and CDM regulations

• Strong IT literacy and commercial acumen

• Experience managing a capital budget and resource planning

• Experience within the water or wastewater environment (desirable not essential)

Skills & Behaviours:

• Excellent stakeholder and customer management skills

• Strong and adaptable communication skills

• Ability to manage and prioritise workloads to meet tight deadlines

• Resilient to feedback and challenge

Why Anglian Water?

Anglian Water is not your typical water company. What we do really matters. Water is the lifeblood of our world and we're proud of the difference we make. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly love what we do!

If you're passionate about what you do and would like to make a difference then we'd love to hear from you.

As a valued employee, you'll be entitled to:

• Personal private health care

• Generous double match pension - contribute 7% and Anglian Water will contribute 14%, giving a total contribution of 21%

• 24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household

• 26 days annual leave - rising with length of service and the ability to buy more Life assurance (up to 8 x salary)

• Personal accident cover (up to 5 x salary)

• Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paid paternity / partner leave. Opportunity for shared parental pay

• Bonus scheme

• Flexible benefits and working culture to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.

Inclusion at Anglian Water

Join us and make a difference. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we think our workplace should reflect that. We are committed to making sure all our colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed.

Closing date: 15/09/26

#loveeverydrop