Project Engineer in Snodland

Energy Jobline CVL; Snodland; Hybrid; GBP 56,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

5 weeks holiday + 1

Flexible annual leave

Volunteer days

Cycle to work

Health plan

Life assurance

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

South East Water is seeking a Project Engineer to join the Investment Delivery Directorate in Snodland, Kent. You will support a Project Manager, own technical aspects from conception to completion, including a PLC replacement project, and help plan, schedule and manage tasks to ensure safety and top-quality outcomes.

You will work in a flexible hybrid model (office/home) with travel to project sites across the South East as required for scoping, reviews and site activities, contributing to CPD

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and time management skills.
• Proven working experience as a Project Engineer.
• Solid understanding of PLCs.
• Valid UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, schedule, coordinate and monitor assigned engineering projects.
• Monitor compliance to applicable codes, practices, policies, performance standards and specifications.
• Interact daily with clients to interpret needs and represent them in the field.
• Quality control of the work (budget, schedule, plans, personnel performance) and report on project status.
• Assign responsibilities and support the project team.
• Cooperate with project manager and other participants to provide technical support.
• Review engineering deliverables and initiate corrective actions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders about project needs and goals.

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

PLC knowledge

Driving licence

Education

Engineering degree / HNC / HND

Chartered/CEng in progress

Job description

Summary

Are you an engineer who thrives on variety, takes pride in technical excellence, and wants a career that fits around your life‑not the other way around?

We have an incredible opportunity for a Project Engineer to join our Investment Delivery Directorate. Based out of our Snodland, Kent office, you will enjoy a flexible, hybrid working model that allows you to manage your own time between home, the office, and our project sites across the beautiful South East. At South East Water, we don't just talk about work‑life balance and continual professional development (CPD)-we build them directly into our culture.

Supporting a Project Manager, you will take ownership of all technical and engineering aspects of your assigned projects from conception to completion, including a PLC replacement project. You will be the technical anchor‑planning, scheduling, and managing tasks to ensure accuracy, safety, and top‑tier quality.

Although this role offers flexible/hybrid working (office/home), you will be expected to travel to any location or site within South East Water's supply areas, as required, as part of the project(s) you are working on e.g. pre‑construction and construction phase elements such as scoping or Contractor progress/design review meetings, defect reviews etc.

Main Responsibilities

• Prepare, schedule, coordinate and monitor the assigned engineering projects
• Monitor compliance to applicable codes, practices, policies, performance standards and specifications
• Interact daily with the clients to interpret their needs and requirements and represent them in the field
• Perform overall quality control of the work (budget, schedule, plans, personnel's performance) and report regularly on project status
• Assign responsibilities and support the project team
• Cooperate and communicate effectively with project manager and other project participants to provide assistance and technical support
• Review engineering deliverables and initiate appropriate corrective actions
• Collaborating with stakeholders about their needs and goals for the project

What you'll need

• A degree, HNC, or HND in an engineering discipline.
• Chartered or working towards Chartership (CEng).
• Proven working experience as a Project Engineer.
• A solid understanding of PLCs.
• Experience in a water distribution or similar industrial background.
• A strong understanding of CDM 2015 and how it's applied to projects.
• A strong understanding of the various NEC contracts and their application.
• Excellent communication and time management skills.
• A valid UK driving licence.

Employees are required to be flexible and to be prepared to perform duties and other tasks within their capabilities. The nature of our business is such that the contents of any job profile are subject to change from time to time.

Grow a career with a meaningful purpose.

We know the communities we serve are diverse. We recognise creativity comes from not similarity. That's why we are enthusiastic about creating across , race, , , and . You will experience our dedication to equal opportunities and fair treatment for all: through your recruitment, employment and career progression with South East Water.

Benefits package

• Excellent Stakeholder pension scheme, up to 10% employer contribution.
• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays per annum, increasing to 6 weeks with length of service.
• Flexible annual leave policy to buy or sell holiday leave.
• Paid volunteering days.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Health cash plan.
• Life assurance.
• Wellbeing related benefits.

South East Water kindly asks that recruitment agencies refrain from submitting CVs to our employees or associates without explicit invitation from our HR Resourcing team. CVs sent on a speculative basis will not be acknowledged and will not assume any responsibility for fees or commissions in the event that we hire a candidate who applied directly or subsequently introduced by an instructed agency.

Compensation package

Up to £61,800 p.a. dependent on experience