Senior Project Engineer

Anglian Water Services; Lincoln; Hybrid; GBP 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading water services provider as a Senior Delivery Engineer, where you will champion the successful delivery of projects within our Capital Maintenance programme. Your expertise in water supply processes, alongside strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills, will be essential in driving effective outcomes. The role offers a competitive salary and benefits, including a car allowance, personal health care, and a double-matched pension scheme, while contributing to sustainable water solutions in the community.

Benefits

Car allowance

Personal private health care

Virtual GP service

Double-matched pension scheme

Life assurance at 8 times salary

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in water supply processes and capital project delivery.
• Strong contract and budget management skills.
• High-level cost, risk analysis, and programme control expertise.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project delivery, from prioritisation to execution.
• Ensure compliance with technical standards, CDM regulations, and health & safety.
• Manage and mentor a team of Project Engineers.

Skills

Water supply processes

Project delivery

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Education

A-Level education or equivalent

Degree in engineering or related field

Job description

Salary - Circa £ 58k, depending on skills and experience

Permanent, 37 hours p/w

Location: Flexible on West of Anglia Water region. Lincoln, Grantham, Huntingdon, Northampton, Bedford.

Base location flexible but must have ability to travel between sites

Car allowance

Personal private health care

Virtual GP service for you and your household

Double-matched pension scheme

Life assurance at 8 times salary

Join Anglian Water as a Senior Delivery Engineer – Drive Impact Across Our Water Supply Network!

At Anglian Water, we’re proud to be at the forefront of delivering sustainable water solutions. We’re looking for a Senior Delivery Engineer to lead the charge in delivering our Capital Maintenance programme across our Water Supply business. If you’re passionate about engineering excellence, stakeholder collaboration, and making a real difference to communities, this could be your next big move.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Senior Delivery Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring the successful delivery of capital maintenance projects. Reporting to the Storage Points Delivery Manager, you’ll :

• Lead end-to-end project delivery, from prioritisation to execution.

• Represent operational risks and drive value-focused outcomes.

• Ensure compliance with technical standards, CDM regulations, and health & safety.

• Manage and mentor a team of Project Engineers.

• Collaborate with stakeholders across the business and with external partners.

• Oversee regional maintenance programmes and ensure accurate reporting.

• Champion a proactive safety culture and conduct high-level site audits.

What We’re Looking For

Essential:

• Extensive experience in water supply processes and capital project delivery.

• Strong contract and budget management skills.

• Excellent stakeholder engagement and leadership capabilities.

• High-level cost, risk analysis, and programme control expertise .

• A-Level education or equivalent (degree in engineering or related field desirable).

• Recognised professional engineering qualification (highly desirable).

• Advanced health & safety qualification (minimum IOSH level).
• Full UK driving licence.

Desirable:

• Degree in engineering or related field.

• Chartered Engineer status.

• Experience working with regulators and framework partners.

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. Together with our fellow water companies, we are committed to the Social Mobility Pledge; we are also a signatory to Business in the Community’s Race at Work charter; we hold the Armed Forces Gold Covenant for Employers; we are an accredited Disability Confident employer, and we play a leading part in the Women’s Utility Network.

As a valued employee, you’ll also be entitled to:

• Personal private health care including physiotherapy

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

• 2 6 days annual leave – rising with length of service

• Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%

• Car allowance - £450 p/m, subject to criteria

• Bonus scheme

• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle

• Life Assurance at 8 times your salary

• Personal Accident cover – up to 5 times your salary

• Paid time off if you’re physically or mentally unwell

• An excellent Family Leave package – to help you support your family including enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave policies

Closing date: Tuesday 5th August