Site-based Assistant Commissioning Engineer – Water Treatment

Anglian Water Services; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Private healthcare

Competitive pension scheme

Up to 26 days annual leave

Job summary

Anglian Water Services is seeking an Assistant Commissioning Engineer for a site-based role in Buckinghamshire. You will support commissioning across water and water recycling projects, gaining exposure to the full project lifecycle and working with seasoned engineers to build skills for progression to a Commissioning Engineer.

The position covers hands-on testing, documentation, and collaboration with operations teams, with a view to ensuring safe, reliable assets at handover.

Qualifications

• Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) apprenticeship or equivalent technical background.
• Electrical Engineering qualification (Level 3 or equivalent).
• Knowledge of MCCs, PLCs, instrumentation and control systems.
• Understanding of water or water recycling processes (desirable).
• Strong problem-solving skills with a practical, hands-on approach.
• Good IT skills and ability to work with technical documentation.
• Full UK driving licence.
• A proactive attitude with a strong willingness to learn and develop.

Responsibilities

• Support commissioning of new treatment works and systems, ensuring assets are safe, reliable and ready for operation.
• Assist in the development of Commissioning Plans, documentation and test procedures.
• Carry out FAT & SAT and instrumentation/telemetry system testing.
• Support dry and wet commissioning activities and optimise treatment processes.
• Assist with fault finding and troubleshooting automated control systems.
• Help produce handover documentation meeting required standards before transfer to Operations.
• Work with construction, design and operations teams to align commissioning with project delivery.
• Support training of operational teams on new assets and systems.

Skills

M&E apprenticeship

Electrical Eng Level 3

MCCs & PLCs

Water/wastewater knowledge

Problem solving

IT skills

Driving licence

Willingness to learn

Education

Electrical Eng Level 3

Job description

Anglian Water Services is seeking an Assistant Commissioning Engineer for a site-based role in Buckinghamshire. You will support commissioning across water and water recycling projects, gaining exposure to the full project lifecycle and working with seasoned engineers to build skills for progression to a Commissioning Engineer.

The position covers hands-on testing, documentation, and collaboration with operations teams, with a view to ensuring safe, reliable assets at handover.