Technical Compliance Engineer

Avove Utilities; Warrington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company Car or Car Allowance

Company pension scheme

Life assurance

Private GP Helpline & Health Cash Plan

Avove Discount Scheme

Lifestyle benefit options

Financial wellbeing programme

Employee assistance program

Volunteering days in the community

Job summary

Avove Utilities is seeking a Technical Compliance Engineer to support the delivery of non-infrastructure projects on their United Utilities account. In this role, you’ll ensure project documentation and compliance activities are delivered accurately and timely, collaborating closely with design and construction teams.

Key responsibilities include managing project handovers, monitoring documentation status, and driving continuous improvement across project processes. The position offers perks such as 25 days holiday, a company car or allowance, and a strong commitment to safety and innovation.

Qualifications

• CSCS Card and EUSR Skills Card.
• Experience of client takeover and handover procedures ensuring full compliance.
• Managing high volume workloads to tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate closely with internal teams for project execution.
• Manage project handovers to the client, including progress tracking.
• Administer drawing and document registers.

Skills

Knowledge of sewage and water treatment processes

Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, PFDs, and technical documentation

Strong organisational skills

Excellent document control capability

Strong IT skills with advanced Microsoft Office skills

Education

FE/HE qualification in Engineering or Design

Job description

The Technical Compliance Engineer will support the delivery of non infrastructure projects on our United Utilities account. In this role, you’ll play a key part in ensuring project documentation, asset data and compliance activities are delivered accurately on time and in line with key project milestones. You’ll work closely with design, construction, commissioning and project management teams to ensure seamless handover to the client and full compliance with programme requirements.

What Will Your Day Look Like

• Coordinating closely with internal teams — design, construction, project management and commissioning.
• Managing and expediting project handovers to the client, including scheduling and tracking progress.
• Monitoring and reporting on documentation status throughout the project lifecycle.
• Administering drawing and document registers, including processing red line drawings through to As Built.
• Collating O&M manuals and key project documentation, including uploading to the client’s common data environment.
• Supporting asset registration through data capture, data entry and compliance with client databases.
• Completing site surveys, asset labelling and tagging.
• Driving continuous improvement across project processes, systems and documentation workflows.

About You

• CSCS Card, EUSR Skills Card and FE/HE qualification in Engineering or Design (desirable).
• Knowledge of sewage and water treatment processes, pumping systems and associated equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, PFDs, technical documentation and engineering drawings.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage high volume workloads to tight deadlines.
• Experience of client takeover and handover procedures, ensuring full compliance and traceability.
• Excellent document control capability, including maintaining traceability and tracking deliverables.
• Strong IT skills, including advanced use of Microsoft Office/Office 365, with an understanding of water industry supply chains and design processes.

What’s In It For You

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Company Car or Car Allowance
• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Private GP Helpline & Health Cash Plan
• Avove Discount Scheme
• Family friendly policies
• A selection of lifestyle benefit options
• Financial wellbeing programme
• Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders to support our colleagues
• We love to give back so we offer you volunteering days in your community and charity matched giving where we will boost your fundraising.

About Avove

Avove is a leading infrastructure services provider, delivering critical utility and energy solutions across the UK. With a strong focus on safety, sustainability, and innovation, we specialise in the design, maintenance, and renewal of essential infrastructure for water, energy, and telecoms networks. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we are committed to long-term investment in training, development, and modern equipment to support our teams in delivering high-quality, reliable services for our clients and communities.

We are an equal opportunities employer. At the heart of what we do is a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We celebrate what makes each of us unique and are building a workplace where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered to be their authentic selves. Join us—and take the next step toward a rewarding and inclusive career.