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Project Engineer

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Seniority
Mid level
Stated salary
£49,000 per year
Country
GB
Work mode
On-site / unstated
First seen by hirly
2 Nov 2026

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the posting

Circa £49,000 (Depending on Skills & Experience)

Anglian Water Regionwide - Location flexible

3 x 12-month fixed-term contract positions

Full Time / 37 hours per week (with opportunities for flexible working)

Double Matched Pension Scheme (Up to 21% Combined)

Private Healthcare

Make every drop count – join us in shaping essential infrastructure

Our Central Services Capital Projects team delivers a diverse range of schemes that keep water and wastewater services running safely and reliably across the Anglian Water region.

We’re looking for a committed Project Engineer to help develop, plan and deliver our capital programme, ensuring our sites, assets and customers benefit from high-quality engineering solutions.

This is a great opportunity to make a difference in a role where no two days are the same, working with operational teams, contractors and colleagues to bring projects to life.

What will you be doing?

Responsible for enabling activities to facilitate the delivery of planned/emergent capital projects

Develop solutions in line with corporate governance and delivery route goals

Ensure solutions are Water and/or Wastewater quality compliant

Completion of Root Cause Analysis

Complete optioneering of solutions

Comply with the corporate Risk and Value process

Ensure standard products and other technical standards (e.g. minimum asset standards) are adhered to

Complete and comply with all operational site H&S requirements to ensure safe working practices

Production and support completion of CDM Documentation

What does it take to be a Project Engineer?

Appropriate engineering qualification or membership of professional body or equivalent experience

Proven technical experience within the relevant environment (Water or Wastewater)

Knowledge of Health & Safety (H&S), and Construction Design & Management (CDM) regulations

Experience managing a capital budget

Experience of project planning, delivery and site supervision

Root cause analysis to optionee suitable solutions

Good IT literacy plus it would be desirable to have experience of M2i, SAP and Power Bi

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

Car allowance

Full Personal private health care

26 days annual leave – rising with length of service

Flexible working

Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 7%

Bonus scheme

Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.

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