South East Water UK
Project Engineer
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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?
Whether your expertise lies in Civils or MEICA, we have an incredible opportunities for Project Engineers 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. You will be the technical anchor—planning, scheduling, and managing tasks to ensure accuracy, safety, and top-tier quality.
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
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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.
- 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.
Grow a career with a meaningful purpose.
We know the communities we serve are diverse. We recognise creativity comes from diversity not similarity. That’s why we are enthusiastic about creating inclusion across age, race, gender, ethnicity, religion and identity. You will experience our dedication to equal opportunities and fair treatment for all: through your recruitment, employment and career progression with South East Water.
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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.
What can you expect from your recruitment?
To apply for this position, please submit your CV on our careers website. It is necessary for you to have the legal right to work in the UK when you begin employment with South East Water. Additionally, as part of the employment offer, you will need to pass background, identity, and employment referencing checks.
If this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been looking for, apply now!
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Compensation package:
Up to £61,000 p.a. dependent on experience
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