Project Engineer (Water Sector)

Matchtech

My Client is recruiting for a Project Engineer in the Water Sector

We are seeking an experienced Project Engineer to join our team, delivering wastewater infrastructure and non-infrastructure design projects within the framework of an NEC contract. This is a pivotal design-focused role, covering the full project lifecycle from conceptual design through to construction issue drawings.
The successful candidate will play a key role in coordinating multidisciplinary design teams, subcontractors, surveyors and consultants, ensuring compliance with client requirements, NEC contract obligations, and relevant industry standards.

The Project Engineer will provide ongoing support throughout the construction phase assisting with constructability reviews, resolving technical queries and assisting with handover of the O&M manuals and Health and Safety files as part of construction handover back to the client.

Key Responsibilities:
General

• Lead and coordinate the design process for water industry projects from feasibility and conceptual stages through to detailed design and construction issue.
• Receiving client needs and carrying out root cause analysis.
• Develop a conceptual design to address the client’s need, drawing on relevant industry experience.
• Working with the planning team to create a P6 programme for the delivery of the design phase. This will be followed by attendance and contribution to regular programme reviews.
• Act as the key interface between the client, design consultants, and internal delivery teams, ensuring alignment with NEC contract requirements.
• Manage design deliverables, including design reports, drawings, specifications, and schedules.
• Support the Programme Delivery Manager in managing change control, early warnings, risk management, and design-related communications under the NEC framework.
• Ensure all designs comply with statutory regulations, health and safety requirements, and technical standards.
• Attend and contribute to design and project progress meetings, both internally and with clients and stakeholders.
• Manage and coordinate the resolution of RFI and technical queries during the design and construction phases.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers and technicians as required.
• Maintaining project logs and registers.

Health, safety, and environment

• Effective discharge of relevant duties under CDM 2015.
• Manage HSE in the pre-construction phase to ensure compliance with Company procedures and legal obligations. This may include management of site investigations and surveys.

Quality

• Ensure quality in pre-construction surveys, site investigations and deliverables, in line with the ‘be right first-time’ programme.

Key Measures and Targets

• Successful delivery on time of projects within budget.

Key Relationships

• Contracts Managers, QS, Project Delivery Manager, Procurement manager, Planner, Project Managers, Design and Engineering Team Leads.
• Site Agents and Site team.
• Client’s site, commissioning & engineering & technical assurance teams.

Essential:

• Educated to Degree level or equivalent in an engineering-related subject, ideally in the field of Mechanical, Electrical, ICA or Civil engineering.
• Industry experience and industry qualifications will also be considered in place of a degree qualification.
• Experience of working within the utilities industry, especially Water & Wastewater
• Proficient with IT, specifically the full Office 365 suite.
• Knowledge of health and safety legislation regarding safe work practices.
• Ability to communicate at all levels
• A team player with the ability to coordinate project-related activities with clients’ consultants and 3rd

Desirable:

• WIMES Standards familiarisation.
• Background skills and experience in working within programme and schedule management.
• Commercial and contract knowledge
• Understanding of BIM.
• PRINCE2 or other Project Management qualifications.
• SMSTS or NEBOSH qualified.