Mechanical Project Engineer
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Liz Bogue
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Mechanical Project Engineer
We're looking for a Project Engineer to join our Wanlip Severn Trent Water Project team based in Wanlip, Leicestershire.
Location: Wanlip, Leicestershire
Hours: 45 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
This is an exciting opportunity to work on the upgrade and enhancement of the existing waste water treatment facility at Wanlip. Reporting to the Project Manager, you'll work alongside a dedicated project delivery team to ensure design, procurement, financial control, and site activities are achieved successfully. You'll be writing technical scopes of work, managing design and build contracts, and supervising mechanical installation, commissioning and handover of various treatment plants and installations.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Project Engineer, you'll be working within the project delivery team, supporting them in delivering this significant water infrastructure project.
Your day to day will include:
- Authoring technical scopes of work and undertaking gap analysis on mechanical tender submissions
- Managing design and build contracts, including identifying and resolving interface issues within mechanical packages
- Overseeing projects from inception to completion, coordinating with the client, design team, and construction personnel
- Managing procurement of materials, attending site testing, commissioning, and client training sessions
- Developing Inspection and Test Plans and ensuring quality records are maintained throughout the scheme
What are we looking for?
This role of Project Engineer is great for you if:
- You have experience in delivering waste water mechanical and electrical projects
- You can work with and manipulate Revit models and undertake digital mark up of designs
- You have knowledge of SWIFTs, HAZOPs and ALM in relation to mechanical equipment
- You enjoy collaborative working and building effective relationships across teams, clients and stakeholders
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.
If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities. You can see more information about our water business here. There's never been a better time to get involved, register your interest today and take the first step toward a rewarding career with us!
Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.
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Location: Wanlip
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Vacancy ID: 11436
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Background check: None
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Closing Date: 26 Jul 2026
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Flexible Working: Yes
Flexible working could include part time, job share, condensed hours, or flexible start/end times.
