Job Description:

Mechanical Project Engineer - Water Industry

Location: Hybrid / Site Based - South East

Rate: Circa £450 p/d Ltd or CIS

The Role:

We're currently recruiting for a Mechanical Project Engineer with experience in the front end of project delivery.

You'll play a key part in shaping projects before they reach construction, working closely with operations, design teams and clients to define the most practical, cost-effective engineering solutions across water and wastewater treatment sites.

Duties:

Working across clean and wastewater treatment sites, you'll be responsible for:

• Carrying out mechanical site surveys and asset condition assessments.
• Developing project scopes and engineering solutions.
• Producing feasibility studies and optioneering reports.
• Defining mechanical equipment replacements and upgrade strategies.
• Supporting outline and detailed design teams with practical engineering input.
• Preparing budgets, estimates and technical scopes for tender.
• Working alongside commercial and delivery teams during pre-construction.
• Providing technical support throughout construction and commissioning.
• Liaising with water company clients, operations teams and subcontractors.
• Ensuring solutions comply with client standards and current legislation.

You'll ideally have experience in:

• Mechanical Project Engineering within the UK water industry.
• Scoping or front-end engineering.
• Water or wastewater treatment works.
• Pumps, pipework, valves, screens, dosing systems, tanks or process equipment.
• Site surveys and asset inspections.
• Mechanical design coordination.
• Cost estimating and project planning.
• Working on AMP frameworks.

If interested and would like to hear further, please apply online and a member of the team will be in touch.

GRS (Gearing Recruitment Solutions) operates across sectors including water treatment, wastewater, AMP projects, and energy distribution. Relevant industries: clean water, sludge treatment, pumping stations, chemical dosing, sewage, food processing, breweries, pharmaceutical, process engineering, power networks, HV/LV installations, renewables, solar, wind farms, energy storage systems, oil and gas, and petrochemicals