Senior Project Engineer - Water

Position: Senior Project Engineer - Water Sector (Permanent)
Senior Project Engineer - Water & Wastewater Infrastructure
Reading (Hybrid + London & South-East Travel)
Full-Time | Permanent
Salary up to £75,000 DOE + Benefits

Are you a Senior Project Engineer with strong experience delivering multidisciplinary water and wastewater projects? Ready to take ownership of complex schemes from detailed design through to site delivery?

We are seeking a Senior Project Engineer to lead the successful delivery of treatment and infrastructure projects across AMP frameworks in London and the South-East.

The Role

This is a hands-on, client-facing position combining technical oversight, project leadership and site involvement. You will act as a key point of contact for clients and internal teams, ensuring engineering outputs align with programme, budget and quality expectations.

Key Responsibilities

Lead planning, coordination and delivery of engineering solutions across treatment and infrastructure projects
Provide technical oversight across design development, specifications, constructability reviews and quality control
Act as primary interface for clients, contractors and suppliers
Drive multidisciplinary coordination across civil, mechanical and electrical disciplines
Support or lead site activities including installation, commissioning and performance validation
Chair site meetings and proactively resolve delivery challenges
Oversee preparation and review of technical reports, RAMS, schedules and project documentation
Promote CDM compliance, safety standards and environmental best practice
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to continuous improvement in project delivery

About You

7+ years' experience in water/wastewater or wider infrastructure project delivery
Degree in Civil, Mechanical or Environmental Engineering (or equivalent)
Chartered or Incorporated Engineer (CEng/IEng) desirable
Strong understanding of AMP frameworks, CDM regulations and D&B/consultancy environments
Confident interpreting technical designs and coordinating multidisciplinary inputs
Experience using AutoCAD and project/design tools (BIM or process modelling advantageous)
Strong leadership and organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects
Excellent communication skills, comfortable representing the business in client and site forums

Working Pattern

Hybrid role based from Fleet, Hampshire with regular travel to client sites across London and the South-East. Occasional remote working considered.

What's on Offer

Salary up to £75,000 depending on experience
25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
Pension scheme
Discretionary bonus
Private healthcare
Death in Service benefit
Hybrid working
Professional development and chartership support
Opportunity to lead high-impact water infrastructure projects

Apply now

If you're a Senior Project Engineer ready to lead multidisciplinary water projects from design through to site delivery, we'd welcome your application