MEICA Project Engineer

Costain have won extensive work across the water sector this year to support the AMP 8 investment cycle. We have been appointed by United Utilities as one of 7 partners to the Enterprise, delivering £5.5bn of projects in the Asset Management Period 8 (AMP8) between 2025 – 2030, and AMP 9 (2030 – 2035). Our scope is to provide project management, design, construction and commissioning services on design and build schemes throughout the North West and Cumbria region covered by United Utilities. Projects vary in value, covering both infrastructure and non-infrastructure assets on water and wastewater sites with wider Enterprise partners.

MEICA Project Engineers support the delivery of our United Utilities (UU) AMP8 projects supporting them from outline design through to commissioning and handover. Working across the project lifecycle there will be a mix of office, remote and site-based demand on your time.

The role will be site based in Windermere, Cumbria.

At Costain, we believe diverse perspectives drive innovation. If you’re passionate about making a positive impact and think you can bring value to our team, we’d love to hear from you even if you don’t tick every box. Your unique skills and experiences could be exactly what we need. 

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Key Responsibilities

• Proactively promote health, safety and wellbeing in every aspect of design and delivery
• Manage MEICA packages, design and installation and all necessary coordination
• Support relevant HAZOP/HAZCON and wider project meetings as required
• Collaborate with the wider engineering team to ensure a robust and realistic sequence of construction, programme and budget, of the whole project
• Support the development of project MEICA aspects and the interfaces with wider delivery
• Co-ordinate with the pre-construction, delivery and wider teams to develop compliant, safe, considered solutions and address technical challenges 
• Champion high quality delivery from the outset of design; developing processes, systems and initiatives to drive a high quality, right first-time culture  
• Ensure good working relationships are established with site operating teams; our supply chain partners and wider stakeholders.
• Provide accurate and timely project performance reports, ensuring projects are on track and contract requirements are met; sharing and celebrating success 
• Develop improvement plans and implement mitigation strategies as required
• Ensure appropriate permits, records and checks are undertaken through installation to meet contract requirements
• Collaborate with the wider Costain framework team (inc supply chain) to support efficient and effective delivery to drive continuous improvement

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

Essential 

• Experience of delivering MEICA packages across the project lifecycle in a collaborative delivery environment
• Ability to engage and build strong relationships with stakeholders, motivating, influencing and striving for mutual success
• Excellent knowledge of relevant regulations including but not limited to Construction Design & Management Regulations and the Costain Way Requirements in respect of temporary works, lifting, commissioning and handover 
• Able to understand relevant engineering technical standards
• Package management experience and contract awareness to effectively manage subcontract teams
• Solution focussed and passionate about improving performance in the sector through best practice, process improvements and continuous improvement practices 
• Able to work and learn quickly in a fast paced, fun and dynamic environment
• Care about doing a great job and exceeding expectations with the quality of what you do
• Flexible and adaptable to be able to respond rapidly to unexpected events, having the ability to shape our responses appropriately

Desirable

• Water industry experience
• Experience supporting multidisciplinary teams over multiple locations
• A personal drive for continued professional development

• Relevant engineering or project management qualification

• CSCS

• Full UK Driving licence