Project Engineer

JE154: Project Engineer

Location: Covering Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex & Surrounding Areas

Salary: £50,000 - £60.000 Per annum

Overview:

First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Project Engineer on behalf of one of our clients.

Our client encourages applications from ex-military personnel however all candidates will be given due consideration.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• 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.

Skills and Qualifications:

• 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.
• 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

Company benefits

• Competitive salary
• Company Pension
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical
• 25 days annual leave in addition to 8 public bank holidays and loyalty days
• 8 hours volunteering
• Health cover
• Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental, physiological and financial wellbeing
• Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice
• Company car/green car scheme/car allowance
• Leadership & management training and coaching
• Regular line management engagement and appraisal to support your career progression
• Development supported by internal and externally delivered training
• Flexible working arrangements
• Annual salary review
• Continuous service awards

Location: Covering Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex & Surrounding Areas

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 Per annum