Project Engineer/Senior Project Engineer

Position: Project Engineer / Senior Project Engineer (Water) Location: Derby / Nottinghamshire (Hybrid Working) Rate Guide: £450.00 - £500.00 Inside IR35 Our client is a Tier 1 D&B Contractor operating predominantly in…

Inside IR35 Hybrid Engineering
Pay rate £450 – £500/day
Contract type Contract
Posted 29 October 2026

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Position: Project Engineer / Senior Project Engineer (Water)

Location: Derby / Nottinghamshire (Hybrid Working)

Rate Guide: £450.00 - £500.00 Inside IR35

Our client is a Tier 1 D&B Contractor operating predominantly in the water industry who have been awarded a programme of work to deliver non-infrastructure water and wastewater projects for Severn Trent Water and they are recruiting for a both Project Engineers and Senior Project Engineers to help deliver these projects.

You will report to the Project Manager and your role will be to manage the design (including challenging solutions and identifying opportunities for innovation), construction, commissioning and putting to work of contracts to ensure they are completed in the most efficient manner to the specification, within the time required and within the tender estimate without risk to the health and safety of all concerned while ensuring good customer satisfaction.

Key responsibilities will include:

Input to, manage and update construction programmes ensuring key milestones are met;
Arrange, chair and participate in collaborative planning sessions to ensure critical activities are programmed with all key stakeholders;
Prepare and issue invitations to tender, collate responses and prepare cost benefit analysis with recommendations for award;
Prepare and circulate requisitions to buyers;
Technical co-ordination between engineering teams and supply chain partners;
Day to day management of site management team ensuring any issues are resolved or escalated;
Challenge all stakeholders to identify opportunities for innovation, doing something differently and improving working practises to realise opportunities and minimise risk - both to safety and commercial performance;
Management and coordination of the risk register and provide monthly updates. Assist Project Managers to manage early warnings to variations to risk register with the project management team;
Attend Health & Safety, Progress, Employee Forums and Coordination meetings as required;
Work with the Project Manager, Health & Safety, Design and Construction teams to report on all near misses / unsafe conditions/ accidents/ incidents;
Preparation of pre-start packs and collation and uploading of collated data to systems
Work closely with Project Quantity Surveyor to generate cost plans, input commitments and monitor project out-turn costs, reporting to the PM any variations and assist in preparation of mitigation plans
Ensure that all Health and Safety procedures are adhered to and that all activities are carried out with due regard to the Health and Safety of all employees, Clients and members of the general public;

Skills, Qualifications & Experience:

Project Management experience
Civil, Mechanical, Electrical or MEICA engineering experience
Experience of delivering utilising NEC4 form of contract
Degree or equivalent qualification in a construction related discipline.
Excellent oral and written communicator with the ability to work in close partnership with clients and end users.
Understanding of Health and Safety legislation and regulations including CDM 2015
Experience of delivering engineering projects
Delivery driven with experience of setting and monitoring targets and programmes
Understanding of the principles of water and sewage treatment

Desirable:

Chartered with a recognised institute or be near chartered
Water industry experience (non-infrastructure)
Experience of using Primavera P6
APMP or equivalent

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