Role Summary

Are you an engineer who thrives on variety, takes pride in technical excellence, and wants a career that fits around your life—not the other way around?

Whether your expertise lies in Civils or MEICA, we have an incredible opportunities for Project Engineers to join our Investment Delivery Directorate. Based out of our Snodland, Kent office, you will enjoy a flexible, hybrid working model that allows you to manage your own time between home, the office, and our project sites across the beautiful South East. At South East Water, we don’t just talk about work-life balance and continual professional development (CPD)—we build them directly into our culture.

Supporting a Project Manager, you will take ownership of all technical and engineering aspects of your assigned projects from conception to completion. You will be the technical anchor—planning, scheduling, and managing tasks to ensure accuracy, safety, and top-tier quality.

Although this role offers flexible/hybrid working (office/home), you will be expected to travel to any location or site within South East Water’s supply areas, as required, as part of the project(s) you are working on e.g. pre-construction and construction phase elements such as scoping or Contractor progress/design review meetings, defect reviews etc.

What to expect from our recruitment process:

• Visa Sponsorship: Please note that we are unable to provide Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship for this role.
• Right to Work: You must provide proof of your Right to Work in the UK during onboarding.
• Background Checks: Any offer of employment from South East Water will be conditional upon satisfactory completion of identity, employment referencing, and DBS checks.

Main Responsibilities

• Prepare, schedule, coordinate and monitor the assigned engineering projects
• Monitor compliance to applicable codes, practices, policies, performance standards and specifications
• Interact daily with the clients to interpret their needs and requirements and represent them in the field
• Perform overall quality control of the work (budget, schedule, plans, personnel’s performance) and report regularly on project status
• Assign responsibilities and support the project team
• Cooperate and communicate effectively with project manager and other project participants to provide assistance and technical support
• Review engineering deliverables and initiate appropriate corrective actions
• Collaborating with stakeholders about their needs and goals for the project

​What you'll need

• A degree, HNC, or HND in an engineering discipline.
• Chartered or working towards Chartership (CEng).
• Proven working experience as a Project Engineer.
• Experience in a water distribution or similar industrial background.
• A strong understanding of CDM 2015 and how it's applied to projects.
• A strong understanding of the various NEC contracts and their application.
• Excellent communication and time management skills.
• A valid UK driving licence.

Employees are required to be flexible and to be prepared to perform duties and other tasks within their capabilities. The nature of our business is such that the contents of any job profile are subject to change from time to time.

Pay: Up to £61,800.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Snodland ME6 5AH