Project Engineer in Lowestoft

Working hours: Full time 37 hours per week

12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Salary: from £52,360 to £61,600 per year (depending on experience) + Car Allowance

Location: Suffolk

Please note this role will start in November.

As NWG (Northumbrian Water Group) begins AMP8, our largest ever 5-year investment programme, with circa £3 billion investing in capital projects, we are expanding our Engineering team and are looking for Project Engineers to deliver projects across the Essex & Suffolk regions. We have an exciting multi-year programme of major investment to increase resilience in our water services, whilst enhancing and protecting our environment. Our Projects are spread across clean water whilst our wastewater sites are situated around the North East operating region.

We offer flexible working, with the potential to have a hybrid working approach balancing work-from-home, in our offices and at Project sites. You will work for a Principal Engineer, as part of a multi-disciplinary team of Project Engineers with technical disciplines including mechanical, electrical, civil, instrumentation, geo-technical, environmental and process. The Asset Engineering team are accountable for providing Engineering support and input to our construction projects, writing technical standards and supporting option studies.

You will ensure our contracts are correctly set up for success, working with the Project Management team and Contractors to design and build our projects and ensure commissioning and handover is done correctly. You will play a key part in ensuring delivery of safe, reliable assets that provide reliable and affordable water and wastewater services for our customers. You will ensure NWG makes the best TOTEX and value-based decisions with asset longevity at the forefront of delivery. The role requires a strong Health and Safety focus to implement safe systems of work and address any practices which pose a risk to colleagues. You will support the onsite delivery of construction projects through stakeholder management of the supply chain and ensure the assets in construction maintain operational performance whilst optimising the integration of new equipment into our asset base.

You will have experience working effectively as part of a team and be prepared to ask questions and offer answers and advice whilst demonstrating the ability to work independently and autonomously. You will demonstrate a structured approach and capability to offer impartial and balanced engineering views, supported by data and analysis where appropriate. Ideally you will have experience in the water/utilities sectors or transferrable knowledge and skillset from other sectors, combined with a willingness and capability to learn. You will be able to demonstrate effective leadership, communications skills and company values. This will include developing and driving team initiatives in areas such as process governance, technical assurance, innovation and HSEQ.

In addition, you will be able to build strong and successful stakeholder relationships within the Engineering Team as well as other departments including Capital Delivery, Asset Intelligence, Maintenance and Operational Teams. The successful candidate must support the continuing establishment, growth, and promotion of the team. This role requires excellent interpersonal skills and established leadership behaviours that encourage and support development, inclusivity, and progression at both an individual and departmental level.

Here at Northumbrian Water/Essex & Suffolk Water, we embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, and encourage all colleagues to bring their most authentic self to work. Our colleague network groups include our Rainbow Support Network (LGBTQIA+), REACH (Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage), WiSTEM (Women in STEM) and Thisability (disability and neurodiversity) networks. They provide a safe space for colleagues from diverse backgrounds, welcoming all colleagues regardless of their personal characteristics to participate in valuable conversation that improves our organisational awareness, understanding and inclusivity. We encourage and welcome all applications, as we strive to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to having diverse communities represented within all our teams, structures, and organisation.

Please note this role may require a DBS to be completed prior to employment. NWG are an inclusive employer who support the rehabilitation of offenders, we will not, however consider candidates who have certain unspent convictions to ensure our commitment to fostering a safe and secure working environment for all colleagues, suppliers, customers and third parties.

Our purpose at NWG is caring for the essential needs of our communities and environment, now and for generations to come. We do this by providing reliable and affordable water and wastewater services for our customers. We make a positive difference by operating efficiently and investing prudently, to maintain a sustainable and resilient business. Our vision is to be the national leader in the provision of sustainable water and wastewater services. To support us in achieving our vision, we have five core values which are the guiding principles, defining who we are, what we do and how we do it.

Generous holiday entitlement starting at 26 days, plus bank holidays and additional time off on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. There’s also the option to buy or sell holidays. Company pension scheme, where we’ll double match your contributions up to an employer contribution of 10%. Free access to local attractions. A fantastic discount scheme, with savings on days out, shopping, travel and more. Award winning 'Living Well' wellbeing support, including access to a digital GP service for you and your family members. Support with sustainable travel - through salary sacrifice cars and a cycle to work scheme. Financial wellbeing support - access our community savings scheme, financial education and low cost loans through Salary Finance. We also provide 4 x Life Assurance and an Income Protection Scheme. Support with your development - we offer a range of development opportunities, can support you through an interest free qualification loan and we'll even pay for any relevant professional body subscription.

This is a safety or security critical role and as a condition of a formal offer of employment, prospective employees and agency workers will be required to undertake a drug and alcohol test after the job offer has been made, prior to or within four weeks of their start date. Anyone who fails a pre-employment urine drug screen will have their sample analysed by the Company appointed laboratory as a matter of course. Failing a pre-employment drugs or alcohol test may lead to the job offer being withdrawn.

NWG (Northumbrian Water Group) provides water and sewerage services to 2.7 million people in the North East of England as Northumbrian Water, and water services to 1.5 million people in the South East of England as Essex & Suffolk Water. We are proud to serve our customers and we’re committed to delivering great service, putting our customers at the heart of everything we do.

Our values:

• Results Driven: We take responsibility for achieving excellent business results.
• Ethical: We are open and honest and meet our commitments with a responsible approach to the environment and our communities.
• Customer Focused: We aim to exceed the expectations of our internal and external customers.
• Innovative: We continuously strive for innovative and better ways to deliver our business.
• One Team: We work together consistently, promoting co-operation, to achieve our corporate objectives.

Colleague benefits include eyecare, discounted medicals, employee assistance programme, cycle2work, buying & selling annual leave, long service awards, salary sacrifice car scheme, computer loans, award winning wellbeing site, NWG savings scheme, company pension scheme, pre-retirement workshops, life assurance, Christmas savings club, discounts & cashback offers, and qualification loan.