MECHANICAL PROJECT ENGINEER
Location: South East England
Contract Type: Permanent or Freelance / Contract
Salary/Rate: Competitive salary or day rate (DOE)
GRS are seeking a skilled Mechanical Project Engineer to work on high-value MEICA water projects across the South East. You'll join a Tier 1 contractor delivering key infrastructure upgrades for UK water authorities under major capital delivery programmes (e.g. AMP8).
Responsibilities:
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Manage mechanical installation works across water treatment and pumping station projects
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Coordinate designs, site works, fabrication drawings, and subcontractors
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Ensure mechanical scopes are delivered on time, to spec, and within budget
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Interface with electrical and ICA teams to ensure integrated MEICA delivery
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Attend site inspections, FATs, commissioning, and handover activities
Requirements:
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Mechanical engineering background with experience in water or wastewater environments
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Strong knowledge of pumps, valves, pipework systems, skids, and associated equipment
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Comfortable working on-site and coordinating between design and delivery teams
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Experience with NEC contracts and Tier 1 project delivery preferred
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SMSTS/CSCS and water hygiene desirable
Benefits:
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Tier 1 contractor exposure and long-term project continuity
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Option of freelance contract (outside IR35 considered) OR permanent with progression
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Work across a variety of clean and wastewater infrastructure schemes
GRS (Gearing Recruitment Solutions) operates across sectors including water treatment, wastewater, AMP projects, and energy distribution. Relevant industries: clean water, sludge treatment, pumping stations, chemical dosing, sewage, food processing, breweries, pharmaceutical, process engineering, power networks, HV/LV installations, renewables, solar, wind farms, energy storage systems, oil and gas, and petrochemicals