Commissioning Engineer at Portsmouth Water.
Location: Portsmouth, England.
We’re making a difference: Together, we can ensure that there is enough water for everyone, now and in the future. Portsmouth Water is looking for a Commissioning Engineer with EICA experience to support the consistent delivery of efficient engineering solutions across the full project lifecycle. This role oversees end‑to‑end commissioning, ensuring compliance with safety, regulatory, and environmental standards, and that projects are fully operational and fit for purpose. The successful candidate will provide technical input across feasibility and optioneering studies, design reviews, construction audits, and commissioning including handovers, while also acting as the contract supervisor for assigned projects. You’ll work closely with cross‑functional teams to ensure reliable and compliant water service delivery.
Key Responsibilities
* Work collaboratively with others to develop and fully document a robust E2E commissioning process.
* Lead the E2E commissioning process for assigned projects, throughout the entire project lifecycle.
* Provide technical commissioning expertise on complex projects, ensuring that all designs, specifications, and construction practices meet the highest standards of safety, quality, operability and efficiency.
* Lead the E2E commissioning of engineering projects, including water treatment plants, pumping stations, pipelines, and network infrastructure.
* Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
* Identify, report, and manage where appropriate risks associated with engineering projects, including technical, operational, and environmental risks.
* Support the development of mitigation strategies to address potential issues and ensure project delivery success.
* Regularly review the EICA & Commissioning process and documentation suite, implement best practices, and adopt new techniques and tools to enhance operational efficiency and project outcomes.
* Support continuous challenge to asset standards, engineering specifications, designs, processes, system and asset integration and the formation of EICA & Commissioning guidance.
* Ensure consistent application of best practice and the approved Commissioning process including documentation across the capital programme.
* Working collaboratively with the assigned Project Managers, providing technical/engineering subject matter expertise as required.
Skills, Qualifications & Competencies
* Proven experience in end‑to‑end commissioning of multidisciplinary engineering solutions within utilities, power, or transportation sectors.
* Proven experience in the creation and continual development of commissioning processes and documentation.
* Expert understanding of control systems and asset integration.
* Comprehensive understanding of system integration software and network architecture/communications.
* Proven experience of delivering to time, budget and required quality.
* Experience of presenting complex and technical information to all levels of an organisation to obtain essential stakeholder buy‑in.
* Experience of proactively managing and mitigating risk.
* Strategic thinking and problem‑solving abilities to navigate complex challenges effectively.
* Extensive knowledge of engineering technologies, system requirements, technical standards and understanding of latest developments in digital engineering technology and technical assurance.
* A HND or Degree in an engineering discipline and a recognised apprenticeship in a relevant field within water, utility or similar industry, or equivalent experience and qualifications.
Equal Opportunities
We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and we actively encourage applications from all sections of society.
Company has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
Benefits
* 27 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.
* Generous pension scheme contributing up to 15% of salary.
* Performance‑linked bonus up to 6% of basic salary.
* Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave and pay.
* All expenses covered summer and winter social events.
* Life assurance scheme with 4× salary lump sum benefit.
* Confidential mental health and wellbeing advice 24/7 via Employee Assistance Programme, and virtual GP service (8 am–10 pm, 7 days a week) via HealthHero app.
* Private medical insurance provided by Bupa.
* Exclusive discounts at thousands of retailers, electric vehicle scheme (after 1 year), cycle‑to‑work scheme, health cash plan and more.
Flexible working arrangements are available. This advert may be closed early if a high volume of applications is received, so please apply as soon as possible.
Due to high volume of applications we may not respond to every applicant individually. If your application is of interest, we’ll usually be in touch within 4 weeks of receiving it.
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