Project Engineer

Salary - £45,000 - 50,000 depending on skills and experience

Permanent, 37 hours p/w

Location: Various locations across Rutland, Northampton and Bedford

Base location is flexible, although travel across Rutland, Northampton and Bedford

Car Allowance

Personal private health care

Virtual GP service for you and your household

Double-matched pension scheme

Life assurance at 8 times salary

Lead critical infrastructure projects in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and make a real impact.

Water storage points are vital to our water supply network, holding large volumes of water to meet demand, particularly during peak periods like summer. Regular refurbishment is essential to maintain their performance and ensure communities have reliable access to safe, clean water.

As a Storage Point Delivery Engineer in the new Supply Maintenance Delivery Team, you’ll oversee the full lifecycle of the water storage point refurbishment projects, ensuring they meet technical standards and operational requirements. You’ll work in a newly established team, collaborating closely with the Storage Point Delivery Manager to drive improvements in water efficiency and strengthen the resilience of the water network.

This is your chance to lead impactful projects and directly contribute to maintaining essential infrastructure that keeps water flowing where it’s needed most.

Your Role:

• Project Delivery & Risk Management: Oversee the full project lifecycle, identifying risks early and implementing proactive solutions

• Programme Coordination & Reporting: Drive project efficiency through effective coordination and accurate tracking of project data, cost and milestones

• Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships with internal teams and external partners to ensure successful project execution, escalating risks where needed

• Health & Safety Compliance: Champion site safety standards by overseeing compliance and conducting regular audits

Your qualifications and experience:

• Engineering qualification or equivalent experience
• Strong technical background in Water or Wastewater projects
• Knowledge of H&S and CDM regulations
• Capital budget management experience
• Contract management & site supervision experience

Your skills & approach:

• Excellent stakeholder management & communication skills
• Strong decision-making & problem-solving abilities
• Resilient, adaptable, and able to work under pressure
• Commercial awareness with cost & risk analysis expertise

As a valued employee, you’ll also be entitled to:

• Personal private health care including physiotherapy
• 24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household
• Competitive pension scheme - Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%
• Bonus scheme
• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle
• Life Assurance at 8 times your salary
• Personal Accident cover - up to 5 times your salary
• Paid time off if you’re physically or mentally unwell
• An excellent Family Leave package - to help you support your family including enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave policies

Inclusion at Anglian Water

Join us and make a difference. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we think our workplace should reflect that. We are committed to making sure all our colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed.

Closing date: 26/08/2026