Overview
MECHANICAL PROJECT ENGINEER
Location: South East EnglandContract Type: Permanent or Freelance / ContractSalary/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
- Manage mechanical installation works across water treatment and pumping station projects
- Coordinate designs, site works, fabrication drawings, and subcontractors
- Ensure mechanical scopes are delivered on time, to spec, and within budget
- Interface with electrical and ICA teams to ensure integrated MEICA delivery
- Attend site inspections, FATs, commissioning, and handover activities
Requirements
- Mechanical engineering background with experience in water or wastewater environments
- Strong knowledge of pumps, valves, pipework systems, skids, and associated equipment
- Comfortable working on–site and coordinating between design and delivery teams
- Experience with NEC contracts and Tier 1 project delivery preferred
- SMSTS/CSCS and water hygiene desirable
Benefits
- Tier 1 contractor exposure and long–term project continuity
- Option of freelance contract (outside IR35 considered) OR permanent with progression
- 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.
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