Mechanical Project Engineer

Location Crawley
Discipline: MEICA, Water
Job type: Contract
Salary: £440 - £450 per day Ltd Company or CIS
Contact name: Roan Ferguson

Contact email: Roan@gearingrecruitment.co.uk
Job ref: MPESW
Published: about 1 month ago
Startdate: ASAP

​Mechanical Project Engineer - Water Industry

Location: Hybrid / Site Based - South East

Rate: Circa £450 p/d Ltd or CIS

The Role:

We're currently recruiting for a Mechanical Project Engineer with experience in the front end of project delivery.

You'll play a key part in shaping projects before they reach construction, working closely with operations, design teams and clients to define the most practical, cost-effective engineering solutions across water and wastewater treatment sites.

Duties:

Working across clean and wastewater treatment sites, you'll be responsible for:

  • Carrying out mechanical site surveys and asset condition assessments.

  • Developing project scopes and engineering solutions.

  • Producing feasibility studies and optioneering reports.

  • Defining mechanical equipment replacements and upgrade strategies.

  • Supporting outline and detailed design teams with practical engineering input.

  • Preparing budgets, estimates and technical scopes for tender.

  • Working alongside commercial and delivery teams during pre-construction.

  • Providing technical support throughout construction and commissioning.

  • Liaising with water company clients, operations teams and subcontractors.

  • Ensuring solutions comply with client standards and current legislation.

You'll ideally have experience in:

  • Mechanical Project Engineering within the UK water industry.

  • Scoping or front-end engineering.

  • Water or wastewater treatment works.

  • Pumps, pipework, valves, screens, dosing systems, tanks or process equipment.

  • Site surveys and asset inspections.

  • Mechanical design coordination.

  • Cost estimating and project planning.

  • Working on AMP frameworks.

If interested and would like to hear further, please apply online and a member of the team will be in touch.

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