MEICA Project Manager

Location Guildford
Discipline: MEICA
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £75,000 - £80,000/ annum 25 days, Hybrid, Car/Allow, bonus
Contact name: Steve Gearing

Contact email: steve@gearingrecruitment.co.uk
Job ref: STGE24474
Published: 3 days ago
Startdate: ASAP

MEICA Project Manager – Thames Water Region
Specialist MEICA Design & Delivery Consultancy

We are representing a specialist MEICA design and delivery business operating across the Thames Water, supporting water industry clients with high-quality engineering solutions from concept through to installation. Due to continued expansion and a strong project pipeline, they are seeking a MEICA Project Manager who wants to take on responsibility, work closely with technical leadership, and play a key role in shaping future projects.

This position offers genuine flexibility including 2–3 days per week working from home along with a supportive, collaborative engineering environment.

Role Responsibilities

  • Lead MEICA projects from early design concepts through to construction, installation and handover

  • Attend and contribute to pre-tender and client meetings

  • Manage site scheduling, contractors, and on-site delivery activities

  • Provide input into design development and value engineering opportunities

  • Maintain strong relationships with clients, designers, subcontractors, and partners

  • Oversee procurement, estimations, variations, and general project commercial duties

  • Ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality delivery across all project stages

Experience Required

  • Demonstrable background in MEICA engineering and project management

  • Proven ability to oversee multidisciplinary teams and coordinated project delivery

  • Strong commercial understanding and practical problem-solving ability

  • Experience bridging design and delivery functions

  • Thames Water Passport, SMSTS, CSCS, Water Hygiene preferred

  • (If you don’t currently hold all of these, please still get in touch support may be available.)

Benefits Package

  • The company offers a well-rounded range of benefits focused on wellbeing, development, and long-term commitment:

  • Hybrid working – typically 2/3 days per week in the office

  • Annual bonus up to 8% (4% personal performance / 4% company performance)

  • Private Health Insurance (Aviva)

  • Death in Service – 4x salary

  • 25 days holiday, increasing by 1 day per year after 2 years of service

  • Company vehicle or car allowance (depending on role)

  • Chartership support – full application costs, access to relevant projects, and arranged sponsorship

Additional advantages of this position include:

  • Direct access to leadership and decision-makers

  • Ability to influence project outcomes and internal processes

  • Strong pipeline across MEICA and water projects

  • Opportunities for progression as the business continues to scale