MECHANICAL PROJECT ENGINEER
Location: South East England
Contract Type: Permanent or Freelance / Contract
Salary/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.