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Project Engineering Manager – Water
Costain Group PLC. Identify and effectively utilise engineering resources to execute projects according to requirements and maximise productivity and efficiency .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams and managing project delivery within the Water Sector, ensuring compliance with UK technical and regulatory standards. Proven ability to develop relationships and communicate effectively while focusing on process safety, quality, and environmental leadership.
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Project Lifecycle CoordinationProcess Safety ManagementProject Controls ExpertiseInterpersonal CommunicationChartered Engineer
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Hard Skills
Engineering Resource ManagementProject Scope ManagementRisk ManagementCost ManagementSchedule ManagementDesign Strategy DevelopmentWork Breakdown StructureContract ManagementFeasibility StudiesAssurance and Construction Support
Soft Skills
Relationship DevelopmentTeam BuildingEffective CommunicationInfluencing SkillsProblem Solving
Certifications & Qualifications
Honours Degree in EngineeringChartered EngineerAssociation for Project Management QualificationSecurity Clearance
Industry Keywords
Water SectorUK Technical StandardsRegulatory ComplianceEnvironmental LeadershipQuality Assurance
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Identify and effectively utilise engineering resources to execute projects according to requirements and maximise productivity and efficiency
- Ensure engineers understand project scope, basis of design, budget and programme requirements
- Coordinate engineering and design interfaces between Costain and project or supply-chain partners
- Manage contractual communications, progress meetings, risk-reduction meetings, cost reports and contract actions
- Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams and close out contract actions
- Report engineering delivery performance to senior operational management
- Provide commercial focus, challenge project scope and protect against uncontrolled scope creep
- Deploy engineering delivery processes, including design strategy, master deliverable plan, schedule, work/cost breakdown structure, process safety management and engineering governance
- Identify and mitigate project and programme risks, escalating issues and blockers
- Ensure services comply with client and Costain governance processes, standards and approvals
- Develop productive relationships, trust, support and effective teams
- Deliver multidisciplinary engineering design through feasibility, optioneering, design, assurance and construction support stages
Requirements
What you’ll need- Honours Degree or equivalent qualification in an engineering related subject
- Significant UK experience coordinating multi-discipline teams through project life-cycle stages on major Water Sector contracts
- Thorough knowledge of major project delivery from work winning to project handover
- Knowledge of UK technical and regulatory standards and global best practice
- Strong process safety, quality and environmental leadership focus
- Significant knowledge of Project Controls, including Schedule, Cost, Risk and Change Management
- Experienced customer-facing capability with ability to develop and influence relationships
- Proven interpersonal skills and effective written and verbal communication
- Able to work regularly from the Costain London office (40% office based)
- Mobility to travel to Costain/client offices, project sites and suppliers
- Chartered Engineer and membership of a professional engineering institution (desirable)
- Association for Project Management qualification (desirable)
- Security clearance required
- Driving required
Benefits
Comp & perks- Hybrid working with a blended approach to remote working
- Typical attendance of 2 days per week at the London office
- Well-being promoted through blended remote working
- Permanent employment option
- Fixed-term contract option