Project Engineer
| Posting date: | 14 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 August 2025 |
| Location: | LE7 4PF |
| Company: | Kier Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7964 |
Summary
We're looking for a Electrical Project Engineer to join our team on the Severn Trent framework based in Wanlip.
Location: Wanlip, Leicestershire
Hours: 45 hours per week - Permanent Contract
What will you be responsible for?
As an Electrical Project Engineer, you'll be working within the Wanlip Wastewater Treatment Works, supporting them to deliver an incredible project within the water recycling industry for Severn Trent Water. From initial design through to construction, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring high-quality, safe, and efficient project outcomes.
What will the day to day in the role look like?
Your day to day will include:
-Establishing client requirements and delivering electrical engineering design solutions from concept to completion.
-Coordinating with supply chain partners and stakeholders to ensure smooth delivery, including shutdown planning.
-Applying technical judgment and resourcefulness during the construction phase.
-Ensuring health, safety, environmental, and quality standards are met across all electrical works.
-Producing, checking, and approving engineering reports and designs
What are we looking for?
This role of Electrical Project Engineer is great for you if:
-A qualified electrical engineer with experience in electrical design and project engineering, ideally in the water or industrial sector.
-Strong technical knowledge, including MCCs, ICA systems, switchgear design, power distribution (11kV and below), ATEX areas, and G5/5 compliance.
-A collaborative, safety-conscious professional with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to engage stakeholders to achieve project goals.
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.
If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities. You can see more information about our water business here.
There's never been a better time to get involved, register your interest today and take the first step toward a rewarding career with us!
Rewards and benefitsWe're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusionMaking Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
Location: Wanlip, Leicestershire
Hours: 45 hours per week - Permanent Contract
What will you be responsible for?
As an Electrical Project Engineer, you'll be working within the Wanlip Wastewater Treatment Works, supporting them to deliver an incredible project within the water recycling industry for Severn Trent Water. From initial design through to construction, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring high-quality, safe, and efficient project outcomes.
What will the day to day in the role look like?
Your day to day will include:
-Establishing client requirements and delivering electrical engineering design solutions from concept to completion.
-Coordinating with supply chain partners and stakeholders to ensure smooth delivery, including shutdown planning.
-Applying technical judgment and resourcefulness during the construction phase.
-Ensuring health, safety, environmental, and quality standards are met across all electrical works.
-Producing, checking, and approving engineering reports and designs
What are we looking for?
This role of Electrical Project Engineer is great for you if:
-A qualified electrical engineer with experience in electrical design and project engineering, ideally in the water or industrial sector.
-Strong technical knowledge, including MCCs, ICA systems, switchgear design, power distribution (11kV and below), ATEX areas, and G5/5 compliance.
-A collaborative, safety-conscious professional with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to engage stakeholders to achieve project goals.
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.
If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities. You can see more information about our water business here.
There's never been a better time to get involved, register your interest today and take the first step toward a rewarding career with us!
Rewards and benefitsWe're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusionMaking Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
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About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.