Lead Project Engineer

10263 – Lead Project Engineer

Peterborough

Salary to £47500

Water is a scarce resource, and Veolia WTS pride ourselves in tackling this problem head on, finding cutting edge solutions to allow our customers to recover and reuse industrial water.

What does the Lead Project Engineer role look like? 

The Lead Project Engineer reports to the Team Lead. They lead the Asset design and water treatment projects.

Interested in how things work, you will have a natural curiosity that will prompt you to explore where we could be working smarter. You will have a service-in-mind design approach, and will focus on speed, quality and budget. This will help your projects to see your output in cost savings, smart solutions, quality and on-time delivery.

Successful people in our team have great people skills, and they’re happy to be part of the team helping out with other tasks when we are busy and it’s an ‘all-hands’ situation. Our customers matter to us, and should matter to you.

You will be based in the Peterborough office, where your time will be spent across the office environment, in the on-site plant area, and on the shop floor. There may be occasional site visits to customers or suppliers.

What are the key duties?

• Lead the design and execution of Bridge, Complex Mobile and BOO projects
• Be responsible for design, execution, on-time delivery, and budget.
• Lead the Water Treatment Asset designs and Factory Acceptance Tests
• Manage the certifications process and standards – we use CE , CSA, UL and UKCA
• Lead newly designed equipment and plants as and when needed.
• Manage document developments, reviews, and approvals.
• Manage customer deliverables and technical communications.
• SAP business tool activities: create/ update-Material Master, Inventory, drawing and BOM
• Source suppliers and parts
• Work closely with regional leads to develop deals and successful executions
• Be or become a subject matter expert for key services, asset designs and field support
• Lead, coach, and train outsourced engineering, working closely with them to produce detailed designs and drawings.
• Lead HAZOPs  and Product Safety reviews.

What skills are we looking for? 

• A basic knowledge of water process,  electrical, control/mechanical designs, material and equipment selection and sizing
• Knowledge in PLC designs and Integrations (Preferable PLC- Allan Bradley and Siemens)
• Experience in engineering design and design leadership
• Experience in a product and services business – ideally within water treatment
• Strong water process and project management skills with ability to drive projects and meet deadlines
• Strong analytical and computer skills.
• B.Sc. in an Engineering/science / Master or related technical experience

What are the benefits?

At Veolia, we know that at certain crucial moments in life, we all need a little help, protection and support.

That’s why we are proud to offer our innovative Veolia Cares program, which demonstrates our commitment to our employees.

From the very first day of employment, this commitment is reflected in an array of benefits that is generous, and relevant.

These include:

Health & Welfare

Holiday allowance 26 days plus Bank Holidays with the option to buy or sell additional days off

Private Healthcare – currently BUPA, with an option to add your family members

Dental Plan providing cover or monetary cash back on appointments and treatments

Enhanced Maternity / Primary Care pay of 13 weeks full pay from Day 1, increasing with time served

Enhanced Paternity / Secondary Care pay of 2 weeks full pay from Day 1

Adoption Leave of 13 weeks full pay for Parental, and  2 weeks full Co-parental pay from day 1 of employment

Support for Carers offering flexibility for longer term caring needs such as considering options of remote work, flexible work hours, adjusted schedules, and paid or unpaid leave

A Lifestyle Account where we put in £60 to start you off, then match you £ for £ on every activity you buy up to £360

Discounted Gym Memberships

All employees receive one day of paid volunteering leave per year

Monetary Benefits

Leading pension contribution of 10% of your earnings from us every month, doubling your own contribution of 5%

Option to buy shares at preferential rates

Salary Sacrifice Schemes

The Bigger Picture – protecting you and your loved ones in the longer term

Industry leading Life Insurance providing you 10 x your salary as a benefit paid to your nominated person(s)

Income Protection that covers you for 5 years at up to 60% of your salary, with 2 x your salary as a lump sum should you be unable to return to work

About Us

Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions is an industry leader in solving the world’s most pressing water reuse, industrial, irrigation, municipal, and drinking water needs.

Through desalination, advanced membrane, separation solutions, and water reuse and wastewater management and process technologies, we deliver added value to every customer.

Veolia WTS provides value by improving performance and product quality, reducing operating costs, and extending equipment life through a broad range of products and services that are designed to optimise total performance.

We safeguard the environment through water conservation and energy reduction.

We are a great work environment, providing consistent professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation.

Veolia is an Equal Opportunities Employer.