Mechanical Project Engineer Temporary

Position: Mechanical Project Engineer (Permanent, Contract, Temporary)
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