Project Engineer - Water Industry

Project Engineer – Water Industry

We are recruiting a Project Engineer for our Water Consultancy business. Your role will involve providing technical leadership and guidance to a project team focused on delivering water quality solutions, ensuring accurate, efficient project delivery in terms of quality, time, and budget.

You will work alongside a multidisciplinary team of water project experts on a range of capital delivery projects. Your ability to manage, communicate, and drive a high-performance culture will be critical.

• Manage a project team to deliver work to clients.
• Provide guidance and support to less experienced colleagues.
• Present ideas and solutions clearly and concisely to senior team members.
• Meet all responsibilities as outlined in the RPS HSE policy and management systems.
• Participate in and/or lead training and safety initiatives implemented by RPS.
• Be responsible for the delivery of multiple water quality projects in accordance with project objectives and client standards.
• Take responsibility for delivery of a large project and programmes of work including:
• Feasibility studies / options development.
• Scoping surveys and scheduling of work for survey teams and liaison during the projects.
• Plan and review intervention designs and delivery.
• Manage and review reporting process.
• Proactively engage with stakeholders.
• Action any changes that impact projects agreed between the framework manager and the client.

• Significant experience in an engineering background at a consultancy, water company or regulator.
• Good understanding of the water industry, regulatory frameworks, and water networks.
• Ability to apply current engineering practice and stay up to date with engineering best practice.
• Experience in resource utilisation management relating to project delivery management.
• Pragmatic view to enhance service delivery.
• Proven record of supporting delivery of programmes of work to time, cost and quality, managing change control, strategic risk and opportunities.
• Preferred experience in discipline‑specific network applications.
• Ability to manage and manipulate large datasets, including time series data.
• Experience with GIS software (Map Info, ArcGIS, QGIS).

• Preferably a degree in a relevant technical subject; postgraduate qualifications are an advantage.
• Chartership or working towards chartership for Senior or Principal grades.
• Affiliation with a professional institution (IET, InstMC, CIWEM) or in process of membership.
• Proficient in MS 365 applications.

A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway. A career here is far from ordinary – you’re part of the solution, not a number.

We’re a connected community working together to achieve exceptional outcomes. We enable flexible and hybrid working, empower our people to create work‑life balance, and support collaboration and social connection.

RPS, part of Tetra Tech since January 2023, is a global firm that defines, designs, and manages projects in urbanisation, natural resources, and sustainability. We support growth while addressing the challenges that matter.

If you are a good match, we will contact you to arrange a competency interview. We welcome all applications – prepare your CV and submit online.

We have a preferred supplier list of trusted partners. We do not acknowledge speculative CVs or introductions from agencies not on this list.