Senior Project Engineer, Lincoln

Position Overview

Job Title: Senior Project Engineer
Salary: Circa £58k, depending on skills and experience
Schedule: Permanent, 37 hours p/w
Location: Flexible on West of Anglia Water region. Lincoln, Grantham, Huntingdon, Northampton, Bedford.

Join Anglian Water as a Senior Delivery Engineer – Drive Impact Across Our Water Supply Network! At Anglian Water, we're proud to be at the forefront of delivering sustainable water solutions. We are looking for a Senior Delivery Engineer to lead our Capital Maintenance programme across our Water Supply business. If you're passionate about engineering excellence, stakeholder collaboration, and making a real difference to communities, this could be your next big move.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project delivery, from prioritisation to execution.
• Represent operational risks and drive value-focused outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with technical standards, CDM regulations, and health & safety requirements.
• Manage and mentor a team of Project Engineers.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the business and with external partners.
• Oversee regional maintenance programmes and ensure accurate reporting.
• Champion a proactive safety culture and conduct high-level site audits.

Required Qualifications

• Extensive experience in water supply processes and capital project delivery.
• Strong contract and budget management skills.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and leadership capabilities.
• High-level cost, risk analysis, and programme control expertise.
• A-Level education or equivalent; a degree in engineering or a related field is desirable.
• Recognised professional engineering qualification (highly desirable).
• Advanced health & safety qualification (minimum IOSH level).
• Full UK driving licence.

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in engineering or a related field.
• Chartered Engineer status.
• Experience working with regulators and framework partners.

Benefits & Perks

• Personal private health care including physiotherapy.
• 24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household.
• 26 days annual leave – rising with length of service.
• Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%.
• Car allowance – £450 p/m, subject to criteria.
• Bonus scheme.
• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.
• Life Assurance at 8 times your salary.
• Personal Accident cover – up to 5 times your salary.
• Paid time off if you're physically or mentally unwell.
• An excellent Family Leave package to support your family, including enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave policies.