MEICA Delivery Engineer - Warrington/ManchesterDue to significant growth the position of MEICA Delivery Engineer has become available to join our successful Water Sector team.
Costain have won extensive work across the water sector this year to support the AMP 8 investment cycle. We have been appointed by United Utilities as one of 7 partners to deliver £5.5bn of projects in the Asset Management Period 8 (AMP8) between 2025 - 2030, and AMP 9 (2030 - 2035). Our scope is to provide project management, design, construction and commissioning services on design and build schemes throughout the North West and Cumbria region. Projects vary in value from £10m - c£600m covering both infrastructure and non-infrastructure assets on water and wastewater sites with our wider Enterprise partners.
We are looking for a MEICA Delivery Engineer to support the delivery of these projects supporting from outline design through to commissioning and handover. Working across the project lifecycle there will be a mix of office, remote and site-based demand on your time.
You will be working within the wider construction delivery team engaging with designers to challenge and support efficient design development, procurement and managing subcontractor delivery and commissioning both at their locations through manufacture, and on-site during installation and commissioning. Throughout this you will be supporting the development of programmes and budgets and once in delivery, managing works aligned to these whilst also proactively monitoring safe and high quality delivery.
This position has a competitive salary dependent on skills and experience, in addition to a fantastic benefits package including pension contribution matched up to 10%.
We have a vibrant, challenging and growing business, with project environments that provide tremendous opportunities for everybody. We know that by being a more diverse company we will be more innovative, have a greater understanding of our clients' needs and will deliver smarter, more inclusive solutions for them.
Our goal is to have a workforce that is representative of society and the communities in which we work. As an inclusive, family friendly employer we believe that everyone matters, and we are committed to ensuring that everyone has the same opportunities to be able to reach their full potential.
Role Requirements
Experience of delivering MEICA packages across the project lifecycle in a collaborative delivery environment
Ability to engage and build strong relationships with stakeholders and your own team, motivating, influencing and striving for mutual success
Excellent knowledge of relevant regulations including but not limited to Construction Design & Management Regulations and the Costain Way Requirements in respect of temporary works, lifting, commissioning and handover
Able to understand relevant engineering technical standards and apply and explain these to the wider team simply and effectively
Water sector experience (preferred)
Package management experience and contract awareness to effectively manage your subcontractors.
Solution focussed and passionate about improving performance in the sector
For a full job description, please contact careers@costain.com quoting the vacancy number.
About Costain
At Costain, we help to improve people's lives by creating connected, sustainable infrastructure that enables people and the planet to thrive.
We work together to shape, create, and deliver pioneering solutions that transform the performance of the UK's infrastructure ecosystem across energy, water, transportation and defence markets. Through our collaboration with customers, partners, communities, and wider industry we will deliver an infrastructure fit for a better future.
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We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need for dynamic working. Such as, working part-time, remote working, or compressed hours. In return, we will explore what is possible.
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