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Shift Engineer

Peterborough

4 on 4 off Days - 38.5 hour week average

Up to £47,500

23 Shifts Holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Healthcare Cashback Plan

Discounts Platform

We are working with a market leading FMCG manufacturer in Peterborough who are looking for additional engineers to join their growing site. They have multiple vacancies due to promotions within the team and the expansion they are undergoing.

The main roles and responsibilities will be working on PPMs, breakdowns and project work on process machinery onsite.

You'll be working in a team of engineers reporting into the engineering manager, supervisor, or shift leads. As a business they are looking to employ cadidates who aspire to develop and progress themselves whether that's skillset development, qualifciations or leadership progression - this will be supported internally.

If you have experience within a FMCG Environment, are multi skilled (with a mechanical or electrical bias) and are looking for a new challenge with a company willing to invest in your future then make sure to apply!

Requirements :

• Experience in a hygiene regulated manufacturing environment
• 4 years in a manufacturing engineering role
• A level 2 or higher in an engineering discipline
• A good attitude towards working in a team and alone when required

Good to have:

• Electrical qualifications
• Mig and/or Tig welding
• Experience in a lead role

Shift Engineer

Peterborough

4 on 4 off Days - 38.5 hour week average

Up to £7,500

23 Shifts Holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Healthcare Cashback Plan

Discounts Platform

Consultant: Jackson

If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

Shift Engineer

Peterborough

4 on 4 off Days - 38.5 hour week average

Up to £47,500

23 Shifts Holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Healthcare Cashback Plan

Discounts Platform

We are working with a market leading FMCG manufacturer in Peterborough who are looking for additional engineers to join their growing site. They have multiple vacancies due to promotions within the team and the expansion they are undergoing.

The main roles and responsibilities will be working on PPMs, breakdowns and project work on process machinery onsite.

You'll be working in a team of engineers reporting into the engineering manager, supervisor, or shift leads. As a business they are looking to employ cadidates who aspire to develop and progress themselves whether that's skillset development, qualifciations or leadership progression - this will be supported internally.

If you have experience within a FMCG Environment, are multi skilled (with a mechanical or electrical bias) and are looking for a new challenge with a company willing to invest in your future then make sure to apply!

Requirements :

• Experience in a hygiene regulated manufacturing environment
• 4 years in a manufacturing engineering role
• A level 2 or higher in an engineering discipline
• A good attitude towards working in a team and alone when required

Good to have:

• Electrical qualifications
• Mig and/or Tig welding
• Experience in a lead role

Shift Engineer

Peterborough

4 on 4 off Days - 38.5 hour week average

Up to £7,500

23 Shifts Holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Healthcare Cashback Plan

Discounts Platform

Consultant: Jackson

If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

Competitive, salary depending on skills and experience

Permanent

37 hours per week (part time and flexible working considered)

Location: Anglian Water region - Hybrid Working 1-2 days in office weekly

Anglian Water offers a flexible approach, this role provides you with hybrid working with the expectation to travel to Peterborough/Huntingdon 1-2 days a week.

Help lead the future of sustainable water supply in the East of England.

As part of Anglian Water's ambitious draft Water Resources Management Plan 2024, we're facing into a stark reality - by 2050, we could have 38% less water to meet customer demand. In response, we're developing a transformative programme of desalination and advanced water recycling, with projects set to go live as early as 2034.

These cutting-edge technologies are new to Anglian Water, and we're looking for passionate, forward-thinking environmental professionals to help shape them from the ground up.

Reporting to the Senior Consents and Environment Manager, the Environmental Lead will drive the environmental strategy for these future supply options - developing robust scopes, reviewing and challenging technical proposals, and ensuring programmes stay on track and deliver genuine impact. You'll lead international collaboration, chair steering groups, and engage with global experts to ensure we apply the best ideas and innovation to deliver world-class outcomes.

If you're ready to influence some of the most critical environmental projects of our time - we want to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Environmental Leadership:

Act as the Environmental Subject Matter Expert for the desalination and/or advanced water recycling programme, collaborating with international suppliers and consultants to apply best practices.

Develop and drive the Environmental Strategy for desalination and/or water recycling, ensuring early prioritization of environmental assessments (SEA, HRA, WFD, Natural Capital, and Net Gain).

Work with the Technical Lead to minimize environmental impact and align with the Water Resources Environmental Lead for consistent planning.

• Project Delivery :

Ensure environmental outputs are on time, within budget, and meet required quality standards.

Identify risks and opportunities, driving mitigation actions and delivering necessary reports and presentations to regulators and stakeholders.

• Stakeholder Management:

Represent Anglian Water in external stakeholder meetings, presenting environmental aspects of the programme and addressing challenges.

Lead steering groups, communicate environmental strategies, and ensure cross-company collaboration for informed decision-making.

As a valued employee, you'll be entitled to:

• Full private healthcare with no excess
• 26 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion
• A flexible and friendly working culture
• Competitive pension scheme - we double-match your contributions up to 6%
• Life Assurance at eight times your salary
• Personal Accident cover - up to 5x your salary
• Bonus Scheme
• Lots of great discounts

About you:

The Environmental Lead role demands a proactive, self-starter with the ability to work independently and drive progress without constant oversight. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership and coaching skills, enabling them to effectively mentor and empower team members while also fostering collaboration across both internal and external stakeholders.

With a keen sense of decision-making, they will exhibit sound judgment in navigating complex challenges and ensuring optimal outcomes. They will be well-versed in prioritisation and planning, demonstrating the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously while keeping projects on track. As an integrator, they will bring together various elements of the project, ensuring all aspects work harmoniously towards a common goal.

Clear, concise, and effective communication will be central to their approach, as they will be expected to present complex technical information to a wide range of audiences. The Environmental Lead will take ownership and accountability, ensuring that all tasks and responsibilities are executed to the highest standard. They will not shy away from challenging the status quo when necessary, driving improvement through innovation and new ideas. Additionally, their strong project management skills will enable them to effectively oversee and guide projects from start to finish, ensuring successful delivery within scope, timeline, and budget.

This role could suit someone who is early-mid career with a plan to develop to meet the requirements of the role.

Key Skills and Experience:

• Educational Background: Ideally post-graduate qualification in an environmental discipline.
• Professional Membership: Membership of an appropriate professional body (or working towards Chartership).
• Environmental Assessments: Strong experience with HRA & WFD assessments (desirable).
• Environmental Strategy Leadership: Proven experience in developing and leading environmental strategies for large-scale infrastructure projects (desirable).
• Stakeholder Management: Experience in managing multiple stakeholder groups, both internal and external, with a focus on regulatory engagement (desirable).
• Technical Experience: Previous experience with desalination and/or Advanced Water Recycling projects (desirable).
• Water Resources Planning Knowledge: Familiarity with water resources planning (desirable).
• Industry Experience: Experience in the UK water industry (desirable).

Why Apply?

This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of water resource management in the East of England. By joining Anglian Water's forward-thinking team, you will be at the forefront of innovative solutions like desalination and water reuse, addressing one of the most significant challenges of our time: ensuring a sustainable water supply for the future.

As the Environmental Lead, you will have the chance to influence and drive the environmental strategy for major infrastructure projects that will shape the region's water resources for decades to come. Working as part of a dynamic team, you will collaborate with international experts, and help develop cutting-edge solutions that balance environmental sustainability with the demands of growing populations.

In addition to technical expertise, you will work closely with stakeholders, creating opportunities to build strong relationships while influencing decisions at the highest levels. This role offers the chance to make a lasting impact, working in an environment that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. If you are passionate about environmental leadership, project management, and creating sustainable solutions, this is the role for you.

By joining us, you will be part of a forward-thinking company that is dedicated to growth, development, and positive change in an industry that matters.

Closing date: 27th July 2025

#loveeverydrop

At Anglian Water our values are that together, we will: Build trust, do the right thing, and we are always exploring.

Integrated Maintenance & Repair (IMR) Alliance - Part of the Anglian Water network, focuses on infrastructure maintenance work and is responsible for: water network pressure management, finding and fixing leaks, replacing lead pipes and repairing burst mains.

Water and our natural environment are the foundation of life, society and economies. The East of England has unique rivers, wetlands and coastlines, yet it is classified as severely water stressed and faces drought and a degrading natural environment. This is due to a combination of a growing economy, the highest rate of new housing development in the UK, climate change and being a major agricultural producer. Anglian Water's purpose is to bring environmental and social prosperity to the East of England, through our commitment to Love Every Drop. Anglian Water have an ambitious £bn 5-year capital investment programme ( bn in @one) that will provide safe and resilient water supplies, permit sustainable growth, provide climate change resilience, and protect and improve the natural environment.

Be a strong leader and subject matter expert, working centrally reporting to the Alliance Commercial Lead as part of the Commercial Team, you will provide central commercial management, support and analysis for the IMR WR embedded alliance contract and be responsible for the following:

• Demonstrate the highest levels of commercial integrity and financial self-assurance.

• Support all areas across the embedded alliance with commercial management.

• Central commercial management and self-assurance of the embedded alliance, maximising value and minimising future risk.

• Responsible for the provision of transparent, accurate and timely commercial reporting, working closely with wider commercial team and other alliance teams.

• Responsible for cashflows, payment curve calculations.

• Support on the review of contract variations, NEC compensation events and other events with partners and agree appropriate actions with Commercial Lead.

• Ensure adherence to the embedded alliance internal governance to satisfy contractual and legal requirements.

• Identification and delivery of commercial process efficiencies.

• Identification and management of financial and commercial risk using risk and opportunity management tools.

• Awareness of NEC3 forms of contract.

• Working in a complex matrix team environment.

• Awareness of relevant construction and contract law.

• Full UK driving licence.

• Excellent data analysis and reporting skills.

• Proven experience of Quantity Surveying.

• Relevant professional qualification e.g. RICS, CIOB, ICE

• Quantity Surveying Degree or equivalent.

• Experience using SAP e.g. Finance, Procurement, ALM.

• Ability to plan, prioritise and organise workload so that targets and deadlines are met to ensure efficient and effective support to all teams.

• Demonstrate proactive and flexible approach to managing changing team priorities.

• Ability to adapt communication style (both written and verbal) to suit a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

• Excellent understanding of all Microsoft packages, ability to manipulate and present data / information in a clear, concise and most appropriate way.

• Commercial Accumen.

Why Anglian Water?
At Anglian Water, our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure their hard work is recognised and rewarded. Some of our benefits include:

• Competitive pension scheme - Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%

• Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paternity / partner pay. Opportunity for shared parental pay.

• Personal private health care

• Annual bonus scheme

• Up to 26 days leave, rising with service

• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle

• Life Cover at 8x your salary

• Personal Accident cover - up to 5x your salary

Inclusion is for everyone and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means we'll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we're committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.

If you are looking for your next career move in a dynamic environment where you can see the value you add, please apply today.

Circa £55,000 - £65,000 (Depending on skills & experience )

Full time

37 hrs a week

permanent    

Hybrid - Peterborough, Lincoln or Huntingdon office with travel to offices and sites across the Anglian Water region   

Benefits: 26 days annual leave, double match pension (up to 6%), annual bonus, private healthcare  

Anglian Water offers a flexible approach, this role provides you with hybrid working. Your base can either be in our Peterborough, Huntingdon or Lincoln office, with travel to sites across the West of the Anglian Water region.  

Make every drop of your potential count. Join our team!     

Delivering safe and effective maintenance and engineering services across Anglian Water, we are Maintenance and Engineering Services the newly formed team with the clear objective to provide a professional, collaborative and cost-effective service to our colleagues across the business and supporting them in delivery of our business plan objectives.  

Our services include: electrical statutory compliance providing a planned electrical maintenance and advice service, statutory compliance services for areas such as lifting equipment and pressure vessels, estate management such as legionella, grounds maintenance and air conditioning, providing project engineering delivery and having an in house engineering workshop service means we not only deliver fabrication, repair and service exchange service we also support and encourage the continuing professional development of in house learning of key engineering skills.  

We are currently looking for a Project

Manager to join the team on a permanent basis. The role will be responsible for the leadership and performance of all capital delivery within a geographical area. You'll ensure safe and efficient delivery of all capital projects, programmes and parcels demonstrating key focus and setting industry leading safety performance. 

The role will Lead, work collaboratively with the wider Maintenance and Engineering Services team, and wider business to ensure the provision of consistent, effective, and efficient commercial assurance. You'll Develop and nurture strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including Internal Audit. 

What will you be doing?  

• Lead a safety culture to ensure all capital work under your responsibility is fully complaint with our obligations, policies and procedures, in particular that all work fully complies with the requirements of the Construction, Design & Management (CDM) Regulations and company policies. 

• Establish and sustain a culture of a Healthier, Happier & Safer workforce through ownership and implementation of the LIFE programme across the capital programmes under your portfolio. 

• Accountability for the performance of the capital programme including the delivery of efficient and effective risk reduction whilst maximising ODI and commercial performance. 

• Ensure compliance with all regulatory obligations including Construction, Design & Management (CDM) compliance. 

• Working across all of Anglian Water as required and responsible for the delivery of Operations Delivered TOTEX solutions, including reporting to the appropriate Governance boards as required. 

• Participate in Sub-Business Stream investment governance forums to ensure effective delivery and risk reduction across Anglian Water as required. 

• Lead behavioural change in your area of responsibility and its partners, supply chain and suppliers to embed and deliver TOTEX. 

• Ensure development of your team including the performance of employees to ensure that the business area has the relevant skills required to deliver against the overall Commercial Oeprations plan. 

• Coach and support team members on promotion of appropriate solutions to minimise operational risk and use personal influence to break down barriers to delivery. 

• Support and coach the technical development of the necessary skills in your team. 

• Drive performance improvement across your area to ensure delivery of ODIs, maintain flexibility to ensure that plans can be adapted to suit changing demands and challenges. 

• Working closely with alliance partners to develop collaborative working models that deliver partner returns and higher levels of asset performance in a cost effective manner   

As a valued employee you'll be entitled to:   

• Competitive pension scheme - Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6% 

• Personal private health care  

• Annual bonus scheme  

• 26 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion  

Skills and experience required:   

• Good Knowledge of H&S & CDM regulations 

• In depth and broad expertise in water supply processes, abstraction, production, environmental management, process engineering, process optimisation, water transmission and storage 

• An experienced people manager with a strong track record of delivery and development of teams and team members 

• Good knowledge of the water regulatory environment. 

• Demonstrable understanding of process safety principles 

• Educated to degree level or equivalent  

• IOSH qualification 

• Ability to challenge others constructively 

• Ability to work collaboratively with others to achieve  'win-win' scenarios  

• Excellent stakeholder management skills - multiple stakeholders 

• Excellent communication and reporting skills - written and verbal

• Experience of working within a commercial framework 

• Ability to manage workload of self and others to tight deadlines 

• Good IT skills 

• Experience of managing a team 

• Knowledge of NEC Option C contracts. 

Inclusion at Anglian Water:   

Join us and make a difference. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we think our workplace should reflect that. We are committed to making sure all our colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. Together with our fellow water companies, we are committed to the Social Mobility Pledge; we are also a signatory to Business in the Community's Race at Work charter; we hold the Armed Forces Gold Covenant for Employers; we are an accredited Disability Confident employer, and we play a leading part in the Women's Utility Network.   

• Create a project culture that delivers exemplary Safety, Environmental and Quality performance
• Deliver the customer & investor outcomes
• Lead on a production driven delivery approach-ensure production processes are embedded and all opportunities for efficiency and continuous improvement are utilised.
• Produce a project execution plan and deliver work to the agreed efficiencies by applying Production, Digital transformation and other initiatives.
• Develop, implement and apply project controls & robust commercial management.
• Develop people, behaviours and principles-lead on the transformation needed to work differently.
• Ensuring that the key deliverables within each stage of the project are being administered to the highest quality
• Development of strong team working relationships

• Degree Qualified in Civil / MEICA / Construction Management
• 10 years+ Experience of delivering design and build, large construction projects
• Collaborative leader
• Confidence to challenge
• Stakeholder management skills
• Ability to make agile decisions
• A collaborative leader with proven ability to deliver multi-disciplined work, aligned with SPA strategies in logistics, production, design, assembly, SHEQ, reporting and digital creation.
• Can deliver design and build construction products to time, cost, quality, carbon, HSE targets in line with customer and owner outcomes.
• Experienced in leading and delivering large scale projects of work including water infrastructure, or large-scale linear projects, and in leading multi contractor, multi-disciplined teams, unifying them into an industry leading delivery team.
• Can demonstrate the ability to outperform against a tight budget through effective programme development, risk and opportunity management and use of production and innovation.
• Experience in stakeholder management; including customers, client, site operators, landowners, utility companies and statutory authorities.
• Ability to review information, consult with relevant persons and organisations to make agile decisions.

• Consistently demonstrate, promote and develop high standards of safety behaviour, leading by example.
• Develop a programme of work ensuring that projects are issued, monitored, delivered (to cost and time) in accordance with legislative, regulatory, Cadent technical standards, policies and procedures
• Act as competent person for Flow Stopping and Commissioning Operations in line with Cadent Safe Control of Operations, Main Laying and Service Laying Procedures
• Manage the performance of the supply chain to ensure key contract objectives are delivered
• Act as a key advocate for the contract with senior representatives from local authority organisations to promote Cadent activities
• Manage engineering teams to optimise operational activities thus ensuring key business objectives are delivered
• Manage the engineering teams ensuring the highest standard of customer service and safety standards are delivered, providing assurance though audit and inspection, taking appropriate action to address areas of improvement
• Support the Area Manager in identifying areas for improvement, leading on initiatives as appropriate
• Maximise staff engagement through actively contributing at team talks, address staff issues, identifying development needs, deliver as appropriate toolbox talks, safety briefings and team briefs
• Investigate and resolve customer queries, claims and complaints in an expedient and professional manner
• Undertake or assist with incident reporting, investigations, submission of final reports as well as close out of remedial actions
• Undertake or be working towards Temporary Works Supervisor (TWS) duties for temporary works operations
• Continually monitor operative\'s performance and foster a culture of team working and safety, creating a culture of zero tolerance of safety and compliance breaches and working towards Injury Free Environment
• Carry out standby and call out duties as required
• Carry out any other reasonable duties appropriate for the role

• Previous gas supervisory experience (Essential)
• Experience in operations relevant to SCO procedures (Essential)
• Ability to lead a team, influence and drive performance
• Site management experience
• High standards of safety and customer behaviour, leading by example, promoting safety and customer culture
• Working knowledge of relevant codes of practice, safety and statutory regulations
• Experience in delivering works in a safe and compliant manner
• Good communications skills required (written and verbal)
• Current UK driving licence
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• UMSTS / SMSTS

• Assisting the Area Managers, Project Managers and Functional Managers with maintaining a compliant and organised document filing structure

• Assisting the contract team by ensuring document conformance - appropriate use of templates, referencing & document formatting etc.

• Maintaining a record schedule and document distribution matrix; index and store records and documents to ensure that they are easily retrievable. Undertake regular reporting on the status of documentation to Area managers and the senior team.

• Working in conjunction with the Contract and Data Team, carry out activities in compliance with document and records procedures to ensure that documents and records are managed appropriately.

• Work with the Contract Team by taking a proactive approach to status updates, maintaining the flow of documentation & important information across the contact

• Develop, load and maintain documents on the Contract Management System & the Document Management System implemented to ensure that approved documents are readily available.

• Experience of document management within a project environment.

• Competent with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe, Visio and Outlook,

• Experience of using an Electronic Document Management System to maintain documents and records.

• Possess high standards of organisational skills, have the ability to prioritise workload

• Able to work under pressure, a team player and self-motivated.

• A good understanding of electronic file types and the requirement for accurate document referencing. A good knowledge of filing systems and the aim of distribution matrices, engineering and design document control and vendor data.

• Preparation of proposals relating to the works carried out under the Anglian Water SRO Framework
• Management and agreement of compensation events and change on the projects
• Provide support to the Commercial Manager and liaise with Customer\'s Commercial Team
• Develop the efficient and effective management and issue of accurate, timely and compliant notices and correspondence
• Ensure contractual and commercial risks and opportunities are identified to the Commercial Manager
• Prepare monthly progress valuations and claims for work completed within deadlines
• Produce monthly cost reports, forecasts, and Contract Budget reports
• Ensure registers of variations, delay, extension of time applications and claims are contemporaneous and maintained
• Produce records of pre-Contract tender negotiations & reports where necessary
• Review value management and advise on Risk management
• Prepare, review and complete of sub-contract documentation

• A creative and innovative approach to problem-solving
• Increasing knowledge of a variety of forms & options of contracts
• Experience of drafting effective contractual correspondence and the facilitation of collaborative solutions
• Experience of developing & implementing procurement and contract strategies
• Proven negotiation and team-working skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Demonstrable legal, contractual and construction knowledge
• Experience in implementing and delivering strategic objectives
• Post-graduate commercial experience in the construction industry with demonstrable track record of achievement
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Holds an RICS / CICES accredited degree
• Full Membership or working towards RICS or CICES