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 a