MEICA Project Manager

Join Our Team as a MEICA Project Manager!

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? We’re looking for a MEICA Project Manager to join our dynamic team at United Utilities, located in the beautiful North West of England.

Location & Hours

Location: North West of England

Hours: 45 hours per week (some flexibility available—just let us know when you speak to us!)

Please note: We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship for this role.

Your Role

This is an exciting opportunity to oversee the successful delivery of MEICA scope through all stages—from design to handover—on multiple integrated schemes. You’ll play a key role in the installation and upgrading of treatment and distribution assets as part of our strategic partnership with United Utilities for AMP8. Working within Kier Infrastructure Major Projects, you’ll contribute to delivering design and build services for both new and existing infrastructure assets.

What Will You Be Responsible For?

As a MEICA Project Manager, you will be an integral part of the Major Projects team, ensuring high-quality infrastructure solutions are delivered. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Overseeing project reporting, including the collation of key performance indicators and project status updates.
• Managing the selection and coordination of mechanical and electrical supply chain partners based on technical and commercial judgement.
• Taking accountability for the design integration of M&E package plants and associated control and automation systems.
• Leading programme ownership for all mechanical and electrical aspects from design through to commissioning and handover.
• Managing and developing team members, including Project Engineers, Commissioning Engineers, and Mechanical or Electrical Supervisors.

What Are We Looking For?

This role is perfect for you if:

• You have current or previous experience in a similar role, ideally within water sector projects.
• You are a BEng/ONC/HNC qualified Electrical or Mechanical engineer.
• You possess technical competence in both Mechanical and Electrical disciplines.
• You have proven people and project management skills with strong commercial awareness.
• You hold a Full driving licence.

At Kier, we value potential and welcome transferrable skills! Even if you don’t tick every box, we encourage you to apply and have a chat with us.

Why Join Us?

If you’re eager to explore the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities, now is the perfect time to get involved!

Rewards and Benefits

We’re proud to offer our brilliant team a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Discover more about our benefits package!

Diversity and Inclusion

At Kier, making our workplace diverse and inclusive is a top priority. We’re proud of the steps we’ve taken, but we know there’s always more to do. Our employees play a crucial role in shaping our diversity and inclusion initiatives, and their experiences help us improve our policies.

As a Disability Confident employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants meeting the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We can’t wait to see your application and hope you’ll #joinkier on this exciting journey!