Job Title: Engineer
Location: York, YO19
Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as an Engineer and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.
Why Persimmon Homes?
We're one of the UK's largest and most established housebuilders — FTSE 100 listed, with 29 regional offices and thousands of quality homes built every year.
At Persimmon, we don't just build homes — we build careers. When you join us as an Engineer, you'll benefit from:
Competitive salary
Bonus
Hybrid Working
5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
Healthcare
Life Cover & Contributory Pension
Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development
What is the role?
We are recruiting for an experienced Engineer to work in our busy Technical Department. As an Engineer you will be an integral part of the Technical team overseeing external Design and Engineering Consultants involved in the project management and administration of all technical and design matters for various residential projects.
The role of an Engineer is to support a number of housing developments through the delivery of cost effective engineering solutions. The successful candidate must be adaptable, have a strong and consistent management approach to managing external consultants.
What you'll do as an Engineer
ssist in the production of layouts and technical reports for Land Appraisals; and required working drawings
Brief and commission site investigations, topographical survey and other assessment reports on land acquired
Brief engineering consultants on scope of design, which includes roads sewers private drainage, retaining walls, foundation designs any other substructures below DPC level either private or adopted
Initial negotiations/enquiries with statutory bodies and utility undertakers on environmental, drainage, highways and other engineering issues when appraising land
Issue engineering information to Commercial, Construction and Sales departments
Fee negotiation and appointment of consultants
Answering Technical queries
Comply with responsibilities as laid down in the Group's Health, Safety and Environment Policy
What experience do I need?
Ideally qualified to HNC level or equivalent in a civil engineering or building-related discipline with some residential project experience
By way of technical experience you will be conversant with current building regulations and CDM you will also have a thorough knowledge of current EA/Water Authority/Highway regulations and adoption agreements
Must have excellent knowledge of AutoCAD and be able to communicate effectively with both internal departments and external bodies
You must be an enthusiastic and hardworking individual who is willing to undertake all necessary training
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