Role: Senior Engineer (or Engineer looking to step up) Location: Bristol, South West
Open to: Engineer or Senior Engineer working ‘in house’ for a regional or national developer or consultancy
Salary: up to £65,000 per annum, plus 15% bonus and car/car allowance
Flexible working options between home, office and site(s)
About the role – Senior Engineer (or Engineer looking to step up):
You will be key in the delivery of procurement of services, surveys and technical reports to support the land team on assessments for new site acquisitions. You will be confident in progressing and answering queries relating to all engineering matters regarding planning, building regulation and regulatory requirements. A key part of this role is being able to drive consultants to meet deadlines without compromising on quality of information, to enable procurement and site starts are achieved according to programme.
About you – Senior Engineer (or Engineer looking to step up):
Experience working in a similar Engineering role in the housebuilding or engineering consultancy sector
A strong network of engineering related consultants, Local Authorities, and utility providers in the local area
Qualified to HNC/Degree level or equivalent, preferably in Civil Engineering
Be knowledgeable in the latest engineering regulatory requirements in housebuilding
Commercial aware and astute
You must have good literacy skills in AutoCAD and use Microsoft Excel
Be familiar with engineering software tools like Windes and PDS, although not essential
Day-to-day responsibilities – Senior Engineer (or Engineer looking to step up):
Support the Engineering Manager & Design Manager with appraisals for development opportunities, instructing all required due diligence and advising on development constraints and ‘abnormal’ items requiring commercial provisions
Support the Design Manager and Engineering Manager in the resolution of engineering issues as part of the planning application process and the discharge of conditions
Manage the design of ground works and infrastructure, including roads, sewers, and utilities
Maintain a continuous process of evaluation of consultant’s performance and design capabilities to ensure that they meet deadlines, whilst following best practice, and always with value engineering at the forefront of design
Develop and maintain good working relationships with Local Authorities and other external bodies
Progress adoption for roads and sewers on closed legacy developments to reduce the business’s bond limit with the NHBC
Ensure familiarity with Safety, Health and Environmental policies and comply with employee responsibilities