Job Description
Engineering Manager – South West (Technical)
Location: Exeter
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time
A regional, well-known housebuilder with over 50 years of success – and still growing – is looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to join their Technical team in the South West.
Reporting to the Technical Director, you’ll lead the engineering aspects of new developments, manage consultants, coordinate with internal teams, and ensure cost-effective, buildable solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Evaluate potential development sites and prepare comprehensive technical reports, including on-site assessments with management teams.
2. Develop engineering feasibility studies for land acquisitions, covering infrastructure, drainage strategies, foundations, retaining structures, cut and fill calculations, and underbuild considerations.
3. Review geotechnical reports, drainage plans, and highways designs, providing guidance on foundation and structural engineering requirements.
4. Implement sewer requisitions (S98) and create constraints plans to support efficient and practical site layouts.
5. Collaborate with external consultants to develop initial drainage strategies.
6. Coordinate external consultants through al...