Senior Engineer – Barratt Redrow
Job Overview
We are looking for an experienced Senior Engineer to join our Design and Technical teams, responsible for infrastructure and groundworks design, managing external consultancy relationships, and ensuring compliance with statutory bodies.
Key Responsibilities
* Manage and coordinate all Civil and Structural Engineering matters for developments, leading the internal engineering team.
* Oversee the design and detailing carried out by externally appointed Consulting Engineers responsible for providing designs for all external works including foundation solutions, new estate roads and sewers, including Section 38, 104 and S278 agreements.
* Prepare pre‑purchase appraisals of development opportunities advising on development constraints and ‘abnormal’ items requiring commercial provisions.
* Maintain a continuous process of evaluation of Consultants’ performance and design capabilities to ensure service delivery standards and scheme proposals adhere to best practice in delivering Value Engineering.
* Assist in managing the process of timely discharge of building regulations and planning conditions.
* Ensure adoption agreements are secured in a timely manner and maintenance and adoptions are secured in line with targets.
* Value Engineer of the Consultants’ designs to ensure fitness for purpose and best value.
* Establish good working relationships with Site staff and Department Heads to ensure schemes are constructed as intended and to encourage feedback for inclusion in future schemes to avoid wastage and improve the engineered solutions.
* Comply with responsibilities as defined in the Group’s Health, Safety & Environment Policy and ensure compliance with the same throughout the team.
* Implement new ideas and methods and continue to seek ways of both improving contribution to the organisation’s goals and enhancing the reputation of the company.
* Develop good working relationships with Local Authorities and ensure knowledge of the peculiarities of the Local Authorities, and knowledge of the many techniques applicable to the Housing Industry to ensure easy approvals and fast, marketable, economic house building.
Required Qualifications and Experience
* Minimum Associate Membership of an Engineering institute and 5 years post‑qualification experience preferred, or minimum HNC/HND with 10 years post‑qualification experience.
* A demonstrable track record in residential development and the ability to confidently manage all areas where Consultant Engineers have an input into the development process.
* Excellent communicator with ability to influence.
* Focused on results.
* Ability to prioritise tasks to meet changing business needs.
Benefits
* Competitive Salary
* Competitive Bonus Scheme
* Private Medical Cover – Single Cover
* Company Car or Cash Allowance
* Annual Medical Health Assessment
* 26 days’ holiday (increase by 1 day for every 3 years continuous service up to 29 days)
* Choice of Flexible Benefits
* Enhanced Family Friendly Policies
* Private healthcare support (virtual GP, physio, therapy, family members)
* First‑class pension schemes with up to 10% employer contributions.
* Employee loans and savings accounts, house purchase discounts.
* Cycle to Work scheme, reduced hotel rates, discounts at major retailers.
* Paid volunteer and study leave, enhanced family friendly policies, share‑buying scheme.
Company Overview
Barratt Redrow has been recognised as a 5‑star housebuilder since 2010, providing high‑quality homes for all generations. We adopt a hybrid working model, offer career development across apprentices, graduates and experienced professionals, and foster an inclusive culture that welcomes all backgrounds.
Location: Gateshead, England, United Kingdom.
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