Assistant Development Engineer

Bimplus; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Car allowance

Pension

Company bonus

Training & development opportunities

Job summary

Bimplus in the United Kingdom is seeking an Assistant Development Engineer to support the technical team and Engineering Manager to ensure roads and sewers are designed and adopted to specification. You will work on housing developments in Lancashire and Greater Manchester, providing technical support to construction, commercial, sales and technical departments.

The role requires AutoCAD proficiency, a minimum HNC/HND, and a solid grasp of health and safety.

Qualifications

• HNC / HND (minimum) level qualification.
• AutoCAD proficiency is essential.
• Word/Excel proficiency is required.
• Experience in the House Building sector is desirable.
• Commercial awareness is important.
• Health and safety awareness is required.
• Ability to work in a busy team and autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to construction, commercial, sales and technical teams.
• Assist in issuing tender drawings to contractors and assess them.
• Review engineering designs for cost effectiveness and buildability.
• Coordinate as-built surveys and produce AutoCAD road/sewer adoption drawings.
• Obtain utility/service quotations and monitor delivery with managers.
• Ensure driveways and footpaths meet agreed standards before completion.
• Answer site queries with support from Line Manager.
• Prepare and maintain drawing registers and issue records.
• Prepare External Works and Plot Drainage plans using AutoCAD.

Skills

AutoCAD proficiency

Word/Excel proficiency

HNC / HND (minimum)

Engineering knowledge

Commercial awareness

Health and safety awareness

Teamwork / autonomous work

Education

HNC / HND (minimum)

Tools

AutoCAD

Word

Excel

Job description

Competitive salary, Car allowance and additional company benefits

A regional house builder have a requirement for an Assistant Development Engineer to support the technical team and Engineering Manager to ensure all roads and sewers are designed and adopted to specification.

The Assistant Development Engineer will be responsible for working on housing developments in the Lancashire and Greater Manchester region.

Role of the Assistant Development Engineer

• Provide technical support and information to construction, commercial, sales and technical departments;
• Assist the Technical and Commercial Departments in issuing tender drawings to contractors, assessing them upon return and engaging with pre award meetings.
• Review engineering designs to ensure their cost effectiveness and build ability
• Co-ordination of as-built surveys as required and in turn produce in AutoCAD as-built road and sewer adoption drawings; S278, S38, S104 & S185 adoptions. Inspect road and sewer works form commencement to formal adoption by Local Authority
• Obtaining Multi utility /service connection quotations and assess them with Engineering Manager before appointment and monitor and assist the site teams in delivering mains and plot connections.
• Prior to legal completion of all new homes, ensure the appropriate driveways and footpaths are completed to agreed standards.
• Answer queries from site on engineering issues with support from your Line Manager
• Prepare and maintain drawing registers for all engineering details and drawings as necessary and ensure up to date records are kept of all drawing issues;
• Prepare External Works and Plot Drainage plans, using AutoCAD, in the AHL agreed standard.
• Produce, manage, and monitor a Materials Management Plan of required and surplus topsoil and subsoil for each allocated Development.
• Check and co-ordinate information from external consultants, suppliers and manufacturers on engineering related details;

Experience required for An Assistant Development Engineer

• HNC / HND (minimum);
• AutoCAD proficient (essential);
• Word / Excel proficient;
• Good engineering knowledge from previous experience of working within the House Building Sector;
• Commercial awareness;
• Health and safety awareness;
• Ability to work within a busy team environment and autonomously as the role requires.

The company are offering a competitive salary, Car allowance and additional company benefits including pension, company bonus and opportunities for training and development.