Development Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Development Engineer to join their dynamic technical team. This role involves overseeing external consultants and managing design and engineering tasks for various residential projects. The ideal candidate will have experience in volume housing schemes and a strong management approach. With a competitive salary and benefits package including a car allowance and pension, this position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to impactful housing developments across East Anglia. If you're looking to advance your career in a supportive environment, this could be the perfect fit for you.

Benefits

Car Allowance

Pension

Bonus Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in volume housing schemes from consultancy or housing developer.
• Strong management approach to oversee external consultants.

Responsibilities

• Assist in producing layouts and technical reports for land appraisals.
• Brief engineering consultants on design scope for various projects.
• Coordinate utility infrastructure and diversions.

Skills

Project Management

Technical Reporting

Consultant Management

Land Appraisals

Education

Degree in Engineering

Job description

Job Description

Constructive moves are recruiting for a Development Engineer to join a housing developer that build traditional housing developments across East Anglia.

The Technical Department is very busy, so this role would ideally suit an Engineer with experience of working on volume housing schemes from either a consultancy or housing developer background.

This role will be an integral part to 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.

It is important for the successful candidate to be adaptable, have a strong and consistent management approach to managing external consultants.

Duties may/will include:

• Assist 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, external levels, 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
• Co-ordinate and procure the provision of utility infrastructure and utility diversions

The role is offering a market competitive salary and there is also a benefits package which includes a car/car allowance, pension and a bonus scheme.

If you would like to speak confidentially about this position and your career aspirations, please contact Hannah Walker at Constructive Moves on 07970 421062