Development Engineer

Fawkes & Reece London; Preston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Pension

Bonus scheme

Job summary

Fawkes & Reece London are seeking a Development Engineer to join a regional housing developer in the North West. You will coordinate technical information between external consultants and internal teams to secure approvals and enable on-site starts.

You will manage surveys, liaise with highway and utility authorities, and contribute to engineering appraisals and foundation/utility coordination. A competitive package includes car allowance, pension and bonus schemes.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating technical information between external consultants and internal departments.
• Knowledge of building legislation and highway design requirements.
• Experience working for a housing developer on complex sites.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and administer surveys and related geotechnical work.
• Liaise with engineers, consultants and local authorities to secure approvals.
• Support land appraisals and utility diversions as part of project start-up.
• Assist in pre-contract and progress meetings to drive on-site initiation.

Skills

Project coordination

Communication

Team collaboration

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Role: Development Engineer

Job Type: Full time / Permanent

A regional house builder seeks to appoint a Development Engineer to work on new build housing developments in the North West.

My client have built a reputation for building quality new homes throughout the North West. Their properties range from luxury detached houses to starter homes in up and coming regeneration areas, spacious family homes to city centre apartments.

Development Engineer Role

Reporting to the Technical Director and Engineering Manager you will control and coordination of all technical information between external consultants and internal departments to ensure all approvals are obtained and information received issued to allow for a programmed start on site. You will understand, implement and adhere to the company policy/strategy and become part of a small team of Engineers in a busy technical department. Duties to include:

• Coordination and administration of topographical surveys, geotechnical/geoenvironmental surveys, CCTV drainage surveys, utility surveys, structural surveys
• General engineering support to the Technical Manager; and the land, commercial, sales and customer care departments
• Engineering appraisals of prospective development land
• Coordination and implementation of utility service disconnections and diversions of existing utility apparatus.
• Coordination and administration of new utility mains installations
• Appointment of external civil engineering and structural engineering consultants, and the co-ordination and checking of the consultant's designs
• Coordination and administration of specialist foundation designs and quotations
• Coordination and administration of S38 and S278 highway works Agreements, S104 and S102 sewer adoption Agreements and S106 sewer connections applications
• Participation in pre-contract, pre-start and project progress meetings
• Management of spoil and general earthworks with a proactive approach to arranging and actioning the movement of soils between sites
• Commission and control of demolition and remediation contracts
• Liaison with Highway Engineers, Water Authority Engineers and Local Authority Officers
• Attending meeting and actioning remedial works with subcontractors to facilitate the ultimate and timely adoption of roads and sewers
• Daily use of Microsoft packages including Word, Excel, Outlook, AutoCAD, printing/plotting and processing of electronic drawing files

Skills & Experience Required

• Previous experience within development in a housing environment and management of spoil and general earthworks across sites
• Up to date relevant knowledge of building legislation, Highway Design Requirements and current Water Authority Sewer Construction Requirements.
• Previous working Knowledge of Multi Utility Service Installations
• Up to date relevant knowledge of Health and Safety legislation
• Previous experience working for a major housing developer on complex housing sites

What\'s on offer?

The company are offering a competitive salary and a package consisting of a car allowance, pension and bonus scheme.