Engineer

Gleeson Homes; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holiday + bank holidays

Job summary

Gleeson Homes is seeking an Engineer to support the Regional Technical and operating teams, contributing to the regional and Group business plan and mentoring junior colleagues. This role suits someone keen to advance their technical career within a national homebuilder.

As an Engineer, you will provide technical design support, lead viability studies, coordinate external consultants, and ensure regulatory compliance across Building Regs and NHBC/LABC standards while collaborating with internal

Qualifications

• Relevant qualification or strong experience in technical design or civil engineering.
• Knowledge of house-building industry engineering requirements and NHBC/LABC/SBD standards.
• Familiarity with Highway Design Standards, Sewers for adoption, Building Regs, and British Standards.
• Strong technical, legal, and financial awareness.
• Good organisational and communication skills.
• Experience with AutoCAD.
• Generous holiday entitlement: 26 days + bank holidays.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and engineering support to land/development teams for feasibility studies.
• Lead site viability reports in line with regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate external consultants, fees, scopes, timescales and deliverability.
• Ensure design and construction compliance with NHBC, LABC and SBD standards.
• Support on-site teams and lead technical meetings related to procurement and site infrastructure.
• Assist in the Adoption process and utility coordination.
• Interact with internal teams and external consultants to ensure timely information flow.

Skills

Technical design

Civil engineering

Highway design

Sewers for adoption

Building regs

British Standards

AutoCAD

NHBC/LABC/SBD awareness

Financial acumen

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Numeracy

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Gleeson Homes are recruiting for an Engineer, responsible for supporting and assisting the Regional Technical team and operating team to support the regional and Group Business plan, commercial objectives, budgets and future growth requirements, whilst mentoring junior members of the team.

This role is ideal for people who are passionate about progressing their technical career within a national, growing homebuilder. With a requirement for an eye for detail and the desire to complete tasks to a high standard.

With a wealth of knowledge, and limitless opportunities, Gleeson Homes is truly, right where you belong.

Main Responsibilities:

At Gleeson Homes, we're genuinely passionate about what we do. We invest in our people and our communities, building homes, changing lives. We're looking for an ambassador of the Gleeson Brand, who works passionately, collaborative and respectfully.

As an Engineer, you will:

• Provide technical/engineering support to the land/development team to assist during feasibility studies and lead in the preparation of site viability reports in line with current regulatory requirements for residential development.
• Identify the need for external consultants, agree fees, the scope of service capability, timescales and deliverability.
• Manage relationships with consultants to ensure the flow of information is within the agreed timescales and in accordance with, and on schedule with the programme and in line with the National Housebuilding council standards.
• Be aware of and act upon commercial implications relating to planning & architectural design; civil & structural engineering design; geotechnical & ground remediation strategies; statutory services - new supplies & diversions.
• Assist in the process of tendering for, setting-up and establishing on site management companies, whilst implementing the group procedures and ensuring all legal aspects in relation to various agreements.
• Interact with internal departments, consultants, suppliers and sub-contractors as necessary in order to achieve Building Regulations and warranty approval and satisfactory conditions discharge.
• Assist in the preparation of key status reports and updates on all KPIs relating to the Technical function.
• Co-ordinate the appointment of utilities, including designs, quotes and any required agreements.
• Responsible for managing the Adoption process.
• Provide engineering support to site teams and Internal departments.
• Be present on site and lead on relevant technical meetings relating to the procurement and approval of site infrastructure.

The Ideal Candidate:

• A relevant qualification or strong experience in technical design, and/or civil engineering
• Knowledge of engineering requirements of the house building industry and the legal framework associated with Technical standards and requirements.
• Knowledge and application of:
• - Highway Design Standards
• - Sewers for adoption
• - Building Regs
• - British Standards
• - AutoCAD

• Good Technical and legal knowledge and Financial/Commercial awareness
• Good Organisational skills
• Flexible and adaptable to changing requirements
• Good verbal and written communication
• Awareness of Type approval with NHBC, LABC and SBD
• Numerical and Literate
• Generous holiday entitlement of 26 days per annum + bank holidays