Head of Land Development & Ground Risk Strategy

Rhaelm; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 150.000 - 210.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

RHAELM is seeking a Head of Land Development to drive the group’s geotechnical strategy and enabling works across sites, including brownfield and industrial land. Based in London, you will lead risk assessments, oversee consultants, and coordinate with Origination, Planning and Commercial teams, with international travel as required.

You will own development standards, de-risk sites to standard levels, and build a team at head office while supporting in-country recruitment.

Qualifikationen

• Degree in civil or geotechnical engineering
• Chartered status (e.g. CEng, CGeol or equivalent)
• Working knowledge of CDM 2015 or equivalent early-works health and safety regimes
• Postgraduate qualification in geotechnical or environmental engineering (desirable)

Aufgaben

• Support Origination’s site screening with early ground assessment and technical due diligence
• Own the geotechnical strategy for each site, including subsurface and seismic risk where applicable
• Assess land contamination and set remediation strategies for brownfield and industrial sites
• Lead third-party surveys: topographical, UXO, archaeology, flood and drainage, ecology baseline work with Planning
• Lead site capacity and layout test-fits against group build standard
• Set civil engineering and enabling works strategy: earthworks, access, drainage, utility diversions
• Estimate abnormal site costs and build ground risk into business cases and budgets
• Manage interfaces with land and energy partners, including shared infrastructure and safety zones
• Appoint and manage geotechnical, environmental and civil consultants and early-works contractors
• Set group technical and health and safety standards for site investigation and early works
• Handover each site to build team with ground risk understood
• Build a right-sized team at head office and report site readiness and risk to SVP

Kenntnisse

Ground investigations

Cost estimation

Consultant management

Technical standards

Ground risk clarity

Safety leadership

Ausbildung

Degree in civil or geotechnical engineering

Chartered status (e.g. CEng, CGeol)

CDM 2015 knowledge

Postgraduate geotechnical/environmental qualification (desirable)

Jobbeschreibung

RHAELM is seeking a Head of Land Development to drive the group’s geotechnical strategy and enabling works across sites, including brownfield and industrial land. Based in London, you will lead risk assessments, oversee consultants, and coordinate with Origination, Planning and Commercial teams, with international travel as required.

You will own development standards, de-risk sites to standard levels, and build a team at head office while supporting in-country recruitment.