Residential Pre-Development Engineer

Navartis Ltd; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Pension

Healthcare benefits

Career progression opportunities

Annual leave

Job summary

Navartis Ltd is seeking an Engineer to join a growing residential housebuilder in Nottingham. You will support pre-development activities from land feasibility through to design approvals and infrastructure adoption, working with land, development and construction teams.

The role involves coordinating external consultants, reviewing site constraints, and ensuring compliance with Building Regulations, NHBC and British Standards while delivering viable technical solutions.

Qualifications

• Requires Civil Engineering qualification or equivalent technical experience.
• Pre-development experience in residential housebuilding or property development.
• Knowledge of site feasibility, technical due diligence and residential infrastructure design.
• Understanding of highway design standards, sewer adoption, Building Regulations and British Standards.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD and technical drawings.
• Awareness of NHBC, LABC and Secured by Design requirements.
• Strong commercial awareness, organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to coordinate consultants and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support during pre-development, land appraisals and site feasibility assessments.
• Prepare and review technical viability reports, identifying site constraints, infrastructure requirements and potential risks.
• Coordinate external consultants, managing scopes, fees, deliverables and project timescales.
• Support planning applications, technical approvals and the discharge of planning conditions.
• Review highways, drainage, utilities, ground remediation and infrastructure designs.
• Coordinate utility connections, infrastructure procurement and adoption agreements.
• Ensure compliance with Building Regulations, NHBC requirements, British Standards and relevant industry guidance.
• Provide engineering support to site teams and attend technical meetings and site visits.
• Monitor technical progress, prepare status reports and support junior team members.

Skills

Communication skills

Commercial awareness

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Team coordination

Education

Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Navartis Ltd is seeking an Engineer to join a growing residential housebuilder in Nottingham. You will support pre-development activities from land feasibility through to design approvals and infrastructure adoption, working with land, development and construction teams.

The role involves coordinating external consultants, reviewing site constraints, and ensuring compliance with Building Regulations, NHBC and British Standards while delivering viable technical solutions.