Senior Engineer

Gleeson; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement 26 days +

Company car or car allowance

Discretionary Bonus Scheme

Holiday Buy Back Scheme

Company Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Healthshield membership

Life Assurance Scheme

Share Purchase Plan

Highstreet/ Store Discounts

Development Opportunities

Job summary

Gleeson Homes in Leeds is seeking a Senior Engineer to support the Regional Technical team and the operating team, ensuring projects meet NHBC standards, Building Regs, and statutory requirements while mentoring juniors.

You will lead feasibility studies, coordinate consultants, manage site infrastructure procurement, and prepare KPI status reports, with a strong eye for detail and commercial awareness in a growing national housebuilder.

Qualifications

• A relevant qualification or strong experience in technical design, and/or civil engineering.
• Knowledge of engineering requirements of the house building industry and the regulatory framework.
• Awareness of NHBC, LABC and SBD standards and related processes.
• Good numeracy and written/verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical/engineering support to land/development teams for feasibility studies and site viability reports.
• Identify external consultants, set fees, scope, timescales and deliverables.
• Manage consultants to ensure timely information flow and alignment with NHBC standards.
• Assist in tendering, setting up on-site management companies and ensuring legal aspects of agreements.
• Coordinate utilities design, quotes, and agreements; manage adoption process; attend technical meetings on site infrastructure.

Skills

Technical design

Civil engineering

Education

Engineering qualification

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

# Senior Engineer## Job Introduction**Job Introduction:**Gleeson Homes are recruiting for a **Senior 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**Benefits:*** Generous holiday entitlement of 26 days per annum + bank holidays* Choice of company car/ car allowance* Discretionary Bonus Scheme* Holiday Buy Back Scheme* Company Pension Scheme* Private Medical Insurance Scheme* Healthshield membership* Life Assurance Scheme* Share Purchase Plan* Highstreet/ Store Discounts* Development OpportunitiesApply+−Leaflet | OpenStreetMap contributors### Senior Engineer* **Salary** Excellent Salary and Benefits Package* **Frequency** Annual* **Job Reference** gleeson/TP/60871/4759* **Contract Type** Full Time* **Closing Date** No expiry date* **Job Category** Technical* **Regional Office** Leeds* **Location** Leeds, United Kingdom* **Posted on** 15 September, 2026