Senior Engineer - Residential Development & Technical Lead

Fawkes & Reece London; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

26 days holiday + bank holidays

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 Opportunities

Job summary

A UK based residential housebuilder is seeking a Senior Engineer to bolster the Technical and Operating teams in Yorkshire. You will mentor juniors, support regional growth, and contribute to feasibility studies, viability reports, and regulatory compliance across site development.

Key duties include coordinating consultants, managing design and civil/structural aspects, and leading on utilities, adoption processes and KPI reporting. Strong AutoCAD/Regulatory knowledge is essential.

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 legal framework associated with Technical standards and requirements.
• Knowledge and application of: Highway Design Standards, Sewers for adoption, Building Regs, British Standards, AutoCAD.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical/engineering support to the land/development team to assist during feasibility studies and lead in site viability reports.
• Identify the need for external consultants, agree fees, scope of service, timescales and deliverability.
• Manage relationships with consultants to ensure timely information flow and compliance with NHBC/LA standards.
• Consider commercial implications related to planning, design, and site utilities.
• Assist in tendering, setup of on-site management arrangements, and ensuring legal compliance of agreements.
• Coordinate interfaces with internal teams, consultants, suppliers and sub-contractors to meet building regulations and warranty conditions.
• Prepare KPI reports for the Technical function and track progress.
• Coordinate utility appointments, designs, quotes and required agreements.
• Oversee site adoption processes and lead technical meetings on site infrastructure procurement.

Skills

Technical design

Civil engineering

Regulatory compliance

Tools

AutoCAD

NHBC standards

Job description

A UK based residential housebuilder is seeking a Senior Engineer to bolster the Technical and Operating teams in Yorkshire. You will mentor juniors, support regional growth, and contribute to feasibility studies, viability reports, and regulatory compliance across site development.

Key duties include coordinating consultants, managing design and civil/structural aspects, and leading on utilities, adoption processes and KPI reporting. Strong AutoCAD/Regulatory knowledge is essential.