Engineering Manager

Description

• Co-ordinate the planning process where required and review planning approval to ensure Conditions are addresses in a timely manner.
• Effective daily management of the External ‘Design Team’ to ensure the provision of required level of services in a pro-active and professional manner to enable the technical department and other departments to fulfil their role.
• Assist Surveying and Buying Team in review and approval of subcontractor design information.
• Ensure company targets are met for a controlled and cost-effective site start through to site completions.
• Provide technical support for the Land Department in appraisal of engineering designs (S38, S278, S104) and site investigation reports.
• Oversee site investigation and civil/structural design work carried out by external consultants.
• Establish good working relationships with Department Heads to ensure schemes are robustly costed and constructed as intended and to encourage feedback for inclusion in future schemes to avoid wastage and improve the engineered solutions.
• Site visits with the appropriate members of the management team to ensure the best cost engineered solution is produced to gain technical approval from the relevant authorities.
• Comply with responsibilities as defined in the Group’s Health, Safety & Environment Policy and ensure compliance with the same throughout the team and attend all relevant training. At all times comply with company policies, procedures and instructions.
• Liaise with consultants and attend meetings to progress all relevant technical matters
• Control the management of up-to-date drawings and information though the Document Management Portal and maintain a register of current drawings for all new build contracts and issue design information to production teams.
• Develop good working relationships with Local Authorities and ensure knowledge of the peculiarities of the Local Authorities, and knowledge of the many techniques applicable to the Housing Industry to ensure easy approvals and fast, marketable, economic house building.
• Ensure all drawings and details are accurate and commercially suitable throughout the construction process
• Provide Production teams with complete working drawing packages and technical support to Site Management and Sub-Contractors with details, site queries with regard to all Technical issues.
• Attend Land handover, Planning, pre-construction design team meetings and regular project review meetings (and other departmental meetings) as required
• Attend and contribute to progress meetings on site as required.
• Provision of information and support to all internal customers, most importantly Land, Commercial and Build Departments during the acquisition, design, tendering phases.
• Keep abreast of both prevailing and forthcoming legislation/regulations ensuring that Vistry Homes drawings, details and specifications are up to date.
• Production of engineering site feasibilities as instructed by the land department, with liaison with heads of department & outside authorities and agencies to ensure complies with the required standards and business needs.
• Ensure timely progression of section agreements to adoption.
• Co-ordinate and chair construction stage design team meetings with internal and external participants
• Implement new ideas and methods and continue to seek ways of both improving contribution to the organisation’s goals and enhancing the reputation of the company.

Requirements

• Extensive experience (7+ years) in civil engineering and be familiar with the adoption process. Awareness of estate roads and sewer design, construction and inspection.
• Legal understanding of bonds, certificates and title deeds
• An understanding of the Highways Act and the various Sectional Agreements, Water Industry Act and the Flood Water Management Act is paramount in undertaking this role. A thorough understanding of S38, 104 & 278 processes is essential.
• Previous experience in Residential Housing sector
• Proficient in site layout, grading, utility design, erosion control regulatory approvals including all section agreements (section 38 &section 104 designs)
• Competent user of Microsoft Project or similar
• Thorough, with strong attention to detail
• An organised and prioritised working discipline dealing and managing tasks effectively and sequentially
• Understanding of Revit
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• The ability to work thoroughly and efficiently within a collaborative team environment.
• Ability to communicate well with individuals at all levels
• Proven working experience in Civil Engineering
• sound technical understanding of relevant industry guidance, coupled A with an aptitude to learn, obtain and retain information as required within the role
• Experience of dealing with surface water drainage strategies/surface water management and familiar with the requirements of the NPPF, the Environment Agency or local planning policy.
• Working knowledge of NJUG requirements
• Should have a Professional Civil Engineering related qualification (Degree, HND or HNC,)
• Experience of coordinating external utility consultants in the procurement of statutory service designs for developments.
• Ability to confidently challenge decisions made by others
• Experience of people management and project leading.
• Understanding of AutoCAD
• Membership of or working towards membership of a professional body (ICE, IStructE, CABE)
• Full current UK Driving Licence
• Understanding of Civils3D
• Competent use of a Document Management system (ViewPoint of similar).
• Working knowledge of NHBC roads and sewers bonds, applications, charges and rates.
• Ideally will have had experience of working with a housing developer, consultancy or local authority
• Technically minded and a thorough understanding of section agreements S38, S278 and S104
• Proficient in MS Office programmes
• Sufficient knowledge and understanding of adoption and infrastructure works associated to new build housing estates – sewers, roads, utilities.
• Analytical approach

Benefits

• Company car, car allowance or travel allowance
• 2 Volunteering days per annum
• Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
• Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover
• Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
• Share save and share incentive schemes
• Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service
• Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary
• Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
• Employee rewards portal with many more benefits...
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance