Adoptions Engineer

Description

• Brief & commission topographical surveys, utility surveys, CCTV surveys, Road Safety Audits, ROSPA reports, as built surveys, ensuring compliance with company procurement policies.
• Resolve all issues arising from completed sites ensuring all titles deeds, maintenance bonds and other legal requirements are complied with, and extinguished where necessary to minimise liability to the company.
• Monitor all open space and maintain records of areas being maintained by the company and those handed over to Development Factors.
• Monitor all adoption agreements, roads, sewers and water (Road Construction Consent, Sewer Technical Audit, Water Technical Audit), ensuring Reduction and cancellation of all the associated bonds in a timely fashion in line with set targets and recovery of Financial Reimbursements.
• Coordination of contractors when required for small works, monitor progress, inspect works and ensure completion of work to agreed Local Authority / Scottish Water standards.
• Coordination of Ecology Surveys and checks prior to works commencing in Ecological sensitive features.
• Liaise with Company solicitors to arrange the formal legal transfer of land or assets to Local Authorities, Scottish Water, Development Factors or other organisations.
• Monitor & track all adoption and vesting works over numerous developments, whether partially complete, nearing completion or complete.
• Produce Monthly Estate Completions reports, budget forecasts and bond forecasting (requirements for and reduction of) for the divisional board of directors.
• Ensure familiarity with Barratt Redrow’s Group’s Health, Safety and Environmental policies and comply with employee and company responsibilities, policies, procedures and instructions
• Provide robust challenge to adopting authorities, Scottish Water, Development Factors and Contractors where necessary to ensure adoption / vesting works are reasonable and proportionate.
• Liaison with Construction staff, Local Authorities or Development Factors to undertake site inspections of the condition of infrastructure prior to and at end of maintenance period.
• To agree and specify all works reasonably required to achieve public adoption or vesting of assets or handover to the relevant Development Factor.
• Monitor and manage expenditure to keep within budget allocation to prevent cash flow disruption.
• Liaising with and maintaining positive relationships with Local Authorities, Scottish Water, Surety companies, company Solicitors and Development Factors.

Requirements

• Ability to prioritise tasks and solve problems to meet changing business needs.
• Excellent communication & negotiation skills.
• Ability to work both in a team and independently with limited supervision.
• Familiar with relevant legal agreements within the Road Scotland Act, Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968 and Sewers for Scotland (version relevant to specific Technical Audit).
• Good observation skills and willingness to learn.
• Proficiency in Mathematics.
• Analytical and critical thinking.
• IT Literate.

Benefits

• Competitive Bonus Scheme
• Annual Medical Health Assessment
• Company Car or Cash Allowance
• Choice of Flexible Benefits
• 26 days’ holiday (increase by 1 day for every 3 years’ continuous service up to 29 days)
• Private Medical Cover - Single Cover
• Enhanced Family Friendly Policies
• Competitive Salary

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance