Design Engineer - #139065

What you'll be doing?

The Design and Technical teams are involved in all aspects of housing design and innovation, this team is also responsible for researching the best materials, at the best cost.

In terms of design, there’s the sheer variety of our sites, many of them using existing buildings, and all of them with unique problems to solve. Then there’s the question of new materials and our drive for sustainability and value, all in the face of ever changing building and environmental legislation.

Most of the people in this team have an architectural or engineering background, and for all, we offer the opportunity to gain expertise in design and project management in a thought-provoking setting.

Reporting to the Engineering Manager or Technical Director, you will be responsible for overseeing the design of infrastructure and groundwork’s packages for residential developments.

You Will Be Expected To

• To procure services records and enquiries for new developments, including responsibility for timely payment for new services infrastructure to support build programmes.
• To oversee the design and detailing carried out by externally appointed Consulting Engineer’s responsible for providing designs for all external works including foundation solutions, new estate roads and sewers, including Section 38, 104 and S278 agreements.
• Secure adoption agreements; S38, S104 and S278 in a timely manner, to suit the development programme and ensuring bons are put in place, reduced and extinguished in a timely fashion.
• Have input into securing structural designs for superstructure components.
• To maintain a continuous process of evaluation / peer review of Consultant’s designs to ensure that proposals adhere to best practice in value Engineering and statutory compliance.
• Liaise with other Technical Team members and others as necessary to seek the discharge of building regulations and planning conditions.