Engineer

Engineer – Kendal, Cumbria 

Approach Personnel are pleased to be working alongside an award winning new build housing developer to find an experience Engineer to join their regional developments in Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage external consultant designs for projects, and ensure information is collated and passed to the relevant departments.
• Oversee engineering works on site and answer technical questions where required.
• Ensure sites are adopted and handed over to the relevant authorities after the completion of works, including roads, sewers, services and management company land.
• Assist with training and mentoring other members of staff, particularly in relation to Civil Engineering site design.
• Ensure delivery of accurate, cost-effective design information for costing and construction.
• Liaise with clients and ensure designs reflect the client’s requirements.
• Attend monthly project reviews and update the team on all aspects of site that are related to engineering.
• Provide technical support to internal and external teams which involve engineering input.
• Aiding all departments with regards to internal drawings.
• Ensure compliance and checking process of subcontractor design elements.
• Liaise with consultant engineers and architects where issues arise with information or unexpected site conditions are experienced; resolve issuing updated information to all parties for action.
• Identify potential design improvements within the business.
• Value engineer new sites using innovative design solutions or new engineering products.
• Anticipate problems and come up with cost effective solutions when they occur in order to
• Weekly site visits to check on groundworker progress which will include photos.
• Potential pre-start investigation/survey work required depending on the information accumulated at the tender.

About You

Experience:

• Working knowledge of local authority standards.
• Have strong capabilities in carrying out Civil Engineering designs, such as proposed site levels, site earthworks volumes / calculations and proposed drainage solutions.
• Have a reasonable understanding of Structural Engineering and liaise with consultants to ensure efficient designs are prepared and issued to relevant departments.
• Experience in liaising with Architects, Clients, Sub-contractors, Supply Chain and Product Manufacturers
• Good understanding of latest engineering techniques with a continuous drive to learn and improve knowledge.
• Ability to manage workload and prioritise either within a team environment or working on their own initiative always ensuring that an organised structure is applied and agreed dates are met.
• Good health and safety awareness with confidence to question dangerous procedures.
• Ability to use Auto cad and LSS design software (or equivalent software)
• Disciplined in all windows packages (outlook, word, power point, excel, project).
• Ability to use Engineering instruments including GPS, TPS, Grade Lasers and Dumpy Levels.
• Experience working on construction sites with strong understanding of construction methods for everything up to DPC.
• Knowledge of onsite materials, machinery and equipment.
• Good understanding of sectional agreements and process’ including NAV’s agreements.
• Ability to review and analyse drainage reports.
• Drawing of internal plans such as CTMP’s, phasing plans, compound layouts, as-builts.
• Ability to check levels, survey, measure and quant up volumes.
• Understanding of adoption process’ and the procedure/time frames.
• Experience in the design, construction and adoption of pump stations.
• Liaising with solicitors on the legal side of easements and the transfer of land during adoption periods.
• Ability to snag works for commercial and pricing purposes.

Qualifications:

• Degree, HNC, or HND in Civil Engineering
• CSCS card (Construction Skills Certification Scheme) is essential.

Package:

• £35,000 - £45,000 depending on experience
• Holiday and Pension

If you are looking to further your career in the construction industry and make an impact in a dynamic team, we’d love to hear from you.

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