* Role: Senior Design Engineer/ Design Engineer
* Location: Newcastle
* Salary: Negotiable depending on experience, excellent bonus and package
* Type: Permanent role
* Working Model: Hybrid Working
The Role
Linsco is working with a well-established housing company who are looking for an experienced engineer to join their team due to growth. This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading company who can offer a competitive salary, excellent work-life balance, and potential career progression. Ideally, we are looking for a Senior Engineer, but my client will also consider an Engineer who is looking to step up.
This is an office-based role with occasional site visits, and you will work directly with the Engineering Director.
Duties
* Provide engineering design and technical support for the region and manage all external consultants of the technical team in the production of drawings for the design of site developments.
* Assist in the production of layouts and technical reports for Land Appraisals and required working drawings.
* Brief and commission site investigations, topographical surveys, and other assessment reports on land acquired.
* Brief engineering consultants on the scope of design, including roads, sewers, private drainage, retaining walls, foundation designs, and any other substructures below DPC level.
* Initial negotiations/enquiries with statutory bodies and utility undertakers on environmental, drainage, highways, and other engineering issues when appraising land.
* Issue engineering information to Commercial, Construction, and Sales departments.
* Fee negotiation and appointment of consultants.
* Answering technical queries.
* Comply with responsibilities as laid down in the Group's Health, Safety, and Environment Policy.
* Manage the site evaluation process and provide timely provision for economical and viable solutions to technical problems.
* Run projects from initial site identification or from Planning Approval Stage, procuring the technical package and coordinating/checking information to enable on-time site commencement.
* Establish and enforce quality and standards in schemes to maintain the good image of the company.
* Effective daily management of the consultant team to ensure the provision of required levels of service in a proactive and professional manner.
* Coordinate production information to a written programme to ensure company targets are met for a controlled and cost-effective finish to the sites.
* Ensure that when deputising for the Manager, the team is allocated tasks where quality of work needs to be verified.
* Mentor and train junior members of the team to develop their skills to a sufficient level where they can take on more responsibility.
* Agree on the delivery programme of design information in accordance with the business development and procurement programmes.
Extra Bits
* Exceptional communication, organisation, and time management skills.
* A civils, infrastructure, groundworks, or possibly more general construction background.
* Valid Managers CSCS Card is desirable.
* SMSTS or SSSTS.
* BTEC or NVQ4 in Site Management.
* Full UK driving licence required.
For more information, please apply with an updated CV, and we will be in contact with suitable candidates or contact Jennifer directly.
Linsco is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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