Civil Design Engineer

In a Nutshell…

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Civil Design Engineer to join our team within Vistry South Central Midlands, at our Marston Green office in Birmingham. As our Civil Design Engineer you will be responsible for establishing all Private and Adoptable infrastructure that connects a new development, from roads to sewers and all the utilities you expect from a modern, functional dwelling, our engineers are a vital part of ensuring each home meets and exceeds our customers' expectations whilst ensuring best value to the business unit.

Your role will involve procuring, coordinating, managing and reviewing the development of Engineering drawings, technical reports, utility designs and site constraints to enable any given residential development to be built as intended. As well as working with the wider teams to ensure designs are understood, cost effective and accurately implemented.

We value in-person collaboration and team culture, but we're also committed to supporting flexible working where possible. We encourage you to raise any specific requirements during the interview process so we can explore how this could be accommodated.

Let's cut to the chase, what's in it for you…

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

In return, what we would like from you…

Behave in line with our company values - Integrity, Caring and Quality
HND or equivalent in Civil Engineering
Experience in a similar role with a residential developer
Experience working within residential house building or within fields directly relating to residential house building
Experience reviewing and understanding Civil Engineering designs.
Good level of IT literacy with experience of AutoCAD, Outlook, Excel & Word,
Comfortable using engineering related software like AutoCAD and Civil3D and Micro drainage
Awareness of engineering regulatory requirements in housebuilding
Excellent attention to detail particularly when reviewing highly technical documentation
An awareness of road and sewer design as well as the associated technical approval process
Organisation skills and time management with ability to multi task.
Enjoy working with people to deliver the best solution whether that be by applying existing knowledge or thinking creatively to develop bespoke solutions
Ability to analyse problems and deliver solutions.
Take pride in what you do and are open to new ideas in order to fully explore and correctly implement them.
Be able to interpret the designs and technical demands of others.
Ability to clearly and concisely report on engineering issues to the wider business and ensure that any cost movement is communicated and mitigated
Ability to take the lead in site meetings at the initial stages of build ensuring that infrastructure delivery is achieved.

More about the Civil Design Engineer role…

Assisting the Associate Engineering Director and Senior Civil Engineer in assessing engineering risks and opportunities in land acquisitions, and in developing land feasibility packs to aid the land team in bidding on new development sites.
Assist the planning team to analyse and resolve engineering issues as part of the planning application and provide information as required to discharge planning conditions
Ensure compliance with current building regulation and NHBC published standards and assist with site compliance where applicable
Arrange and manage external consultants to undertake any Enabling works, Site Investigations, Topographical Surveys, CCTV and Ground penetrating radar surveys amongst others.
Co-ordinate and manage consultants to developing detailed engineering design packages in both Civil and Structural disciplines.
Work with external consultants to ensure that designs are cost effective and consider buildability and construction risks.
Work with external consultants, utilities providers and local authorities to gain technical approvals and manage the implementation of associated legal agreements.
Submission of all information to NHBC and obtaining approval of same for any Engineering related conditions.
Attending Pre-Start Meetings and regular site project meetings whilst briefing all departments on matters related to the technical aspects of the development.
Prepare all drawings and documents for Pre-Start Meetings, site start and regular project meetings as appropriate
Procure and manage service provision on site including, Gas, Electric, Water and telecoms provision ensuring that best value is achieved whilst ensuring that all off site requirements are communicated to the wider business.
Manage the implementation of on-site services between the stages of site acquisition and "go live" ensuring delivery does not form a constraint to the regional build programme, particularly in the provision of any off-site services and reinforcement works.
Work closely with other construction and sales teams on resolving engineering issues on site whilst being present on site as much as required in the initial stages of build
Ensure that site constraints are clearly identified and mitigated to ensure no hindrance to the regional build programme.Finally, let's tell you a bit more about us…

We're Vistry Group, the UK's leading provider of affordable mixed-tenure homes. Our core values of integrity, caring, and quality shape all we do; our partnership-led approach helps us build sustainable communities where they're needed most.

You're probably familiar with our unmatched portfolio of brands: Linden Homes, Bovis Homes and Countryside Homes. We also have Vistry Works, our timber frame manufacturing operation, and Vistry Services, our support functions. Together, we build more than homes, so there's nowhere better to build your career. We're proud that our culture sees everyone treated fairly and respectfully, with diversity and inclusion a top priority and reasonable adjustments provided during the application process. Join us in making Vistry.

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