Overview

At Bellway we recognise that people are the key to our success, and we are working towards becoming a more inclusive employer that values and respects individual differences in the workplace.

There is an exciting opportunity to join Bellway, one of the UK’s largest house builders. Our Northern Home Counties Division is looking to recruit an Assistant Engineer to join the Division’s Technical Department.

Role

The role of Assistant Engineer will be responsible for providing assistance to the Engineering Manager and Technical Director in the management of a number of developments and will be expected to support with the preparation of all relevant engineering information to a high degree of accuracy and to deliver on time.

Principle Accountabilities Of The Role Include

• Supporting the Land Team in carrying out appraisals of potential site acquisitions. Carrying out and reviewing feasibility designs and strategies. Reviewing information provided from vendors to assess constraints and opportunities.
• Working closely with the Land Team to value engineer planning layouts and assisting through the planning process once sites have been purchased.
• Appointing and liaising with consultants to procure full engineering designs for all aspects of the development, including offsite works. Checking designs for compliance to relevant standards and consistency with other projects.
• Progressing legal agreements for the developments and working with the Adoptions Manager to hand all sites over to Local Authorities.
• Work closely with the Commercial Team to ensure best value is achieved with groundworks package for all sites.
• Regularly visit live sites to assist the Build Team in checking the construction of all road, drainage, structural and plots works being constructed on site at any given time.

Experience

• Experience working at assistant engineering level or experience working in an engineering role
• Experience working within volume house builder essential / consultancy-based experience is desirable

Qualifications And Training

• Minimum qualifications degree / HNC / HND or above in Civil Engineering
• CSCS card or equivalent
• Current full UK driving licence

Skills And Aptitude

• Strong communication, listening, presentation skills and excellent attention to detail
• Ability to be able to express technical information in a clear and concise manner
• Methodical, conscientious, organised and works to deliver high standards
• Ability to recognise problems and deal with them in a speedy and effective manner
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Ability to thrive under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to problem solve and delegate effectively
• Proficient IT skills along with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and outlook) and the ability to adapt to new systems.
• Committed to diversity and inclusion

Working Conditions

Office based role with regular travel to development sites and for meetings. Willing to be flexible in respect to day-to-day duties and hours worked. Core hours.

In Return We Can Offer You

• Competitive salary
• Competitive annual bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Access to discounts and benefits portal
• ShareSave Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Life assurance
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Earn and Learn Opportunities

We reserve the right to close this vacancy if a large volume of applications are received.