England-BirminghamEngland-NorthamptonEngland-Oxford

Overview

(Senior) Geo-Environmental Engineer
Salary: £43,000 – £50,000 + up to 10% performance bonus + regional allowance (up to £7,500)
Working location: Nationwide, Homebased
Employment type: full time, permanent

Job summary:

As part of a multi-disciplinary team of professionally qualified staff, ensure the retention and development of both external and internal customers by the application of specialist technical knowledge and understanding of NHBC Standards and Building Regulations. Deliver an efficient and effective service to NHBC Core, Claims and Building Control Services Ltd in accordance with the business area Service Level Agreement and Standard Operating Procedures to ensure NHBC, customer and statutory requirements are met.

What you’ll be doing

• Manage risk to NHBC Group on warranty products and claims, proposals under the LQE service and NHBC BCS on building control applications in accordance with the relevant business area SLA’s, technical policies and Standard Operating Procedures to ensure customer and statutory requirements are met.
• Manage own workload and allocated tasks by Inspection Manager or Peer Group 1-3 builders to ensure relevant SLA’s are achieved.
• Provide professional technical advice as well as support on the assessment of land affected by contamination
• Negotiate with developers, builders and their professional advisors to ensure proposals for land affected by contamination in relation to building control and warranty submissions, as well as on sites being assessed through the Land Quality Endorsement service, are satisfactory to relevant regulations/NHBC Standards.
• Prepare technical reports for builders and/or professional advisors and check reports prepared by others.
• Assist on contaminated land claims, agree brief with client, undertake investigations, report on finding, prepare solutions for remedial work schemes, issue tender information, assess costs and undertake site inspections.
• Deliver technical presentations to both internal and external customers where required.

What we’re looking for

• Demonstrable substantial experience of contaminated land in the house building, land development or regulatory sector.
• Demonstrable substantial experience of site appraisals and assessments including site investigations, ground gas risk assessments and remediation solutions.
• Proven ability to make pragmatic risk based decisions on technical solutions and on compliance with regulations and/or standards.
• Thorough knowledge of investigations and testing associated with contamination, remediation and validation.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of the regulatory regime and guidance for contaminated land in the UK
• Thorough knowledge of ground gases - risk assessment and gas remedial measures.
• Awareness and understanding of NHBC Standards and Building Regulations relevant to contaminated land.
• Appropriate accredited first degree.
• Full membership of an appropriate professional body/institution and chartered status

What we offer

Our benefits package includes:

• 27 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Enhanced pension scheme (up to 10.5%)
• Life assurance
• Subsidised private medical insurance
• Employee discounts platform
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption leave and pay for all new parents
• + many more!

Who we are

At NHBC, we pride ourselves on being truly unique. No other organisation in our sector matches the range of services and scale we provide. As the market leader, we are recognised as the go-to for new home warranties and insurance. Our team is united by a core purpose: to raise the standards of house building and protect homeowners.

Why NHBC

We have a range of job opportunities across the UK, including field and home-based roles within corporate, business operations and field tech. We welcome experienced professionals and those new to the world of work such as trainees, and with our flexible working approach we are open to helping you find a role that works for you.

Flexibility

Bonus

We offer a yearly performance based bonus to all employees based on a percentage of salary.

27 days holiday + bank holidays with the opportunity to purchase extra days.

Enhanced leave and pay

We offer equalised maternity, paternity, adoption leave and pay for all new parents.

We recognise the valuable contribution that our colleagues make, benchmarking our salaries against the wider market to ensure our packages are attractive.

Our Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) strategy is focused on providing a shared direction and commitment for the organisation to respect and value our diverse workforce and continue to build a more inclusive workplace. We aim to attract and retain a workforce that represents the communities in which we work.

If you’re interested in working at NHBC but haven’t found the role for you within our list of current vacancies, please feel free to upload your CV. We will contact you if a suitable position becomes available and will keep your CV on file for up to 18 months. We also recommend checking our careers web page regularly, as new opportunities are posted frequently.

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