Engineer, Civil Engineering

Main purpose of the role

We have an exciting opportunity for an Engineer to join our Yorkshire West region, based from our regional office in Leeds. As our construction Engineer, you will provide lean but robust engineering strategies as part of an established, successful land and development team. The role will be working primarily with the land team to de-risk bids and support the due diligence process for land acquisition approval.

This will include technical reporting and providing strategies for drainage, cut & fill, retaining walls, foundations, and utilities. Support with groundworks estimating and procurement will also be provided, followed by supporting planning applications with the necessary technical input and engineering strategy.

• Experience of technical and engineering aspects of house building design
• In-depth understanding of Highway & Sewer Standards
• Construction Design & Management Regulations
• Substantial experience working within a residential house builder or equivalent
• Experience of leading the engineering strategy and working in a team
• Adding value to engineering solutions
• Understanding of changes to regulations and legislation
• Strong mathematical ability
• Analysing complex data and critically evaluating plans
• Good decision‑making skills
• Good understanding of budget management
• Ability to direct external consultants
• Good communicator/listener
• Aware of the social and environmental impact of your work
• Accurate with an eye for detail
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work with a high degree of accuracy
• Methodical approach to working practices
• Confident decision maker with a pragmatic approach to problem solving
• Ability to influence and persuade others
• A self‑starter capable of creating and maintaining momentum in projects
• Willingness to work extra to meet deadlines as and when business needs require
• Supporting the land team with due diligence review and delivery of technical and engineering information required for land appraisals and acquisition
• Establishing the engineering principles and strategy on all sites

Take care of your own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by your work, and adhere to the Keepmoat Health, Safety and Sustainability standards.

We are looking for an established pre‑development Engineer who embodies our Keepmoat values; passionate about the house building industry, they will work in a straightforward way, possessing strong organisational skills with good commercial and contractual awareness. They will be creative with a keen eye for detail and ability to process technical information, collaborative, with excellent verbal and written communication skills and a strong negotiator with proven experience in gaining consent on complex technical approvals.

The successful candidate will have previous exposure to a similar role within a UK house builder and be comfortable using engineering related software.

If this sounds like you, please apply now. As the above is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities, for more information including a full job description and person specification, please contact us.

At Keepmoat Homes we pride ourselves on being a great place to work. As the market leader in our industry we want to ensure that we attract, motivate and retain the best people who can deliver the best service for our customers.

• Competitive rates of pay – We regularly check our pay against our competitors to make sure they reflect our position as market leader. We also review our pay every year.
• Bonus Scheme – Our annual bonus scheme is linked to team and company performance.
• Special offers for staff – We run a range of offers and discounts exclusively for our employees including holidays, health club memberships and days out.
• Trust – We encourage you to come up with ideas and get the most out of your job with us.
• Development – we offer genuine development opportunities to progress your career.

• Straightforward – We get the job done in the most efficient and effective way. We are friendly, open and honest. It’s about being respectful and working in a transparent and honest way.
• Collaborative – We work together in partnership to deliver the very best customer experience. Partnership working is key to our business. We work collaboratively to deliver the best results possible.
• Passionate – We care about what we do. We put pride and energy into delivering results. It’s important to us to do a good job.
• Creative – We are proactive, flexible and resourceful. We listen, learn and deliver solutions. We don’t offer a one size fits all solution; we are flexible and will tailor our services to our customers’ needs.