Senior Engineer

Make a Home at Taylor Wimpey

At Taylor Wimpey, we don’t just build houses; we build futures. Not just for the people who live in our homes, but for our own people too. When we bring our collective skills together, we make amazing things happen—for ourselves, for each other and for our customers. There are incredible opportunities on your doorstep, and we want you to discover them all.

With 22 regional offices across the UK and operations in Spain, we bring our vision to life locally. Here, you’ll be given the tools to develop your skills and the freedom to explore new avenues. Share your ideas, experience a no‑blame culture, and shape your work around your life. Every single one of us plays a vital role in bringing to life incredible places and spaces, where anyone can thrive.

We believe in making a positive difference to our planet, as well as to people.

To provide engineering designs and support at all stages of the development process, from initial viability advice to design development, gaining technical consent and providing advice to all other departments and selected contractors during construction. Assess and appraise consultant designs for suitability and to ensure the designs are the most cost‑effective, compliant with legislation and practical. Commission and manage consultants, for civil and structural designs, ensuring all information is available and competent for use in tendering, production and in the procurement of technical consents.

Liaising with NHBC to ensure all appropriate standards pre‑construction have been met, and throughout the project ensuring all conditional items are concluded satisfactorily.

• Prepare viabilities: interpret geo‑technical reports and make recommendations; prepare initial site designs and constraint plans at an early stage; procure designs and quotes for new utility proposals; fully understand the CDM regulations and demonstrate a working knowledge.
• Resolve engineering issues as part of planning application: manage consultants in road, sewer, levels, cut and fill designs, satisfy planning while maintaining the most competitive and practical solution; coordinate external consultants to resolve any further engineering issues; coordinate statutory bodies such as Highway Authorities, Water Companies & Environment Agency to resolve any engineering issues; work with the project team to add value and secure the best planning consent and engineering solution for the company.
• Ensure compliance with building regulations and NHBC standards: manage consultants in the preparation of foundations and plot drainage; monitor and resolve any CML issues during the construction phase to ensure timely completion of plots.
• Ensure all information is available for concept meeting / pre‑tender / pre‑start / site start: ensure all engineering drawings and details are available and checked in advance of start on site; procure technical approval for highways / sewerage / land drainage / utilities / foul and surface water drainage; procure and manage utilities at all key stages; ensure deed plans and setting‑out drawings for all plots are available;
  
  input into LEADR / Site Specific Environmental Action Plans / CDM / Health and Safety / Environmental issues; prepare and supply tender documentation for specialist designs such as piled foundations / grouting / ground improvement and review designs prior to site start.

• Extensive experience in engineering issues gained within the house building industry such as roads and sewers, foundations, land drainage, utilities, etc.
• IT/computer literate.
• Engineering related qualification, degree or equivalent; a degree or higher education course ideally accredited by the Institution for Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or Institute of Chartered Engineers (ICE).
• Part of a successful engineering team.
• High level of proficiency in Auto Cad / PDS / Windes / Microdrainage.
• Ability to undertake civil engineering design in‑house and to manage and assess external designs.
• Thorough understanding of technical and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to interpret geotechnical and…