Career-Bridge Recruitment are working with a thriving private award-winning house developer who are based in Exeter who are looking for a Pre-Development Engineer to join their team in Exeter. The successful candidate Work with the land, planning and commercial team in the pre-development stages of new projects in the South West.
This will be working a 37.5 hour working week, with great work life balance, If you are a driven, experienced professional looking to make an impact in a dynamic and expanding company, we’d love to hear from you!
Duties
- Collaborate with land, planning, and commercial teams in the pre-development phase of new projects, providing technical insights and recommendations
- Review and interpret geotechnical reports, drainage and highways design, and have an awareness of structural engineering fundamentals
- Understand and apply sewer requisitions (S98) as needed for project requirements
- Analyse technical information to compile thorough reports for land bids and acquisition packages
- Develop constraints plans to guide effective site layout designs
- Create preliminary drainage strategies in coordination with external consultants
- Manage and coordinate external consultants from bid through planning and site working drawing stages
- Conduct reviews of road, sewer, and external work designs to optimize buildability, cost efficiency, and value engineering
- Assess engineering details (e.g., levels, cut and fill) to achieve the most cost-effective design and minimise material handling
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of utility constraints to inform planning around diversions, supply requirements, and associated costs
- Coordinate utility supply/diversion requests, obtaining quotes and managing designs
- Attend planning, pre-tender, and pre-start meetings to represent engineering requirements
- Support the Land and Planning teams by arranging and facilitating pre-commencement surveys to ensure timely site starts
- Contribute to the development and management of pre-development programs to ensure project milestones are met
You will need
- Construction/engineering related further education
- Construction/engineering related HNC/HND/Degree
- Ability to prioritise tasks to meet changing business needs, proactive and able to demonstrate
- strong problem-solving abilities.
- Great IT skills (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
In Return
- Competitive salary £50,000 – £60,000
- Annual Bonus Scheme
- Car allowance
- 24 days holiday (increasing by 1 day after 2 years of continuous service up to a maximum of 28 days)
- Pension scheme
