Engineering Manager

Engineering ManagerBuckinghmashireUp to £85k plus packageOffice based role with site visitsWe are recruiting an Engineering Manager for a residential housebuilder. You ll be the business s lead civil engineering specialist, working with the land, planning, technical and construction teams from initial land appraisal through to construction and adoption. This role gives you the opportunity to influence whether the business pursues a site and how it develops it. You ll identify engineering risks before land bids are submitted, shape site layouts at planning stage and oversee the design of roads, drainage, utilities and wider infrastructure. What you ll be doing Assess potential land acquisitions, reviewing flood risk, drainage, ground conditions, levels, existing utilities and highways access. Prepare engineering budgets and risk assessments to support land bids. Work with land and planning teams to develop viable site layouts, check drainage capacity and help negotiate highways, drainage and infrastructure planning conditions. Appoint and manage external consultants, agreeing fees, scopes and programmes. Oversee highways, drainage, levels, earthworks, utilities and external works designs. Identify opportunities to reduce costs and improve buildability. Manage engineering information for statutory agreements and progress roads and drainage through to adoption. Support construction teams with infrastructure and utility delivery, resolve engineering issues on live sites, and ..... full job details .....