Civil Planning Engineer

GBR Recruitment Ltd are proudly working in exclusive partnership with a leading construction client (90% housing, 10% commercial & industrial projects) recruiting for a Civil engineering professional, hiring for an experienced Civil Planning Engineer to ensure every site development is technically ready for construction, delivered safely, compliantly & efficiently, enabling the business to build high-quality homes & other buildings OTIF & meeting the construction programme goals & within the set budget. This key role could suit someone working as a Civil Planning Engineer, Civil Infrastructure Engineer, Civil Engineer, Planning Engineer, Drainage Engineer, Civil Project Engineer or Pre-Construction Engineer with experience of carrying out the below listed duties. As the Civil Planning Engineer you will successfully provide civil engineering support for the Group’s development projects. Supporting site-based teams with technical queries & providing practical civil engineering solutions in a timely manner.

Duties

• Play a key role in all civil engineering schemes, ensuring they are delivered on programme, within the set budget & to the required quality standards, enabling successful project delivery across all developments.
• Ensuring all statutory approvals from highways, drainage & other adopting authorities are successfully negotiated & secured in line with project programmes, ensuring construction can proceed without avoidable delays.
• Ensuring civil engineering designs consistently meet all relevant legislation, technical standards & adopting authority requirements, reducing compliance risks & avoiding the need for redesign.
• Playing a key role in civil works project management for all of group build projects across residential, commercial & industrial schemes
• Engineering the correct specifications are in place in order to provide practical, buildable & cost-effective solutions that optimise value while maintaining quality, compliance & long-term performance.
• Ensuring external engineering consultants deliver coordinated, high-quality designs that meet project requirements, are issued on time & minimise site queries, delays & rework requirements.
• Ensure safe working practices are followed at all times in line with H&SE. Attributes:
• Experience working as a Civil Planning Engineer, Civil Infrastructure Engineer, Civil Engineer, Planning Engineer, Drainage Engineer, Civil Project Engineer or Pre-Construction Engineer or similar.
• Posses a HNC/HND in Civil Engineering, Construction or equivalent relevant hands on experience in a comparable role.
• Competency in AutoCAD & civil engineering/drainage design software
• Experienced in the design & technical approval of highways & drainage infrastructure, including S38, S278 & S104 legal agreements (in line with the Highways Act 1980). If you are working as a Civil Planning Engineer, Civil Infrastructure Engineer, Civil Engineer, Planning Engineer, Drainage Engineer, Civil Project Engineer or Pre-Construction Engineer, then do get in touch! This role is commutable from Leicester, Nottingham, Loughborough, Derby, Corby, Market Harborough, Newark & areas near to these. Interviews are to take place immediately with an ASAP start. If you want to develop your construction / civils career further with an employer of choice, then this is just the opening for you! Apply today