Fawkes & Reece
Design Engineer
Warrington
£40k – £55k/yr
Posted about 14 hours ago
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An established Housing Contractor have an exciting opportunity for a Design Engineer with a strong focus on civil engineering design to join their Design & Technical team.
As a Design Engineer you will be involved with Demolition, Remediation and Enabling works on new build housing developments. Duties and responsibilities:
- Carry out initial drainage and infrastructure feasibility designs to support land appraisals and cost planning.
- Prepare early stage road and sewer layouts for site feasibility and value engineering purposes.
- Assess site constraints and provide technical input during the land acquisition process.
- Liaise with Technical, Land and Planning teams to inform site layouts from a drainage and levels perspective.
- Instruct and manage external consulting engineers to undertake detailed road, sewer, and levels design.
- Review and coordinate S104, S38, and S278 technical submissions prepared by consultants.
- Manage and monitor progress of technical approvals from water authorities, highways departments, and lead local flood authorities.
- Act as the internal technical lead for drainage and infrastructure delivery across multiple live and proposed sites.
- Ensure consultant designs are buildable, cost efficient, and comply with relevant standards and regulations.
- Provide clear technical briefs and feedback to consultants to achieve timely approvals.
- Monitor and manage consultants' performance, budgets, and deliverables against project timelines.
- Liaise with utility providers and statutory consultees as part of the infrastructure design process.
- Prepare and present technical information to internal teams and directors.
- Assist in resolving on-site technical issues in collaboration with the construction team.
- Maintain accurate records of design iterations, approvals, and technical correspondence.
- Attend site and design team meetings as necessary to track progress and align stakeholders.
- Support procurement and commercial teams by providing infrastructure input into tender documents.
- Keep up to date with changes in design standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
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- Demonstrable successful track record in Road & Sewer Design, liaising with consultants, statutory bodies and subcontractors.
- Possess a good all round knowledge of site development procedures and the road and sewer adoption process.
- Extensive experience of working with contractors and knowledge of construction of roads, sewers and foundations for residential developments.
- Experienced in the use of Microsoft office, AutoCAD and MicroDrainage. Experience using one or more of the following design packages: PDS, Civil 3D, or Site3D is essential.
- Strong communication, listening and presentation skills with the ability to build effective working relationships both internally and externally
- Ability to thrive under pressure in a fast-paced environment
The company are offering a comprehensive package including a competitive salary (dependant on experience), car allowance, company bonus, pension, healthcare, and life insurance.
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Skills
Road Design
Sewer Design
Civil Engineering
Drainage Design
AutoCAD
MicroDrainage
PDS
Civil 3D
Site3D
Communication
Technical Briefing
Project Management
Value Engineering
Construction Knowledge
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