Location: South West region
Reports to: Technical Manager
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Wain Group is one of the UK’s largest private development companies. We are made up of Wain Homes, the housebuilder, and Wain Estates, the strategic land company. Wain Homes builds approximately 1,200 homes a year from its three regional offices in Warrington, Bristol, and Exeter. It has ambitions to increase this to 1,600 homes over the next five years. Wain Estates operates nationally from Warrington. It is currently promoting 3,780 acres across the country, with the potential to deliver 15,000 new homes and 3.2m sqft of commercial space.
Since 1972 when Bill Ainscough founded William Ainscough developments, to 2022 when we reached our 50th Anniversary as Wain Group, our people have always been the most important element of our business.
Our Values and Culture are at our heart and centre on our most valued assets – our people and our customers. We ensure our people know it by putting both their wellbeing and their careers first every day. Everyone counts in our culture, and we are always looking for new ways and new people to share it with.
Due to continued expansion, we are recruiting for a Pre-Development Engineer. Reporting to the Technical Manager, the successful applicant will be able to demonstrate a pro-active approach to the key responsibilities below:
• Work with the land, planning and commercial team in the pre-development stages of new projects.
• The candidate will ideally have experience of geotechnical reports and requirements, drainage and highways design and have awareness of structural engineering.
• Understanding and application of sewer requisitions (S98).
• Review technical information and pull together technical reports to enable comprehensive land bids and acquisition packs.
• Produce constraints plans to enable site layouts to be effectively designed.
• Produce initial drainage strategy in consultation with external consultants.
• Manage external consultants across design stages from bid, planning to site working drawings.
• Review roads and sewers and external works designs to value engineer with a focus on buildability and best value.
• Competent in reviewing engineering information (levels/cut and fill etc) to ensure minimal cart away/import and most cost-effective design is achieved.
• Have a strong understanding of utilities and their constraints to ensure the relevant diversions, supplies and costs are understood prior to land/planning bids.
• Application of utility supply’s/diversion quotes and designs.
• Attend planning, pre-tender and pre-start meetings as required.
• Assist the Land and Planning department in facilitating any pro commencement works/surveys to ensure site start dates are met.
• Contribute towards the creation and management pre development programs.
Desirable skills and qualifications:
• Construction/engineering related further education.
• Construction/engineering related HNC/HND/Degree.
• Excellent organisational and administration skills.
• Ability to self-motivate and work on one’s own initiative as well as part of a team.
• Ability to prioritise tasks to meet changing business needs, proactive and able to demonstrate strong problem-solving abilities.
• Reliable with a proactive, personable, hands on and positive approach.
• Have requisite IT skills (Word, Excel, and Outlook).
• Full driving licence.
The benefit package for this role includes:
• Competitive Salary
• Car allowance and option to join the Hybrid & Electric Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme
• Annual Bonus Scheme
• 24 days holiday (increasing by 1 day after 2 years of continuous service up to a maximum of 28 days)
• Perks Employee Discount Scheme
• Pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Annual Volunteering Day
To apply to become part of our dynamic team, please submit your CV and a covering letter outlining your relevant experience to careers@wainhomes.co.uk
Please note that we may close the recruitment process and remove this advertisement once we have received sufficient applications and suitable candidates
Inclusion and Diversity are paramount to us here at Wain Homes. All our applicants and colleagues are treated fairly and respectfully, regardless of any protected characteristic/s. If you require assistance with regards to reasonable adjustments during your application process with us, please do not hesitate to contact us - we are always happy to help.