Weekend Engineer in Perth

Job Description

Job Title: Senior EngineerLocation: Perth, PH1Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as a Senior Engineer and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.

Why Persimmon Homes?

We're one of the UK's largest and most established housebuilders — FTSE 100 listed, with 29 regional offices and thousands of quality homes built every year.

At Persimmon, we don't just build homes — we build careers. When you join us as a Senior Engineer, you'll benefit from: Competitive salaryCompany car/Car allowance5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfactionHealth CareLife Cover & Contributory PensionBonusEmployee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and moreCommitted to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your developmentWhat is the role?

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Technical team. This role typically reports to the Engineering Manager and / or the Technical Director.

The purpose of the role is to provide engineering design and technical support for the region and manage all external consultants of the Technical team in the production of drawings for the design of site developments whilst working to an internal brief from the Management Team.

What you'll do as a Senior EngineerManaging the site evaluation process and provide timely provision for economical and viable solutions to technical problems so the project remains within budget and the Build team can maintain the programmeRunning projects from initial site identification or from Planning Approval Stage you will procure the Technical package and co-ordinate/check and issue information which enables on time site commencementEstablish and enforce quality and standards in schemes to maintain the good image of the companyComply with responsibilities as defined in the Group's Health, Safety & Environment Policy and ensure compliance with the same throughout the team to promote safety in the way we build projectsEffective daily management of the consultant team to ensure the provision of required level of services in a pro-active and professional manner to enable the Build and Sales departments to fulfil their rolesCo-ordinate production information to a written programme to ensure company targets are met for a controlled and cost effective finish to the sites.

Ensure that on occasion when deputising for the Manager the team are allocated tasks, where quality of work will need to be verified to maintain it is completed to a good standard within company guidelinesGiven proven experience, the role will involve mentoring and training junior members of the team and developing their skills to a sufficient level where they can take on more responsibility and add value to the team.

To agree the delivery programme of design information in accordance with the business development and procurement programmes on time and in accordance with Company standardsWhat experience do I need?

Exceptional communication, organisation and time management skillsA civils, infrastructure, groundworks or possibly more general construction backgroundValid Managers CSCS Card is desirableSMSTS or SSSTSFirst Aid Certificate would be advantageousFull UK driving licence required