Civil Engineering Manager in Beaconsfield

At Shanly Homes, we do not just build houses; we create distinctive, high-specification homes designed for modern living.

As a privately owned, multi award-winning regional housebuilder, we take pride in delivering thoughtfully designed developments in some of the South East’s most sought-after locations.

We are looking for an experienced Civil Engineering Manager to join our Technical team and become our principal in-house civil engineering specialist.

This new position will strengthen our in-house engineering expertise and provide a broad scope across our developments, from land acquisition and planning through to construction and completion. You will play a key role in assessing new land opportunities, identifying and managing technical risks, influencing design solutions and ensuring developments are supported by practical, cost-effective and deliverable engineering solutions.

This role will suit someone who is a residential civil engineering specialist, with strong experience across new homes and a detailed technical understanding of drainage, highways, utilities, levels, earthworks and ground conditions, combined with a practical, commercially minded approach to finding effective engineering solutions.

Scope of the role

What you will be doing:

• Land acquisition: provide civil engineering input into potential land acquisitions, reviewing topography, existing infrastructure, utilities, flood risk, drainage, ground conditions and highways access
• Technical risk: support land bids through technical risk assessments, engineering advice and the preparation of relevant budgets
• Planning: work closely with the Land and Planning teams to develop planning strategies, influence site layouts and support planning applications, drainage capacity checks and negotiations relating to highways, drainage and infrastructure
• Engineering design: oversee the preparation of highway designs, drainage strategies, levels strategies, earthworks assessments, utility layouts and external works designs
• Consultant management: identify where external engineering expertise is required, agreeing appropriate scopes, fees and timescales and ensuring consultants deliver practical and commercially viable solutions
• Value engineering: identify opportunities to improve engineering solutions and reduce costs without compromising quality or deliverability
• Infrastructure and adoption: drive the production of design information required for Sectional Agreements and manage the engineering elements of the adoption process
• Construction support: work closely with the Construction teams to resolve engineering and infrastructure issues, review design changes and support the delivery of infrastructure and utilities
• Site inspections: undertake site inspections to review and sign off civil engineering and infrastructure works
• Verification: oversee the collation and production of engineering verification reports
• Continuous improvement: share expertise and promote best practice, helping to strengthen civil engineering capability across the Technical team

About you

We are a design-led and quality-driven business, so experience within residential development and a strong understanding of practical engineering solutions are essential.

• Degree, HNC or HND in Civil Engineering or a related discipline
• Proven experience in civil engineering within a residential housebuilding or development environment
• Strong experience in managing utility procurement
• Strong understanding of residential infrastructure design, highways, drainage, utilities and ground engineering
• Experience managing engineering consultants and external design teams
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify practical and commercially viable solutions
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities
• Confident working collaboratively with Land, Planning, Technical, Commercial and Construction teams
• A proactive approach to identifying technical risks and finding effective solutions
• An interest in industry developments, emerging technologies, legislation and best practice within residential development and infrastructure design

What we offer

• The security of a financially strong, privately owned business
• Competitive salary
• Discretionary annual and long-term bonus scheme
• Enhanced pension scheme via salary exchange
• Private medical cover (BUPA)
• Annual leave starting at 25 days, increasing to 30 days
• A comprehensive range of wellbeing benefits, including on-demand GP access, fitness classes, discounted gym membership, Employee Assistance Programme and cycle to work scheme
• Retail and lifestyle discount scheme
• A programme of regular company and team events throughout the year

If you’re a Civil Engineering professional who wants to play a key role in shaping developments from land acquisition through to construction, we’d love to hear from you.