Civil Engineering Manager (Drainage)

Civil Engineering Manager (Drainage)

Wrexham

£60,000 – £65,000 + Car Allowance + Private Medical Insurance + Company Benefits

Are you an Engineering Manager or Civil Engineer with a background in civil engineering and drainage, particularly within residential construction, looking to play a key role in the early development and technical delivery of major housing projects across North Wales and the Northwest?

Do you want to join a growing residential developer where you will take ownership of site viability, drainage strategy and engineering coordination, working closely with consultants, housing associations and statutory bodies from initial site identification through to construction issue?

On offer is the opportunity to join a well-established and expanding construction company where you will oversee civil engineering activities across multiple developments. You will play a pivotal role in evaluating potential sites, managing site investigations and coordinating drainage and infrastructure design to ensure projects are technically sound and commercially viable.

In this role, the successful Engineering Manager or similar will primarily work on both greenfield and brownfield sites, identifying site constraints and managing investigations to determine development feasibility. You will liaise with statutory authorities, oversee ground investigations, review site reports and manage civil engineering consultants through the design stages. You will also act as a key point of contact for housing association clients and support planning applications, drainage strategies and the technical discharge of conditions.

The ideal candidate will have experience within civil engineering. You will understand site investigations, drainage, SuDS, highways adoption and flood risk. Experience managing consultants and familiarity with AutoCAD and project management software are essential.

The role will be based from the Wrexham head office with occasional travel to project sites across North Wales and Northwest England.

The Role:
* Assessing greenfield and brownfield sites, identifying constraints and development viability
* Managing ground investigations and reviewing site investigation reports
* Liaising with statutory authorities, consultants and housing association clients
* Managing civil engineering design consultants through to construction issue

The Person:
* Background in Civil Engineering or similar
* Experience with civil engineering design
* Knowledge of highways adoption, drainage agreements and SuDS

Reference Number: BBBH24199HT3

Keywords: Greenfield, Brownfield, Civils, Civil Engineering, Engineering Manager, SuDS, Drainage, Residential Construction, Flood Risk, Highways, Wrexham, AutoCAD

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