Major Projects Engineer

Salary: £58,000 to £60,600 + up to 10% bonus per annum.

Working Location: Remote / Flexible working (Travel to London Office per business needs), The Option for Hybrid working qualifies for additional Inner London £7,500 regional allowance

Closing Date: 31st January 2025.

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent.

Join us as a Major Projects Engineer in London, where you'll be part of a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team working on some of the most exciting and high-profile construction projects in the city.

If you’re passionate about engineering and eager to contribute to the future of London’s skyline, we encourage you to apply and be part of a positive and supportive team environment where your skills and expertise are truly valued.

What we offer:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and a holiday purchase scheme
• Up to £7,500 Regional allowance working on a hybrid basis in the London office
• Generous pension scheme, with an employer contribution of up to 10.5%
• Life Assurance (x4 salary)
• Subsidised private medical insurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee discounts platform, including gym discounts
• 24/7 employee assistance programme supporting your mental wellbeing
• 2 days volunteer leave
• Equalised maternity, paternity, adoption leave and pay for all new parents
• Payroll Giving, this allows you to make donations to your chosen charity through monthly pay deductions

What you’ll be doing

As a key member of our multi-disciplinary professional team, you will lead the engineering assessment of technical risks, utilising your expert knowledge of NHBC Standards, Building Regulations, and relevant codes and standards. Your focus will be on complex, high-risk, and high-value new build and conversion projects in London, with potential involvement in other major urban areas as needed.

In addition to your technical responsibilities, you will assist in managing the Major Projects team, providing critical management information, and supporting the broader team objectives. You will also play a vital role in promoting NHBC’s business goals, managing customer relationships, and contributing to the acquisition and retention of major customers and large, complex projects.

Lead the engineering assessment of NHBCs technical risks

• Lead the engineering assessment of structural, geotechnical and land quality aspects of complex, high risk and high value new build and conversion projects. Manage the input of other NHBC engineering specialists. Engage, influence and negotiate with developers and their design teams at the proposal stage to provide expert knowledge, and professional and technical advice on NHBC Standards, Building Regulations and codes and standards in order to guide them towards compliant solutions that present an acceptable technical risk to NHBC.

Deliver an efficient and effective service

• Manage own workload and tasks referred to other specialists in accordance with SOPs and to achieve SLAs.

Assist in the management of the Major Project teams

• Deputise for the Senior Major Projects Manager as and when required.
• Assist with the preparation of management reports and staff development including training, coaching and mentoring as required.

Promote NHBC’s business objectives and manage customer relationships

• Provide guidance to builders, their consultants and NHBC on Building Regulation, Engineering & NHBC Standards and claims as appropriate.
• Proactively resolve customer complaints & manage conflict and disagreement by effective and appropriate escalation.

The ideal candidate will have

• Extensive relevant design experience in the buildings sector.
• Proven ability to make pragmatic and value decisions on compliance with Building Regulations and NHBC standards.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written with appropriate interpersonal and presentational skills.
• IT literate with the ability to use a range of software programs.
• Able to work with minimum of supervision in line with established policies and procedures.
• Thorough knowledge of ground conditions and ground investigation techniques with regard to building structures.
• Thorough knowledge of environmental issues and relevant standards and legislation.
• Advanced knowledge of NHBC standards.
• Advanced knowledge of NHBC SOPS relevant to Engineering.
• A dedicated Team player, with a positive attitude and wanting to make a difference

Education and Qualifications

• Chartered membership of an appropriate professional institution e.g. ICE, BEng (Building), IStructE and others considered.
• Degree related to Building, Construction or Engineering would be of an advantage or equivalent qualification.
• Extensive Engineering experience across a mixture of building types.
• Full driving licence.

Why you should join us

At NHBC we are proud to be unique. No other organisation in our sector combines the variety of services and scale that we offer. As the market leader, our name is synonymous with new home warranty and insurance. Our people are driven by our core purpose to raise standards in housebuilding and protect homeowners.

We are a modern, lifestyle and family friendly employer who are in a period of rapid growth, investing in technology, data and new ways of working. We need passionate, talented and driven people to join us on this journey.

We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly. We don’t promise we can offer you exactly what you want, but we are always happy to talk flexible working.

Your future with us

We have lots of fantastic examples across our business of people who are building their career with us. We are huge advocates of internal mobility and work hard to retain our best talent. We offer exceptional personal development and career progression opportunities. If you’re ambitious, driven and hard-working you will succeed with us. We’ll support you with full training, ongoing development, and the opportunity to gain recognised qualifications and professional memberships.

Our inclusive culture

We are committed to creating an inclusive culture that encourages everyone to bring their true selves to work. We fundamentally believe in the rights of all our employees and customers to be treated fairly, with dignity and respect, free from discrimination. We have active employee networks that support our colleagues and their allies, creating safe spaces for open conversations and the sharing of ideas.

If you need any adjustments or additional support with your application, please let us know at Recruitment@nhbc.co.uk