Senior Geo-Environmental Engineer

Build your career with us.... we have a superb opportunity for a Senior Geo-Environmental Engineer to join our Technical Operations Team.

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 build confidence in the construction quality of new homes.

Why you should join us

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 in different ways, including home, field-based, and hybrid working. We don't promise we can offer you exactly what you want, but we are always happy to talk flexible working.

What we offer:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and a holiday purchase scheme
• generous pension contributions up to 10.5%
• private medical insurance
• equalised maternity, paternity, adoption leave and pay for all new parents
• 24/7 employee assistance programme supporting your physical and mental wellbeing
• 2 days volunteer leave
• 10% bonus

What our people say

"I joined the NHBC 8 years ago as a Senior Geo-Environmental Engineer from local authority. From the moment I joined NHBC, the team, my line manager and department have been incredibly welcoming, open, honest and approachable. I feel genuinely valued as an employee and happy to be part of a growing and dynamic organisation at the forefront of standards in the housebuilding industry.

I have found that the skills and knowledge I have gained while working for NHBC are unparalleled due to the breadth and variety of projects we get involved in. Jonathan Cundall - Technical Operations Manager"

What you'll be doing

Joining a multi-discipline team of Structural Engineers, Surveyors, and Geo-Environmental Engineers, this role will see you take responsibility for assessing Building Regulations and warranty applications on a wide variety of residential and mixed-use schemes.

You will provide professional technical advice as well as support on the assessment of land affected by contamination for compliance with Building Regulations and warranty standards including resolving environmental aspects of any submissions. Negotiate with developers, builders, and their professional advisors to ensure proposals for land affected by contamination in relation to building control and warranty submissions, as well as on sites being assessed through the Land Quality service, are satisfactory to relevant regulations/NHBC standards. On contaminated land claims, agree brief with the client, undertake an investigation, report of findings, prepare solutions for remedial work schemes, issue tender information, assess costs and undertake site inspections.

What we are looking for:

• Have extensive relevant building/construction experience, preferably with substantial knowledge of the housing and commercial sector.
• Experience of forensic investigations associated with contamination, remediation, and validations.
• Good communication skills both verbal and written with appropriate interpersonal and presentational skills.
• Manage the warranty aspects by supporting inspection staff with the provision of expert advice, inspection of high risk/complex elements of building work and review of progress.
• Prepare technical reports for builders and/or professional advisors and check reports prepared by others.
• On claims, agree brief with client, undertake investigations, report on findings, prepare solutions for remedial work schemes, issue tender information, assess costs and undertake site inspections.
• Manage all aspects of assigned claims projects to ensure delivery of outputs is within specified timescales and budget.
• Ensure compliance with NHBC and HSE requirements for personal safety and that of others.
• Be able to travel to client sites as required, with a full UK driving licence.

Education and Qualifications

Have (able to demonstrate you are working towards) Chartered membership of an appropriate professional institution.

Construction/ Environmental Degree or equivalent qualification relevant to the opportunity.

Hiring Process After the closing date of 22nd August 2022, we will contact you regarding your application.

Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don't meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills, and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we'd love to hear from you.

Your future with us

We have lots of fantastic examples across our business of people who are building their careers 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 CPD, 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, and 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. We are a signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant and the Women in Finance Charter. NHBC Values

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