The Development Team is a well-established and high performing discipline within the Planning and Development business unit which includes over 800 colleagues focused on project delivery through the whole project life cycle, from initial land acquisition, planning support and design, through to scheme implementation.
You can expect to work across both public/private sector land promoters and house builders, developers, signature architects, Government, and local authorities. Some of the multi-disciplinary services we provide that you will help deliver include Civil engineering, highways design and earthworks strategies, Utilities, energy planning and coordination, Drainage, flood risk and SuDS & Site appraisal, due diligence, and strategic planning advice.
What’s on offer
- Hybrid / Flexible working
- Personal development plan with x2 reviews per year
- ICE Chartership support with inhouse mentors
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
- Perk plan incentives
- Travel loan
The role
- Contributing to concept studies/strategies/drawing packages, leading to planning applications, technical approval submissions and construction issue.
- Contributing to all types of Development projects across all sectors and clients.
- Being active on several varied projects at any given time.
- Involvement in client engagement, stakeholder management, design team liaison (both internal and with other external).
- Being responsible for ensuring your tasks are delivered to budget, programme, technical standards and legal requirements.
What you need to succeed
- Knowledge of highway design, drainage strategy and design, flood risk assessment and management, utility design and planning as well as knowledge of the Development Industry.
- The ability to produce with supervision infrastructure masterplans, site appraisals, technical reports, design calculations and construction drawings.
- Knowledge of the relevant design codes such as Water UK Sewerage Sector Guidance, Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, Manual for Streets, Local Authority Design Guidance and are well versed in the preparation of drawings for contract documentation and technical approvals.
- The ability to use relevant software including Info Drainage, Micro Drainage, AutoCAD, Civil 3D and/or PDS.
- Experience of liaison with clients, co-professionals and design teams, and competence in liaising with highway, water, statutory and local authorities to negotiate the necessary outline and detailed technical approvals and statutory agreements typically relating to development projects.
- Awareness of the relevant legal processes, planning, design, design software, technical consents process, adoption and contract procedures for the provision of sewers, SuDS, highways and utilities to new developments and regeneration projects and how if, applied effectively, these skills combine to add value to a client’s development proposal.