Engineering Manager

Keepmoat is a fast growing top 10 UK house builder. We design and build quality homes, creating places where people want to live.

We also build great careers here at Keepmoat and we recognise that when our people grow, we do too. That is why we offer our employees competitive salaries and a fantastic benefits package including a competitive salary, generous annual leave allowance, a company car or car allowance and private healthcare, to name a few. More details of our benefits package can be found here.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Engineering Manager to join us in this key role within our Technical team, based from our Head Office at Lakeside, Doncaster. This role is to support our thriving Yorkshire East region, who have a robust and secure plan for future developments.

Reporting to the Technical Director the Engineering Manager is responsible for the general day to day management of the technical function to ensure it fully supports the needs, aspirations and targets in line with the 5-year plan set out by the business.

The main purpose of the role is to coordinate all design/utility information between external consultants/MU contractors and internal departments ensuring that all approvals/utility quotes are obtained in a timely manner and that high quality and correct information is issued to other departments.

The postholder will also be responsible for the setting, monitoring and delivery of targets, production of accurate and timely reports for the business and developing a high performing team. They will challenge others to drive performance improvement without damaging confidence levels or performance output.

We are looking for an established Engineering Manager who embodies our Keepmoat values;
passionate about the house building industry, they will work in a straightforward way, possessing strong organisational skills with a good commercial and contractual awareness. They will be creative with a keen eye for detail and ability to process technical information. They will be collaborative
, with excellent verbal and written communication skills and a strong negotiator with proven experience in gaining consent on complex technical approvals.

The successful candidate will have the following:

• Engineering related qualification, degree or equivalent.
• Degree or higher education course which is accredited by Institution for Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
• A high level of proficiency in relevant design and technical based software like AutoCAD.
• Worked within a Technical New build environment for a minimum of 2 years.

If this sounds like you, please apply now. As the above is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities, for more information including a full job description and person specification, please contact