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Design Engineer

Job Description

Established in 2015, Owl Homes is an ambitious, privately owned Tamworth based, mixed tenure housing developer looking to grow to a 600-unit business over the next 5 years.

As part of our continued expansion, we currently have an opportunity for a ‘Dynamic and Driven’ Design Engineer to join our in-house technical team. The successful candidate must have a proven track record of managing multiple schemes from a civil and structural engineering perspective, delivering housing developments within the Midlands area. Duties include appointing and managing external consultants, commissioning surveys and developer enquiries, preparing engineering strategies for pre and post land acquisition, value engineering and ensuring compliance with standards and regulations.

How to apply

To apply for this role, please get in contact with Jason Bennett by emailing Jason.Bennett@owlhomes.co.uk or calling on 01827 317 790

Health and Safety Manager

Job Description

As part of our continued expansion, we are looking to appoint a Health and Safety Manager to join our team based in our Tamworth office.

The successful candidate will need to have a positive approach to health and safety and support the team, who are driven by quality, not only in what we build, but also in our approach to health and safety culture. You must also have a minimum of 5 years’ experience working within the house-building industry.

An essential requirement is to help ensure the foundation for health and safety is firmly embedded within the company. The ideal candidate will be happy to commute to sites within a 50 to 60mile radius of Tamworth and be a reliable and innovative Health and Safety professional. You will be encouraged to bring new ideas and improve safety culture within the company. You must hold a NEBOSH certificate or NCRQ equivalent and continue to gain further qualifications and professional development through the working environment.

The role will require the following:

• Knowledge of setting up construction phase plans.
• Provide support during the Pre-construction phase of developments and preparing the pre-construction information to support tenders.
• Supporting the site teams, providing guidance, coaching and audit.
• Accident and incident investigations.
• Site inspections, reviews, identification of risks and providing risk reduction strategies.
• Reviews and updates of SHE policies and procedures.
• Management of SHE alerts/bulletins.
• Working with all site teams / office teams to ensure implementation and compliance with our SHE management systems, policies and procedures.
• Update the Senior Management Team on all SHE issues and remedies.
• Carry out RAMS evaluations.
• Attend site Sub-Contract safety meetings.
• Chair safety committee meetings.
• Arrange all safety related training courses to keep self and the team fully versed and in accordance with legal requirements

This is an opportunity to join a growing and reputable housebuilder that operate in the private sector and housing association new build environments. We are striving to be a quality and safety driven company, building homes across the Midlands area and In return we offer a competitive salary and excellent package benefits.

How to apply

To apply for this role, please get in contact with Tony Jarvis by emailing Tony.Jarvis@owlhomes.co.uk or calling on 01827 317 790