Utilities Coordinator

Job Title: Utilities Coordinator

Location: Edinburgh, EH48

Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as Utilities Coordinator and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.

Why Persimmon Homes?

We’re one of the UK’s largest and most established housebuilders — FTSE 100 listed, with 29 regional offices and thousands of quality homes built every year.

At Persimmon, we don’t just build homes — we build careers. When you join us as Utilities Coordinator you’ll benefit from:

• Competitive Salary
• Company Car/Car Allowance
• 5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
• Life Cover & Contributory Pension
• Health Care
• Bonus
• Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
• Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development

What is the role?

This is an exciting opportunity for a Utilities Co-Ordinator to join the Technical Team. This role reports to the Engineering Manager. The purpose of the role is to provide utility support and advice ensuring best value for the business.

 What you’ll do a Utilities Coordinator

• Liaise with statutory undertakers and utility providers including electricity, gas, water, telecommunications, and drainage companies.
• Obtain and review utility drawings, service records, and asset information to identify existing infrastructure constraints.
• Arrange utility surveys and ensure accurate identification of existing services on site.
• Track the progress of utility designs, quotations, and works to ensure they align with project delivery programmes.
• Identify potential clashes between utilities and proposed construction works and coordinate appropriate solutions with design teams and contractors.
• Obtain quotations from approved multi-utility providers for the design and installation of utility infrastructure.
• Issue tender enquiries to multi-utility contractors in accordance with company procurement procedures.
• Carry out tender analysis of utility quotations, reviewing cost, programme, scope, and technical compliance to ensure value for money and suitability for the project.
• Prepare tender comparison reports and recommendations to support internal approvals and the Authority to Proceed (ATP) process. 
• Coordinate with commercial, procurement, and project teams to ensure utility packages are procured and approved in line with company governance procedures.
• Attend project meetings and coordinate with contractors, engineers, and consultants regarding utility requirements and progress.

What experience do I need?

• Previous experience co-ordinating utilities within construction projects and possess an understanding of how scheme costs and asset values are built up in preparing information for quotes.
• Knowledge of utility connection processes.
• Ability to identify issues at the pre-development stage and then to review and challenge costs of utility offers to ensure they are fit for purpose and to minimise exposure to contract variations.
• Experience of preparing quotes for large scale housing developments, diversionary works, off-site reinforcement, easements and dealing with DNO’s and GT’s would be advantageous.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and utility plans.
• Strong organisational, coordination, and planning skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and project management tools.