Senior Technical Manager

Description

• Submission of all information to NHBC and obtaining approval of same, obtaining SAP Assessments together with PEA’ and EPC’s, and any other requirements.
• Where applicable obtaining Management Company quotations, reviewing, comparing, and providing the Planning, & Technical Directors with recommendation for appointments.
• Attending and chairing Pre-Start Meetings and briefing all departments on matters related to the engineering and working drawings.
• Management of technical fees and services cost to complete
• Assist the Land, Planning & Development teams with advice during the land acquisition stage and assist in the information to discharge of planning conditions.
• Resolve all technical related queries including conducting site visits and site progress meetings as required.
• Continued professional development and keeping up to date with changes within the industry
• Coordinate street naming with local authority, complete plot list and distribute internally and externally of the business.
• Assist in production of Sales brochure, legal and sales handover meetings.
• Ensure delivery of surveys & reports required for the development and manage associated requirements from design to completion.
• Undertaking value engineering assessments and ensure buildability is considered.
• Undertake the Principal Designer role as defined within the Construction Design & Management Regulation 2015 and completion of all necessary Health, Safety & Environmental documents, in line with Group Policy & procedures.
• Manage the process of obtaining consultant fee proposals and formal appointment documents in accordance with Group procedures.
• Obtaining and collating all ancillary specialist drawings including hot water supply, heating, kitchen, stair, lintels, p.c. ground floors, and precast upper floors.
• Prepare all drawings and documents for engineering and superstructure elements for tender, followed by the construction issue and sales handover.
• Ensure utility designs and initial mains laying onto site, ensuring legal agreements completed in timely manner.
• Provide information for Housing Association contracts and attendance of progress meetings.
• Manage consultants to deliver the civil engineering designs including legal plans and the house type working drawing packs.
• Ensure submission of designs and securing technical approvals for agreements such as S104, S38 & S278 followed by timely completion of legal agreements.
• To monitor and report technical & development fees including S106 obligations.
• Comply with Life of Site procedures.

Requirements

• Extensive experience working within a technical role at a residential house builder
• Strong mathematical ability
• Good level of IT literacy with experience of AutoCAD, Outlook, Excel & Word
• Proven ability in a Technical Manager role, delivering design for projects on time, to budget and quality standards with high customer satisfaction results
• Good level of communication skills, with the necessity to liaise with internal staff and external bodies
• Excellent organization and time management with ability to multitask
• Professional aptitude and appearance at all times
• Willing to work extra to meet deadlines as and when the business needs require it
• Principle Designer and associated Health and Safety training/ qualifications
• Be practical and methodical with good analytical skills
• Experienced in analysing problems and delivering solutions
• Be able to design and interpret the designs and technical demands of others
• Proficient use of Auto Cad
• Experience of people management and project leading
• Ability to make decisions within authority
• Member of professional body e.g. ICE, CIAT, CIOB, MCIAT
• Able to lead and work as a team member
• Be able to work effectively in a team-leader role
• Able to work under pressure, and accept criticism of work
• Use of Viewpoint drawing management system
• Commercially aware
• BTEC HND/HNC in Design, Construction or Civil Engineering

Benefits

• Company car, car allowance or travel allowance
• Employee rewards portal with many more benefits...
• Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
• Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary
• Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service
• Share save and share incentive schemes
• Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
• 2 Volunteering days per annum
• Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
• Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance