Technical Manager

Description

• Manage the accuracy of information supplied by all departments to ensure no discrepancies.
• Manage the delivery of surveys & reports required for the development and manage associated requirements from design to completion.
• Assist in production of Sales brochure, legal and sales handover meetings.
• Provide information for Housing Association contracts and attendance of progress meetings,
• Manage consultants to deliver the civil engineering designs including legal plans.
• Manage utility designs and initial mains laying onto site, ensuring legal agreements completed in timely manner.
• Undertake key aspects of the Principal Designer role as defined within the Construction Design & Management Regulation 2015.
• Resolve all technical related queries including conducting site visits as required.
• Prepare all drawings and documents for engineering and superstructure elements for tender, followed by the construction issue and sales handover.
• Attending and chairing Pre-Start Meetings and briefing all departments on matters related to the engineering and working drawings.
• Manage submission of designs and securing technical approvals for agreements such as S104, S38 and S278.
• Comply with the company Life of Site processes.
• Manage the process of obtaining consultant fee proposals and formal appointment documents in accordance with group procedures.
• Undertaking value engineering assessments and ensure buildability.
• Manage consultants to deliver the house type working drawing packs and liaise with key suppliers to provide ancillary drawing information for tender, construction and sales packs.
• Management of technical fees and services cost to complete.
• Following technical approval being granted, managing timely completion of legal agreements.
• Completion of all necessary Health, Safety & Environmental documents, in line with group policy.
• Submission of all information to building control and warranty providers and obtaining approval of same, obtaining SAP/HEM Assessments together with PEA’ and EPC’s, etc.
• Assist the Land, Planning & Development teams with advice during the land acquisition stage and assist in the information to discharge of planning conditions.
• Manage information and liaise with architects, civil and structural engineers and landscape architects, ensuring consistency between various designs.
• Obtaining and collating all ancillary specialist drawings including hot water supply, heating, kitchen, stair, lintels, p.c. ground floors, and precast upper floors.
• Manage street naming with local authority, complete plot list and distribute internally and externally of the business.
• To monitor and report technical & development fees including S106 obligations.

Requirements

• Ability to make decisions within authority.
• Be able to work effectively in a team
• Good level of IT literacy with experience of AutoCAD, Outlook, Excel & Word,
• Be able to design and interpret the designs and technical demands of others.
• Excellent organisation and time management with ability to multitask.
• Professional aptitude and appearance at all times.
• Good level of communication skills, with the necessity to liaise with internal staff and external bodies
• Proficient use of Auto Cad.
• Member of a professional body such as: ICE, CIAT, CIOB
• Able to work under pressure, and accept criticism of work
• Experienced in analysing problems and delivering solutions.
• Be practical and methodical with good analytical skills
• Full Current UK Driving License or equivalent
• Experience working within a technical role at a residential house builder or contractor
• Principal Designer and associated Health and Safety training/ qualifications.
• Proven ability in a Technical Coordinator/Manager role of delivering design for projects on time, to budget and quality standards with high customer satisfaction results
• Able to work as a team member.
• BTEC HND/HNC, Degree or similar in Design, Construction or Civil Engineering
• Use of Viewpoint drawing management system.
• Strong mathematical ability

Benefits

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

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance