Assistant Development Manager

Description

Lead and coordinate all architectural, engineering and technical aspects of the development process, from assisting with land acquisition and planning through to pre-start preparations and build commencement. The role is responsible for ensuring robust technical solutions and efficiencies are in place to support successful project delivery.

Working closely with all internal teams, the post-holder will also provide ongoing support during construction, proactively resolving technical and design issues as they arise to ensure smooth progression on site and effective handover to the build management team.

• Assisting the management of Residential Housing Development projects accordingly
• Assisting with risk within projects, ensure the risk register is regularly updated for review and that consultants incorporate risk assessment and CDM procedures in their designs
• Assisting the coordination of key information, reports, assessments/status updates, activity analysis and recommendations
• Coordinate the preparation of the Pretender Health and Safety Plan and temporary works design in line with Principal Designer duties
• Help prepare and maintain detailed individual project tracking schedules and regularly update & report to the relevant manager on progress against agreed development design delivery programs that meet the Company's project delivery requirements leading up to and including pre-tender handover to the Commercial Department
• Coordinate the communication and distribution of design drawings and specifications to the wider business as a matter of priority using the relevant document management procedures
• Ensure all technical files are maintained and are up to date in accordance with policy and procedures.
• Assisting the preparation and maintenance of project delivery, implementing ‘stop gate’ milestones and control programmes and maintain tracking documents for the monitoring of progress and for use in providing status reports to the Technical Director and business Senior Management Team
• Liaise with utilities providers in proactively obtaining design and cost proposals through to appointment and monitoring recording onsite works
• Coordinate and manage project meetings with consultants and other departments in a timely and efficient manner, ensuring all relevant action points are noted and recorded

Requirements

Our people are at the heart of what we do and in order for us to succeed in becoming the UK’s most customer-centric housebuilder, we are looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team.

• Excellent attention to detail
• Knowledge of technical process or requirements within housebuilding or similar
• Newly completed or working towards relevant qualification in either civil engineering or architectural design
• Experience or education that relates to technical within the built environment

Benefits

We have a new opportunity for an Assistant Development Manager to join a talented team working from our Bury St Edmunds office on a permanent basis. This role involves around 1 day travel to sites each week and 1 day per week flexible working.

• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Bonus Scheme
• 26 days holiday with additional bank holidays
• Holiday Buy Scheme

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance