Senior Technical Manager | West Midlands | Brownfield Developer | £75k+P

Overview:

·        Comply with Life of Site procedures.

·        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.

·        Ensure delivery of surveys & reports required for the development and manage associated requirements from design to completion.

·        Manage the process of obtaining consultant fee proposals and formal appointment documents in accordance with Group procedures.

·        Manage consultants to deliver the civil engineering designs including legal plans and the house type working drawing packs.

·        Obtaining and collating all ancillary specialist drawings including hot water supply, heating, kitchen, stair, lintels, p.c. ground floors, and precast upper floors.

·        Undertaking value engineering assessments and ensure buildability is considered.

·        Ensure submission of designs and securing technical approvals for agreements such as S104, S38 & S278 followed by timely completion of legal agreements.

·        Ensure utility designs and initial mains laying onto site, ensuring legal agreements completed in timely manner.

·        Prepare all drawings and documents for engineering and superstructure elements for tender, followed by the construction issue and sales handover.

·        Coordinate street naming with local authority, complete plot list and distribute internally and externally of the business.

·        Where applicable obtaining Management Company quotations, reviewing, comparing, and providing the Planning, & Technical Directors with recommendation for appointments.

·        Assist in production of Sales brochure, legal and sales handover meetings.

·        Provide information for Housing Association contracts and attendance of progress meetings.

·        Submission of all information to NHBC and obtaining approval of same, obtaining SAP Assessments together with PEA’ and EPC’s, and any other requirements.

·        Attending and chairing Pre-Start Meetings and briefing all departments on matters related to the engineering and working drawings.

·        Assist the Land, Planning & Development teams with advice during the land acquisition stage and assist in the information to discharge of planning conditions.

·        To monitor and report technical & development fees including S106 obligations.

·        Resolve all technical related queries including conducting site visits and site progress meetings as required.

Person specification

·        Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality

·        BTEC HND/HNC in Design, Construction or Civil Engineering

·        Extensive experience working within a technical role at a residential house builder

·        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

·        Excellent organization and time management with ability to multitask

·        Commercially aware

·        Ability to make decisions within authority

·        Able to lead and work as a team member

·        Experienced in analysing problems and delivering solutions

·        Strong mathematical ability

·        Be able to design and interpret the designs and technical demands of others

·        Professional aptitude and appearance at all times

·        Strives for continuous improvement for the benefit of the company

·        Driven to achieve customer satisfaction

·        Able to work under pressure, and accept criticism of work

·        Be able to work effectively in a team-leader role

·        Good level of communication skills, with the necessity to liaise with internal staff and external bodies

·        Be practical and methodical with good analytical skills

·        Willing to work extra to meet deadlines as and when the business needs require it

Desirable…

·        Member of professional body e.g. ICE, CIAT, CIOB, MCIAT

·        Principle Designer and associated Health and Safety training/ qualifications

·        Use of Viewpoint drawing management system

·        Proficient use of Auto Cad

·        Management of technical fees and services cost to complete

·        Continued professional development and keeping up to date with changes within the industry

·        Experience of people management and project leading

In return

·        Up to £75000 +15% bonus

·        Company car, car allowance or travel allowance

·        Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees

·        Up to 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service

·        Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover

·        Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice

·        Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary

·        Share save and share incentive schemes