Technical Manager

Technical Manager with a Civil Engineering bias invited to join a PLC house builder in the West Midlands and look after a team of Architectural Technicians, Coordinators and Civil Engineers in the day to day running of new build residential developments.

Client Details

Top 10 PLC Developer building homes predominantly for first and second time buyers.

Description

• Manage a team of Architectural and Civil Engineering professionals
• Procure and review technical information from all consultants through various stages of the development cycle, right from land viability studies, through planning, build and adoptions.
• Support in the professional and personal development of your direct reports.
• Determine and agree obligations under section 38, 278, 104 and 106, as well as all other statutory bodies, including building regulations and NHBC requirements.
• Make site inspections and support construction throughout the build process.
• Attend meetings as required to procure planning permissions, whether internal, with L.A., consultants or at committee.

Profile

• Must have demonstrable experience working on volume residential developments, ideally in a developer.
• Knowledge of Civil Engineering design principles, including levels/elevations, ground retention, Drainage systems and solutions, utilities, foundations etc.
• Up-to-date knowledge of Statutory regulations including Building regulations, NHBC/LABC/Premier Guarantee requirements etc.
• Experience of managing and motivating a team to achieve targets, maintaining quality of information throughout.
• Driving licence.
• Sense of humour - rain or shine!