Technical Manager

Job Title: Technical Manager / Environmental Manager Enabling & Civil Works (Residential)

Location: Office Luton - regional role across Home Counties

Salary: £70,000 to £75,000 + package

Job Type: Permanent, full-time

Sector: Residential enabling works and civils

Overview

A well-established construction business delivering residential-led enabling and civil engineering packages is seeking a Technical Manager to provide senior technical leadership and environmental oversight across projects in the southern half of the UK. Works typically include bulk earthworks, remediation, demolition, and asbestos-related activities.

This is a regional role supporting operational teams across multiple live sites, ensuring environmental compliance, robust controls, and consistent reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical leadership and assurance for environmental and sustainability compliance across enabling and civils projects.
• Oversee compliance with planning conditions, environmental permits, consents, and regulatory requirements, intervening where elevated risk or non-compliance is identified.
• Set, review, and approve environmental management strategies, monitoring regimes, and site-based control measures aligned to company standards and regulatory expectations.
• Lead the preparation and review of environmental reports, monitoring outputs, and performance summaries, including periodic reporting where required.
• Embed environmental best practice into construction methodologies, including temporary works, materials management, waste control, and remediation activities.
• Act as the senior technical point of contact for regulators, clients, consultants, and stakeholders, leading engagement on complex or high-risk matters.
• Provide technical input into method statements, risk assessments, and sequencing to identify and mitigate environmental risks early.
• Support continuous improvement of environmental systems, procedures, and training aligned with ISO 14001 and wider business objectives.
• Mentor and support site/project teams, promoting a culture of compliant delivery and continual improvement.
• Contribute to tender reviews, pre-construction planning, and project start-up by identifying constraints, opportunities, and risk-reduction measures.

Candidate Profile

• Strong technical background within enabling works / civils (ideally residential-led or major projects).
• Proven experience managing environmental compliance across complex construction activities (earthworks, remediation, demolition).
• Confident advising delivery teams and engaging with regulators and external stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of planning conditions, permits/consents, and site-based environmental controls.
• Familiarity with environmental management systems aligned to ISO 14001.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across the region.

Package

• £70,000 to £75,000 base salary plus package.
• Regional senior role with autonomy and influence across multiple projects.