Design & Technical Manager - 8174

London and Quadrant Housing Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 69,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days annual leave

Excellent pension scheme

Non-contributory life assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Many more benefits

Job summary

London and Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) has a Design & Technical Manager role based at Beaulieu in Chelmsford, overseeing preconstruction and construction phases. You will manage information production for submissions and third-party approvals, reporting to a Senior Design & Technical Manager, and ensure on-time delivery in a fast-paced environment.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team, coordinate design for compliance, and maintain progress reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience of RC frame construction of mansion and tower block residential schemes.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen, including contract management skills.
• Knowledge and working experience of Asite for managing design information.
• Excellent problem solving, communication, analytical and presentation skills.
• Strong project co-ordination skills, with the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.
• Experience of unitised façade construction, BIM and CAD packages is an advantage.
• Degree level in a relevant discipline and/or working towards CIOB or RIBA is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage day-to-day activities of the design/technical team.
• Audit design for compliance and coordination from inception to completion.
• Manage information delivery against cost, quality and time targets.
• Oversee design production for trade packages from tender to record drawings.
• Collaborate with Land, Commercial and Construction teams to mitigate risk.
• Develop and influence relationships with consultants, contractors and stakeholders.
• Support budgets within the design/technical function and divisional plan.
• Lead reviews of allocated packages and ensure program requirements are met.
• Coordinate tender package information with the project team.

Skills

Project management

Financial & contract management

Communication

Multi-tasking

Team leadership

Education

Degree in relevant discipline

CIOB or RIBA in progress

Tools

Asite

MS Project

Asta

CAD packages

Job description

Title: Design & Technical Manager - preconstruction and construction phases, site office based in North Greenwich moving to Knights Road, Silvertown.

Contract Type: 12 Months Fixed Term Contract

Persona: Persona: Project located at Knights Road, Silvertown, London. Preconstruction and construction phase site office based in North Greenwich moving to Knights Road, Silvertown. Head office at West Ham Lane, subject to change as and when a dedicated project office is available.

Salary: Starting from 76,383 per annum dependent on experience

Reporting Office: West Ham Lane, Stratford, London.

Closing Date: 28 /09/2026

Interview Dates: TBC in person interviews

Benefits include:

• 24 days Annual Leave rising to 28 days with length of service + Bank Holidays
• excellent Pension scheme
• non-contributory life assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• many more...

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close this advert and interview earlier than stated.

L&Q reserves the right to not progress applications for candidates who have had one unsuccessful application/interview process with L&Q for the same or similar role in the previous 12 months

Join our Design & Technical Team at L&Q:

L&Q have a new opportunity for a Design & Technical Manager to work at Beaulieu in Chelmsford. This position requires a manager who is delivery and action focused, proactive and able to work independently, who can identify risks and deliver effective solutions to ensure on-time delivery in a fast-paced, demanding environment.

You will join an existing technical team reporting to a Senior Design and Technical Manager, taking full responsibility for allocated duties covering information production for a BSR Gateway 2 submission and tender & construction stage information production and third party approvals, typically covering RIBA Stages 4 & 5. The successful candidate will be expected to work independently to meet the program deadlines and provide accurate progress reporting, displaying the standard for excellent customer service in line with L&Q values.

Your impact in the role:

• Lead and manage your day-to-day activities, motivating the team and the wider consultant and subcontractor designers teams
• Lead and audit design for compliance and co-ordination from inception through to completion
• Manage information delivery against performance targets - cost, quality and time - and advise on build design through to project completion
• Manage the design production for trade packages from tender to record drawings, and manage the third-party approval process
• Work collaboratively with Land, Commercial and Construction/Site teams, supporting the team's due diligence process to mitigate risk
• Develop, maintain and influence relationships with consultants, contractors and other key external stakeholders
• Contribute towards the control of budgets within the design and technical function and support the divisional business plan
• Lead project team reviews of your allocated packages to provide consolidated comments and manage the process of addressing these to mee the program requirements
• Lead the collation of the tender package information with support from the multi discipline project team,
• Populating and maintaining trackers for your allocated tasks

What you'll bring:

• Experience of RC frame construction of mansion and tower block residential schemes
• Strong financial and commercial acumen, including contract management skills
• Knowledge and working experience of Asite for managing design information
• Excellent problem solving, communication, analytical and presentation skills
• Strong project co-ordination skills, with the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
• Strong experience of managing information production and mainlining associated management tools
• A high level of computer literacy, including good working knowledge of MS Project or Asta
• Experience of unitised façade construction, BIM and CAD packages is an advantage
• Degree level in a relevant discipline and/or working towards a professional qualification such as CIOB or RIBA is desirable

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email [e-mail]

About L&Q:

We're one of the UK's leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people's health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.

250,000 people call our properties 'home', and we're proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.

At L&Q, people are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values and behavioural framework , which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q.

L&Q strongly believe a diverse and inclusive workforce is important, and inclusion is part of our core values and everyday working practices. We make hiring decisions based on your experiences, skills and merits and we are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace.

At L&Q, sustainability is at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK's largest housing associations.

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