Environments and Release Manager

National House Building Council; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days leave + bank holidays

Enhanced pension scheme (up to 10.5%)

Life assurance

Subsidised private medical insurance

Employee discounts platform

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

NHBC is hiring an Environments and Release Manager to own multi-environment estate management across Salesforce, Oracle and other platforms. You will lead end-to-end release processes, drive automation, enable secure deployments and collaborate with DevOps and delivery teams to ensure stable live operation.

You’ll shape environment and release practices as the function grows and may take on line management responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Extensive release and environment management across complex estates.
• Hands-on Salesforce releases, metadata and sandboxes experience.
• Strong CI/CD and deployment automation knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Own development, test, staging and production environments across platforms.
• Lead end-to-end release management with safe, controlled delivery.
• Improve release standards, processes and ways of working.
• Manage release calendar, dependencies and risks to protect stability.
• Own CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation for faster, reliable deployments.
• Collaborate with DevOps and development teams on provisioning and automation.
• Chair readiness reviews and ensure change, release and incident processes are followed.
• Provide updates to stakeholders and guide delivery teams.
• Grow the team with coaching, mentoring and performance development.

Skills

Release management

Environment management

CI/CD

Stakeholder communication

Leadership

ITIL awareness

Education

ITIL certification (desirable)

Tools

Salesforce

Oracle

Git

GitHub

GitHub Actions

Job description

Job Role: Environments and Release Manager

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

Closing Date: 23rd September 2026

Job summary

We’re looking for an experienced Environments and Release Manager to take ownership of NHBC’s development, test, staging and production environments and lead our end-to-end release management process. You’ll play a key role in ensuring changes are delivered into live operation in a controlled, secure and repeatable way, while driving improvements to deployment automation, CI/CD and overall service stability. Working across platforms including Salesforce and Oracle, you’ll collaborate closely with DevOps, development and delivery teams to support the safe delivery of strategic change and help shape our environment and release management approach as the function continues to grow.

What you’ll be doing

• Own and manage NHBC’s development, test, staging and production environments across a complex application estate, including Salesforce and Oracle.
• Lead the end-to-end release management process, ensuring releases are planned, controlled and delivered safely and effectively.
• Develop and continuously improve release management standards, processes and ways of working.
• Manage the release calendar, dependencies, conflicts and risks to protect service stability and operational resilience.
• Own and improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation to increase the speed, quality and repeatability of deployments.
• Work closely with DevOps and development teams on deployment, environment provisioning and automation.
• Chair release readiness and go/no-go reviews and ensure appropriate change, release and incident management processes are followed.
• Provide technical guidance, clear progress updates and effective stakeholder communication across delivery teams.
• As the team grows, take on line management responsibilities including coaching, mentoring and performance development.

What we’re looking for

• Strong, current experience in release and environment management across complex, multi-platform application estates.
• Hands-on experience managing Salesforce releases, including metadata, sandboxes, environment promotion and Salesforce release tooling.
• Experience working with Oracle and web-based technologies within development, test, staging and production environments.
• Strong experience with Git, GitHub and GitHub Actions, including designing and managing CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience of configuration management, deployment control and environment promotion.
• Good understanding of change, release and incident management, ideally within an ITIL-aligned environment.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills, with excellent attention to detail and an understanding of release risk and service stability.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to coordinate effectively across technical and delivery teams.
• A natural leader who can motivate others, build strong relationships and bring enthusiasm for technology and continuous improvement.
• ITIL or relevant project management certification would be desirable.

What we offer

• 27 days annual leave + bank holidays
• enhanced pension scheme (up to 10.5%)
• life assurance
• subsidised private medical insurance
• employee discounts platform
• enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption leave and pay for all new parents

+ many more!

Who we are

At NHBC, we pride ourselves on being truly unique. No other organisation in our sector matches the range of services and scale we provide. As the market leader, we are recognised as the go-to for new home warranties and insurance. Our team is united by a core purpose: to raise the standards of house building and protect homeowners.

Why you should join us

As a modern, family-friendly employer, we’re in a phase of rapid growth, embracing technology, data and new ways of working. We’re seeking passionate, skilled and driven individuals to join us on this exciting journey.

Once onboard, you’ll have access to fantastic opportunities for personal and career growth. You’ll receive thorough training, continuous development and the chance to earn recognised qualifications and professional memberships to support your journey.

We support flexible working and encourage our colleagues to find a balance that suits them. While we may not be able to accommodate every request, we’re always happy to have a conversation about flexible working arrangements.

Our inclusive culture

We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive culture where everyone feels empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. We firmly believe in the right of all our employees and customers to be treated fairly, with dignity and respect, and free from discrimination. Our active employee networks support colleagues and their allies, providing safe spaces for open conversations and idea-sharing.

We are a Disability Confident organisation committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. Our first step is to review applications to ensure candidates meet the essential criteria for the role. We assess skills, experience, and potential objectively, and provide support or reasonable adjustments where needed. Candidates who meet the criteria will progress to the next stage.

Why NHBC

Work for the UK’s leading independent provider of warranty and insurance for new-built homes.

We have a range of job opportunities across the UK, including field and home-based roles within corporate, business operations and field tech. We welcome experienced professionals and those new to the world of work such as trainees, and with our flexible working approach we are open to helping you find a role that works for you.

Why work for NHBC

NHBC colleagues have access to a wide range of additional benefits and we ensure our packages are attractive to current and potential employees.

Bonus

We offer a yearly performance based bonus to all employees based on a percentage of salary.

27 days holiday + bank holidays with the opportunity to purchase extra days.

Enhanced leave and pay

We offer equalised maternity, paternity, adoption leave and pay for all new parents.

We recognise the valuable contribution that our colleagues make, benchmarking our salaries, against the wider market to ensure our packages are attractive.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Our Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) strategy is focused on providing a shared direction and commitment for the organisation to respect and value our diverse workforce and continue to build a more inclusive workplace. We aim to attract and retain a workforce that represents the communities in which we work.