Head of Technical

Bromford; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Employer contributions up to 10%

Life assurance 4x salary

Employee Assistance Programme

Generous holiday and sick pay

Job summary

Bromford is seeking a Head of Technical to lead the regional technical, engineering and design teams, ensuring homes are safe, compliant, buildable and ready for delivery. You will influence developments from feasibility through handover, delivering thousands of affordable homes and thriving communities.

You will guide design governance, engineering assurance and risk management while collaborating with Construction, Commercial and Operations to support successful delivery across sites.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience within residential development, construction or infrastructure.
• Strong background in engineering-led housing delivery.
• Experience managing complex infrastructure, development or ground-risk challenges.
• Experience leading and developing technical or engineering teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• A degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Architecture or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead the region's technical function, providing governance and assurance for safe, high-quality homes.
• Lead and develop regional technical and engineering teams across multiple developments.
• Drive design governance, quality standards and engineering assurance.
• Oversee due diligence, feasibility assessments and engineering risk management.
• Secure statutory approvals and maintain regulatory compliance.
• Ensure designs are coordinated, practical and construction-ready.
• Collaborate with Construction, Commercial and Operations to support delivery.
• Foster accountability, continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Skills

Senior leadership

Engineering leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Collaborative leadership

Education

Civil/Structural Engineering or Architecture degree

Job description

Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contractual base: Wolverhampton or Lichfield
Operational requirement: Regular travel across development sites and regional offices
Additional requirements: Full UK driving licence
Closing date: Sunday 4 October 2026

Shape the future of affordable housing delivery

Thousands of customers will live in the homes your team helps bring to life.

As our Head of Technical, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring our homes are safe, compliant, buildable and ready for successful delivery. Leading regional technical, engineering and design teams, you'll influence developments from early feasibility through to handover, helping us deliver thousands of high-quality affordable homes and creating communities where people can thrive.

This is an opportunity to lead at scale, driving technical excellence, managing complex challenges and ensuring we continue to deliver homes that make a lasting difference to our customers.

What You'll Be Doing

You'll lead the region's technical function, providing the expertise, governance and assurance needed to deliver high-quality homes safely and successfully.

Key Areas Of Focus Include

• Leading and developing regional technical and engineering teams
• Acting as the region's engineering and design authority across multiple developments
• Driving design governance, quality standards and engineering assurance
• Managing due diligence, feasibility assessments and engineering risk
• Securing statutory approvals and maintaining compliance
• Ensuring designs are coordinated, practical and construction-ready
• Working collaboratively with Construction, Commercial and Operations teams to support successful delivery
• Embedding a culture of accountability, continuous improvement and operational excellence

What We're Looking For

We're looking for an experienced technical leader who can combine engineering expertise with strategic thinking, sound judgement and collaborative leadership.

You'll Bring

• Senior leadership experience within residential development, construction or infrastructure
• A strong background in engineering-led housing delivery
• Experience managing complex infrastructure, development or ground-risk challenges
• Experience leading and developing technical or engineering teams
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• A degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Architecture or a related discipline

Professional membership and chartered status are advantageous but not essential.

The Company

The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees, and provide support to clients from all over the country. Recently, the company has won multiple workplace environment awards and has an outstanding record of employee satisfaction.

About Us

Following the merger that created Bromford Flagship LiveWest (BFL), we’re building one of the most influential housing providers in the country. Together, we’re investing in homes and relationships so people can thrive, delivering thousands of affordable homes each year while creating lasting impact in the communities we serve.

We're ambitious about the future and the difference we can make. Joining us means becoming part of an organisation that is tackling the housing challenge at scale while creating opportunities for customers, communities and colleagues alike.

Our values

Our values were shaped by colleagues and customers and reflect how we work every day. We're Customer-driven, putting people first and acting with purpose to help customers thrive. We’re Ambitious, continually striving to improve, innovate and deliver lasting impact. And we’re All-in, working together, taking accountability and supporting one another to achieve the best outcomes for our customers and colleagues.

What We Offer

• Hybrid working, with the flexibility to work across our main locations and home
• Performance related pay based on shared success
• A choice of pension schemes with employer contributions of up to 10%
• Employee Assistance Programme that provides 24/7 virtual GP access, prescription service, and talking therapies for you and your family
• Life assurance of up to 4x annual salary
• Generous holiday, occupational sick pay and paid family leave