Senior Architectural Technician

Avant Homes; North Devon; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Company car plan/cash allowance

Buy, sell and accrual holiday scheme

Private Health care

Company Pension

Life Assurance

Other Benefits including Avantdiscount

Job summary

Avant Homes is seeking an experienced Senior Architectural Technician to take ownership of architectural matters across allocated developments, ensuring information is accurate, commercially considered and delivered on programme. You will lead on planning packs, liaise with consultants and internal stakeholders, and drive value engineering opportunities to optimise the design and build process.

You will bring a relevant qualification or broad experience in Architectural Technology, with strong

Qualifications

• Qualification or broad experience in Architectural Technology.
• Broad experience in house building and architectural requirements.
• Strong technical knowledge and commercial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural matters across allocated developments and ensure accuracy and programme delivery.
• Procure, appoint and manage external consultants with value engineering focus.
• Prepare planning application packs, Design and Access Statements, and constraints plans.
• Act as Architectural contact for developments and respond to site inquiries.
• Prepare and manage planning condition trackers and communicate progress.
• Support NHBC/Premier Guarantee submissions and advise on planning positions.
• Manage partnerships with Housing Associations and subcontractors per policy.
• Prepare construction standard, conveyance and estate plans and manage amendments.
• Support start of on-site development and maintain budgets/timescales.

Skills

AutoCAD

Revit

Buzzsaw

PDS

Financial acumen

Stakeholder mgmt

Multi-department collab

Education

Architectural Technology qualification

Job description

Are you an experienced Architectural Technician with strong technical knowledge and commercial awareness? Do you enjoy taking the lead and managing projects? If the answer is yes, then look no further, your next career could be with us! Joining our team as Senior Architectural Technician, you will take ownership of architectural matters across your allocated developments, ensuring information is accurate, commercially considered and delivered in line with programme requirements.

Key duties and requirements

• Assisting in the production or procurement of comprehensive feasibility studies and technical investigations for inclusion in Land Appraisals.
• Procuring, appointing and managing external consultants, ensuring information is delivered on time and reviewed for value engineering opportunities.
• Preparing planning application packs, Design and Access Statements, composite plans, legal and title overlays and constraints plans.
• Acting as the Architectural point of contact for assigned developments and responding to site-based enquiries from internal stakeholders.
• Preparing and managing planning condition trackers, coordinating information for condition discharge and communicating progress to the wider team.
• Providing Architectural information for NHBC or Premier Guarantee submissions and advising on the planning and Architectural position at key development meetings.
• Managing working partnerships with Housing Associations, third-party providers, sub-contractors and management companies in line with Group policies and processes.
• Preparing construction standard plans, conveyance plans, estate layout plans and management company plans, managing amendments throughout the development.
• Supporting the delivery of site start and development programmes, maintaining development expenditure and ensuring budgets and timescales are met.

To be successful as our Senior Architectural Technician, you will have a relevant qualification or broad experience in Architectural Technology, together with a broad understanding of the architectural aspects of the housebuilding industry.

To be considered for this role you must also possess

• A relevant qualification or broad experience in Architectural Technology.
• Broad experience within the house building industry and a strong understanding of its Architectural requirements.
• Broad technical knowledge and strong commercial awareness.
• A working knowledge of AutoCAD and other relevant software packages, such as Revit, Buzzsaw and PDS.
• Good financial and legal understanding.
• The ability to manage consultants, review technical information and identify value engineering opportunities.
• Strong communication, organisation and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work effectively across multiple departments.
• Broad awareness of codes of practice that impact on technical matters, including Planning Policy, Building Regulations, NHBC requirements and HSE guidance.
• Broad knowledge of Construction Design Management Regulations.

Competitive Salary & Discretionary Performance Bonus & Company Car Plan/Cash Allowance & Holidays (Buy, Sell and Accrual Scheme) & Company Pension & Private Healthcare & Life Assurance & Benefits

With lots of exciting plans in the pipeline, there's never been a better time to join Avant Homes, let us tell you why...

Avant Homes is a housebuilder operating in Scotland, the North East of England, across Yorkshire and the East and West Midlands.

We are continuing to strengthen our teams and are looking for passionate individuals who want to make a real contribution. Our mission is to provide affordable homes to our communities, ensuring that new homes are accessible and attainable for all with a product suitable for everyone.

Avant Homes are proud to employ local people across our developments and within our regional offices, teamwork is key to everything that we do.

If you want to be part of something special, why not start the foundations and build your career with us today?

What will you get in return?

• Discretionary bonus
• Company car plan/cash allowance
• Buy, sell and accrual holiday scheme
• Private Health care
• Company Pension
• Life Assurance
• Other Benefits including our exclusive Avant discount platform

Please note: we reserve the right to fill this vacancy and/or remove this advert prior to the vacancy end date.

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