Senior Design and Technical Manager - London and East

Sovereign Network Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 67,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Buy/sell holiday option

Wellbeing days + volunteering days

Pension matched up to 12%

Life cover 4x salary

Private medical and dental insurance

Wellbeing discounts & 24/7 virtual GP

Job summary

Sovereign Network Group is seeking a Senior Design and Technical Manager for a fixed-term contract until March 2028. You will drive excellence across design and technical functions, ensuring briefs, standards, specifications and requirements are delivered on time, within budget, and compliant with regulations.

You will lead regional teams, manage external consultants, and mentor staff while promoting sustainability, net-zero targets and proactive risk management across development projects.

Qualifications

• Must have relevant professional qualification or equivalent experience.
• Experience delivering low rise housing and high-rise apartments from concept to completion.
• Experience delivering Regulatory and Statutory / Warranty compliance in residential development.
• Experience leading on technical excellence in sustainability and renewable technologies.
• Knowledge of Building Regulations and NHBC standards in residential development.

Responsibilities

• Manage external consultant teams and mentor technical staff.
• Lead regional development to implement design, procurement, and delivery strategies.
• Provide design and technical advice; review pre-planning designs and ERs with relevant departments.
• Lead design and technical due-diligence for land bids with site-specific reports.
• Support house/apartment typologies and compliance with building regulations and NHBC standards.
• Review designs for compatibility with concept, budget, and functional needs.

Skills

Design management

Technical leadership

Regulatory compliance

Sustainability & net-zero

Building Regulations & NHBC

Stakeholder management

Education

Professional qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

Salary: £67,000.00 - £83,000.00 Per year SNG (Sovereign Network Group) are looking for a Senior Design and Technical Manager. This is a fixed term contract until March 2028.

The postholder is responsible for driving excellence across design and technical functions, ensuring that SNG's development briefs, design standards, specifications and technical requirements are delivered effectively. The role ensures that all projects are designed and delivered with appropriate consideration of cost, quality, programme, risk and overall development viability, enabling the successful achievement of business objectives. Working collaboratively across the development lifecycle, the postholder will support the delivery of high-quality, sustainable and compliant homes while promoting innovation, efficiency and value creation. The position plays a key role in maintaining technical standards, managing risk and supporting successful project outcomes through strong stakeholder management, technical expertise and commercial awareness.

Key Accountabilities include:

• Managing external consultant teams, line manager the Development Document Information Controller and mentor and coach technical employees.
• Leading the Regional Development team in implementing agreed design, procurement, and delivery strategies to mitigate risk and optimise viable development opportunities.
• Providing design and technical advice, review pre-planning designs and specifications, identifying potential design quality issues and to review and update SNG's employers' requirements (ERs) on a periodic basis in consultation with relevant departments.
• Leading design and technical due-diligence analysis of proposed land bids with the production of site-specific design and technical reports in accordance with the business standards.
• Supporting with regards house / apartment typologies and compliance with building regulations, net-zero carbon targets and NHBC technical standards.
• Reviewing designs for compatibility with the approved concept, financial budget, functional suitability.

What we’re looking for:

• Relevant professional qualification or equivalent experience.
• Experience as a Design and/or Technical Manager delivering low rise housing and high-rise apartments from concept to completion on green and brown-field sites.
• Significant experience in delivering Regulatory and Statutory / Warranty compliance as it relates to residential development.
• Experience leading on technical excellence in sustainability, net-zero carbons solutions, fabric-first approach and renewable technologies.
• Significant practical knowledge of Building Regulations, NHBC technical Standards, specifications current and emerging) as it relates to residential development and ability to integrate the same into emerging technical designs.
• Knowledge of Building Regulations, NHBC technical Standards, specifications current and emerging) as it relates to residential development and ability to integrate the same into emerging technical designs.

Benefits:

• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
• Chance to buy or sell holiday as part of our flexible benefits package
• 3 additional wellbeing days and 2 paid volunteering days
• Generous matched pension scheme up to 12% and Life cover at 4x salary
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption pay
• Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance and critical illness cover
• Wellbeing discounts, including Gym Memberships and access to a 24/7 virtual GP service

At Sovereign Network Group, we are passionate about inclusion for all and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive.

We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at SNG.

Take a look at our careers site to learn more about us and our values.

Our purpose is to provide good, affordable homes that are the foundation for a better life - and our vision is thriving communities, over generations.

We provide over 85,000 homes and invest in communities across London, the South East, South West and East of England, as well as aiming to create thousands of new affordable homes every year.

Working for us is so much more than just a job. Whatever your role, you'll help us provide homes and services for those who need them - and make a real difference to people’s lives