Senior Design and Technical Manager - London and East

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

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Pension up to 12%

Life cover 4x salary

Maternity/paternity pay

Private medical & dental insurance

Wellbeing discounts

Job summary

Sovereign Network Group seeks a Senior Design and Technical Manager for a fixed-term contract through March 2028. You will lead design and technical delivery across residential developments, ensuring cost, quality, programme, risk and viability targets are met throughout the lifecycle.

Lead external consultants, manage regional teams, review designs for compliance with building regulations and NHBC standards, and drive sustainable, fabric-first solutions to maximise value and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering design/technical management for residential developments.
• Strong knowledge of Building Regulations and NHBC standards.
• Experience with sustainability, net-zero targets and fabric-first approaches.

Responsibilities

• Manage external consultants and mentor the technical team.
• Lead regional development teams to implement design, procurement, and delivery strategies.
• Review pre-planning designs and update employer's requirements with relevant departments.
• Conduct technical due-diligence on land bids and produce site-specific reports.
• Ensure compliance with regulations and budget while maintaining quality and risk control.
• Support with house/apartment typologies and overall development viability.

Skills

Design management

Technical leadership

Regulatory compliance

Sustainability & net-zero

NHBC & Building Regulations

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

• 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.

Full job description available here

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.