Technical Manager

Taylor Wimpey; Brambridge; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in residential development seeks a Technical Manager to oversee the project procurement stages. Key tasks include managing external consultants, ensuring compliance with technical and planning regulations, and supporting site processes. This role requires strong communication and management skills and an industry-related qualification.

Benefits

House purchase discount scheme

Pension plan

Health cover

Share schemes

Flexible benefits

Professional training

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience as Technical Coordinator or Manager preferred.
• Thorough knowledge of development/technical processes.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate external consultant team.
• Appraise land opportunities and manage planning conditions.
• Oversee working drawing packages and lead design meetings.

Skills

Communication

Team Management

Problem Solving

Education

Industry-related qualification (RICS, CIOB, ICE, RIBA)

Job description

As the Technical Manager, your responsibilities include managing and coordinating the external consultant team throughout all project procurement stages, including Land & Planning, Commercial, Production, Sales, and Adoptions. You will support the Project team in all related matters, ensuring all disciplines are aligned and synchronized. Your duties involve reviewing layout drawings, supplier, and manufacturer details, assisting with Building Regulation Technical Approvals, and updating internal teams on progress. You will efficiently resolve and coordinate issues arising from external consultants.

What you will do:

1. Planning: Appraise land opportunities, review applications, manage planning conditions, and prepare S73/S96a applications.
2. Detailed Design: Prepare design tenders, maintain design schedules, oversee working drawing packages, lead design meetings, secure Building Regulations Approvals, ensure environmental constraints are considered, review supplier and manufacturer information, and manage design changes and value engineering.
3. Site Support & Supervision: Ensure site processes are followed, resolve site queries, and support the sales team.
4. General: Participate in key meetings and attend sites as necessary.

What you will have:

• Thorough knowledge of development/technical processes, with experience as a Technical Coordinator or Manager preferred.
• Industry-related qualification and professional accreditation (RICS, CIOB, ICE, RIBA) or working towards it.
• Ability to work independently, excellent communication, team management skills, and ability to meet deadlines.

We foster a culture of inclusion and value diversity, treating all applicants and employees fairly and respectfully. For reasonable adjustments during the application process, please contact us.

What we will offer you:

As a FTSE 100 business and one of the UK's largest residential developers, we focus on building homes and communities sustainably. Benefits include a house purchase discount scheme, pension, health cover, share schemes, flexible benefits, professional training, and development opportunities. We value diversity and strive to develop our employees' skills and careers in a supportive environment.