Technical Manager

Crest Nicholson; Brentwood; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual company bonus scheme

Private pension

Private healthcare

25 days annual leave

Cycle to Work scheme

Share plans

Gym membership discounts

Job summary

Crest Nicholson is seeking a Technical Manager to lead renovation projects across a portfolio of legacy residential works, focusing on Milton Keynes. You will oversee investigations, remediation strategies and delivery, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and ensuring regulatory compliance.

The role requires strong communication with residents and legal representatives, plus senior leadership reporting and a focus on building safety and quality assurance within a live residential environment.

Qualifications

• Must have technical management experience with a housebuilder
• Experience with a main contractor
• Building remediation or renovation experience
• Experience managing multidisciplinary consultants
• Strong commercial awareness
• Ability to communicate with legal representatives and residents
• Experience presenting to senior leadership
• Knowledge of approvals, warranties and regulatory compliance

Responsibilities

• Lead remediation projects through full lifecycle: investigations, remediation scopes, approvals and delivery
• Manage up to 5 concurrent remediation projects and report on programme, cost, risk and change
• Coordinate consultants, contractors and advisers; liaise with customer care and Crest teams
• Ensure building safety, regulatory compliance and quality assurance across works

Skills

Technical management

Housebuilder experience

Main contractor experience

Remediation/renovation experience

Multidisciplinary team leadership

Commercial awareness

Communication with legal reps and on-s

Senior leadership presentation

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Job description

It’s fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they’re doing!

We’re committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

A new opportunity for a Technical Manager role has arisen at Crest Nicholson. This position is focused on Renovation, managing the investigation, design, approval, procurement and delivery of renovation works across a portfolio of legacy residential projects in Milton Keynes.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Remediation and Building Safety Leadership

The successful candidate will run projects through the full remediation lifecycle:

• Building investigations and surveys
• Assisting with defining remediation scopes
• Managing multidisciplinary consultant teams
• Securing statutory and technical approvals
• Supporting procurement and contractor appointments
• Overseeing delivery of works
• Certification and sign-off

Client-side technical management for complex residential remediation projects.

2. Project and Stakeholder Management

The role requires:

• Managing up to 5 concurrent remediation projects
• Assisting with the reporting on programme, cost, risk and change control
• Coordinating consultants, contractors and specialist advisers
• Liaising with customer care, management companies, and Crest legal teams
• Presenting progress reports to senior management

3. Technical Expertise

Strong understanding of:

• Building Regulations
• Residential construction methods
• Defect investigation
• Remediation strategies
• Fire safety and building safety compliance
• Quality assurance and certification

Experience of timber frame, façade remediation, fire stopping, cladding replacement, structural investigations or major defect rectification would be particularly relevant.

What we are looking for

The ideal candidate would likely have:

• Technical Manager experience with a housebuilder
• Experience with a main contractor
• Building remediation or renovation experience
• Experience managing multidisciplinary consultants
• Strong commercial awareness
• Ability to communicate with legal representatives and residents
• Experience presenting to senior leadership
• Knowledge of approvals, warranties and regulatory compliance

How your background may align

• Timber or structural remediation
• Building safety investigations
• Multi-disciplinary consultancy management
• Risk management
• Regulatory compliance
• Resident and stakeholder management
• Technical governance

The Company

Our people are at the heart of our business, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, supported and able to thrive.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and recognise that everyone has different needs outside of work too. That’s why, wherever possible, we’ll consider flexible working requests across every role, helping you find the right balance between work and life.

We’re passionate about creating a culture built on collaboration, openness and continuous development, where your contributions are recognised, your career can grow, and you can make a real impact.

At Crest Nicholson, we care about you as an individual, not just the role you do, and we’re committed to supporting every part of your life — from your wellbeing and financial security to your lifestyle and career. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed with you in mind. This includes:

• Competitive salary
• Annual company bonus scheme
• Private pension
• Private healthcare and healthcare cash plan options
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Share plans
• Gym membership discounts

As part of the recruitment process, we’ll ask you to provide some personal information so we can process your application. To find out more about how we collect, use and protect your data, please see our Recruitment Privacy Policy on the Crest Nicholson website.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you’ll enjoy your career with us!