Technical Manager

Taylor Wimpey plc; Kings Langley; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Discounts on company products

Car leasing scheme

Share plans

Ability to buy extra annual leave

Job summary

Taylor Wimpey is seeking a Technical Coordinator/Manager to lead the external consultant team through land, planning, production, sales and adoption stages. You will ensure disciplines are joined up, check drawings and supplier details, and assist in securing Building Regulation approvals while coordinating progress with internal teams.

Key responsibilities include planning condition clearances, design tenders, programme maintenance, and CDM/EMS compliance.

Qualifications

• A thorough knowledge of the full development/technical process.
• Previous experience as either a Technical Coordinator or Technical Manager within a development organisation preferred.
• Industry related qualification
• Attained or working towards a professional accreditation with RICS, CIOB, ICE or RIBA
• Ability to work under own initiative
• Excellent communication skills and team work
• Ability to manage external consultant and team and ensure all deadlines are met

Responsibilities

• Appraise potential land opportunities including summarising site constraints and estimate fee and service budgets.
• Review and provide technical comment on applications prepared by Land & Planning function.
• Responsibility for the clearance of planning conditions and S106 planning obligations.
• Prepare design tenders, review submitted tenders and appoint consultant teams.
• Prepare and maintain a detailed design programme and ensure comprehensive, coordinated working drawings.
• Organise and lead design team meetings and secure Building Regulations Approvals.
• Coordinate CDM/EMS processes and ensure compliance throughout the design process.
• Attend site meetings and fulfil responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Make a Home at Taylor Wimpey

At Taylor Wimpey, we don’t just build houses; we build futures. Not just for the people who live in our homes, but for our own people too. When we bring our collective skills together, we make amazing things happen - for ourselves, for each other and for our customers. There are incredible opportunities on your doorstep, and we want you to discover them all.

Make a Home at Taylor Wimpey

At Taylor Wimpey, we don’t just build houses; we build futures. Not just for the people who live in our homes, but for our own people too. When we bring our collective skills together, we make amazing things happen - for ourselves, for each other and for our customers. There are incredible opportunities on your doorstep, and we want you to discover them all.

With 22 regional offices across the UK and operations in Spain, we bring our vision to life locally. Here, you’ll be given the tools to develop your skills and the freedom to explore new avenues. Share your ideas, experience a no-blame culture, and shape your work around your life.

Every single one of us plays a vital role in bringing to life incredible places and spaces, where anyone can thrive. We believe in making a positive difference to our planet, as well as to people.

Home to work that matters, and you can be a part of it.

Job Summary

• Ensuring the management and co-ordination of the external consultant team through all stages of project procurement (Land & Planning, Commercial, Production, Sales and Adoptions) and actively support the Project team in all matters arising.
• Ensuring that all disciplines are fully joined up and in synchronisation. Checking layout drawings, suppliers and manufacturers' details. Assisting in obtaining necessary Building Regulation Technical Approvals and advising all internal Teams of updates and progress. Efficiently resolve and co-ordinate any issues arising from the external consultants.

Primary Responsibilities

Planning

• Appraise potential land opportunities including summarise site constraints and estimate fee and service budgets.
• Review and provide Technical comment on applications prepared by the Land & Planning function
• Responsibility for the clearance of planning conditions and S106 planning obligations.
• Responsibility for the preparation and submission of S73/S96a applications where technical design changes necessitate.

Detailed Design

• Prepare design tenders, review submitted tenders and appoint consultant teams in accordance with the Operating Framework
• Prepare and maintain a detailed design programme in accordance with PMIP target dates
• Ensure the preparation of comprehensive, coordinated working drawing packages for tender and construction (residential and non-residential) in accordance with Group standard product, standard details and standard specifications where appropriate utilising external consultants where necessary.
• Organise and lead design team meetings
• Prepare, submit and secure Building Regulations Approvals for developments.
• Clear all Building Regulation conditions to ensure CML's can be delivered in line with Regional targets and budget.
• Maintain a good understanding of environmental/ecological constraints to development and ensure that appropriate mitigation is undertaken to allow development to proceed in line with the Regional Programme.
• Obtain all assessments and ensure compliance with HQI, Lifetime Homes, Building for Life, DQS etc.
• Review and comment on the technical content of all sales literature to ensure compliance with working drawings
• Maintain records of design changes/value engineering incorporated into finalised designs
• Ensure CDM/EMS processes are followed and recorded throughout the design process
• Secure S278, S38, S104. S106, S185 agreements as necessary

Site Support & Supervision

• Ensure CDM/EMS site start processes and site close out procedures are followed and recorded
• Promptly resolve site queries in close conjunction with the project team
• Support the site sales team to ensure accuracy of sale information

General

• Prepare for, attend, and participate in all necessary key meetings as required by the Operational Framework/PMIP process.
• Attend site as necessary to fulfil the responsibilities of the role

Experience, Qualifications, Technical Requirements

• A thorough knowledge of the full development/ technical process. Previous experience as either a Technical Coordinator or Technical Manager within a development organisation preferred
• Industry related qualification
• Attained or working towards a professional accreditation with RICS, CIOB, ICE or RIBA
• Ability to work under own initiative
• Excellent communication skills and team work
• Ability to manage external consultant and team and ensure all deadlines are met

What We Offer At Taylor Wimpey

At Taylor Wimpey, we are committed to enabling you to make a home with us. Our work is not just about building homes; it's about doing work that matters, making a positive impact on the lives of our customers and the communities we serve.

We enjoy many benefits as standard, including excellent retail discounts, company funded life insurance and private healthcare, and access to a quality pension scheme with company contributions. We also offer our discounted house purchase scheme, car leasing scheme and share plans, as well as the opportunity to tailor your benefit package to suit your needs with options such as buying extra annual leave or adding dependants to your benefit cover. Our total reward offer works perfectly with our culture, we are a welcoming community where everyone can feel at home.

We create a home to your future by providing opportunities for growth and development. We offer industry leading professional training and development, which supports you to unlock your potential and fulfil your career and personal goals in a variety of opportunities and environments. We look to develop our people in the skills and areas they are most interested in, leveraging your qualities and appreciating your unique competencies, skills and expertise that, when we come together, make this a great place to work.

If you want to do work that matters and build a career that lasts, make a home at Taylor Wimpey.

Inclusivity Statement

As a proud Disability Confident Employer, Taylor Wimpey is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively collaborate with individuals who have disabilities and long-term health conditions which have an effect on their ability to do normal daily activities, ensuring that barriers are eliminated when it comes to employment opportunities. In line with our commitment, we guarantee an interview to applicants who declare to us during the application process that they have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role. Join us in building a truly diverse and empowered team.

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