Technical Manager

Building Careers UK; Stockport; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Building Careers UK is seeking a Technical Manager to join our client’s Stockport office, focusing on pre-construction. You will review architectural drawings, technical specifications and CAD information to translate into clear requirements for design and delivery teams.

The role interfaces with clients and internal teams, ensuring accurate and complete technical information and supporting proposals and project information through the pre-construction phase.

Qualifications

• Technically minded construction professional with strong attention to drawings and specifications.
• Experience interpreting architectural drawings and CAD data.
• Excellent communication with clients and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing architectural and technical drawings
• Analysing detailed enquiry information and project requirements
• Translating complex technical information into clear and concise requirements
• Acting as the interface between clients, customers and the internal design team
• Reviewing technical specifications and identifying key project requirements
• Reviewing CAD files and detailed drawing packages
• Identifying technical issues, inconsistencies and potential design considerations
• Supporting the pre-construction process from initial enquiry through to design development
• Working closely with design, estimating and commercial teams
• Attending client meetings and providing technical input where required
• Communicating technical requirements clearly to internal and external stakeholders
• Ensuring technical information is accurate and complete before progressing projects
• Managing and reviewing large volumes of technical documentation
• Supporting the preparation of technical proposals and project information

Job description

Technical Manager - Pre-Construction

Location - Stockport

Salary/Package - £45,000 - £60,000 + Excellent Benefits Package

About the Company

Our client is an established and growing business operating within the construction and building envelope sector, delivering technically complex solutions to major contractors, developers and clients across the UK.

The business has built a strong reputation for quality, technical expertise and delivering specialist solutions across areas including doors, windows, curtain walling, cladding, roofing and façades.

This is an excellent opportunity for a technically minded construction professional who enjoys working with detailed information, drawings and specifications and wants to play a key role during the pre-construction stage of projects.

The Role

Our client is looking to appoint an experienced Technical Manager to join their office-based team.

The role will sit between the client and design functions, ensuring complex enquiry information is fully understood, technically assessed and translated into clear requirements for the design and delivery teams.

You will spend a significant amount of time reviewing architectural drawings, technical specifications and CAD information, so the ability to work through detailed technical documentation with a high level of accuracy is essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Reviewing architectural and technical drawings
• Analysing detailed enquiry information and project requirements
• Translating complex technical information into clear and concise requirements
• Acting as the interface between clients, customers and the internal design team
• Reviewing technical specifications and identifying key project requirements
• Reviewing CAD files and detailed drawing packages
• Identifying technical issues, inconsistencies and potential design considerations
• Supporting the pre-construction process from initial enquiry through to design development
• Working closely with design, estimating and commercial teams
• Attending client meetings and providing technical input where required
• Communicating technical requirements clearly to internal and external stakeholders
• Ensuring technical information is accurate and complete before progressing projects
• Managing and reviewing large volumes of technical documentation
• Supporting the preparation of technical proposals and project information