Technical & Projects Manager

Trident Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

34 days annual leave

Birthday leave

Life assurance (3 x salary)

Employee assistance programme

Flexible working options

Learning & Development opportunities

Job summary

Trident Group is recruiting for a Building Surveyor/Clerk of Works to provide technical surveying, oversee repairs, and ensure quality across projects in the Midlands. The role covers voids, refurbishments, and minor works with a focus on safety, standards, and contract compliance.

The ideal candidate holds a relevant Building Surveying or property discipline qualification and has experience in inspecting residential properties, diagnosing defects, and producing technical reports.

Qualifications

• Experience in technical surveying, clerk of works, repairs inspection or construction quality assurance.
• Experience inspecting residential properties and diagnosing building defects.
• Experience preparing scopes of work, schedules, specifications and technical reports.

Responsibilities

• Undertake technical inspections, prepare scopes of work and specifications, monitor contractor workmanship and ensure works are delivered safely, to the required standard, within agreed timescales and in accordance with contract requirements.
• Provide practical technical support to the repairs and property services function, helping to resolve complex property issues, manage defects, oversee small works and ensure effective contractor performance across day‑to‑day and project‑based activity.
• Support refurbishment schemes, disrepair cases, damp and mould inspections, complex repairs, building safety related works and other ad hoc property projects where technical oversight is required.

Skills

Technical surveying

Clerk of works oversight

Quality assurance

Building defects understanding

Education

Building surveying/property-related degree

Job description

The role is responsible for providing technical surveying, clerk of works oversight and quality assurance across repairs, voids, refurbishment, specialist property works and minor projects.

What you’ll be doing

• Undertake technical inspections, prepare scopes of work and specifications, monitor contractor workmanship and ensure works are delivered safely, to the required standard, within agreed timescales and in accordance with contract requirements.
• Provide practical technical support to the repairs and property services function, helping to resolve complex property issues, manage defects, oversee small works and ensure effective contractor performance across day‑to‑day and project‑based activity.
• Support refurbishment schemes, disrepair cases, damp and mould inspections, complex repairs, building safety related works and other ad hoc property projects where technical oversight is required.

All applicants must provide their right to work documentation at interview stage, such as a valid passport which will be verified to check your eligibility to work and live in the UK. As an organisation we do not offer visa sponsorships. Only applicants with existing right to work in the UK will be consdidered. Relevant roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from Disclosure and barring service (DBS).

• Experience of working in a technical surveying, clerk of works, repairs inspection or construction quality assurance role.
• Experience of inspecting residential properties and diagnosing building defects.
• Experience of preparing scopes of work, schedules, specifications and technical reports.
• Understanding of responsive repairs, voids, refurbishment works and minor property projects.
• Experience of managing or supporting complex repairs, damp and mould, disrepair or specialist property inspections.
• Working knowledge of health and safety requirements, CDM Regulations and site-based risk management.

Competencies

• Strong technical understanding of residential property, building defects, repairs and refurbishment works.
• Practical and confident approach to site inspections and contractor challenge.
• Good judgement in assessing workmanship, specification compliance and value for money.
• Strong written skills, including inspection notes, reports, specifications and technical records.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a busy operational environment.
• Effective communication skills with residents, contractors, consultants and colleagues.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and ability to provide practical, proportionate solutions.
• Good organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently while keeping managers informed of risks, progress and issues.
• Relevant qualification in Building Surveying, Construction, Property, Retrofit or related discipline.
• Professional membership with RICS, CIOB or equivalent is desirable but not essential.
• Evidence of continued professional development relevant to retrofit, planned investment or property projects.

This is not just a 'job' this is the feeling of knowing that you are part of something bigger and being able to go home each day with job satisfaction and pride in what is achieved by Trident Group every day.

Our purpose is putting people and communities at the heart of our services and the safe homes we provide. To deliver against our purpose we will be:

• Trustworthy
• Collaborative
• Accountable
• People Focused
• Caring in all we do

The benefits

• 34 days annual leave, plus the option to purchase up to 5 additional days
• A day off for your birthday
• 4 days off when you move home
• Life assurance (3 x salary)
• Employee Assistance programme & wellbeing programme
• Flexible Working options
• Learning & Development opportunities

Who we are?

Trident Group has over 60 years' experience of delivering homes, services and innovation for up to 8,000 people in over 3,600 homes in some of the most disadvantaged communities in the Midlands. The Group employs more than 650 staff, works with volunteers and provides training places and apprenticeships for many more.

The Group consists of;

• Trident Housing, which provides landlord services for the Group in respect of housing management and maintenance
• Trident Reach, which is a registered care and support charity delivering trauma informed care and support services.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we have committed to:

• ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
• communicating and promoting vacancies
• offering an interview to disabled people
• anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work
• at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people