Graduate Mechanical Engineer jobs in United Kingdom

Are you a experienced technical professional seeking the next step in your career? This is an exciting opportunity to join the technical team of a market leading developer that boast £170m turnover in 2024. This business have been building homes for the over 65 years and possess a great proven pathway for internal progression and exceptional training to help you further develop in your career.

Reporting to the Technical Director, you will ensure that the Technical team are fully resourced and well-directed, with clear guidelines to their own job responsibilities, and are provided with full support in achieving these, in terms of communication, training and development, and the organisation of the department's workload.

About the role of Technical Manager

• Assess potential developments and production of detailed technical reports, including site visits with the appropriate members of the management team to ensure the best cost engineered solution is produced for the land (or vice versa).
• Effectively manage the Team (Internal and External) to ensure the provision of required level of services in a pro-active and professional manner to enable other departments to fulfil their role.
• Lead, motivate, communicate with, develop, appraise and performance manage staff to ensure staff are fully motivated to achieve best performance to meet the company's needs.
• Co-ordinate production information to a written programme to ensure company targets are met for a controlled and cost effective finish to the sites.
• Ensure provision of drawings to site on a weekly basis & as appropriate.

Responsibilities of Technical Manager

• Production of engineering site feasibilities as instructed by the land department, with liaison with heads of department & outside authorities and agencies to ensure complies with the required standards and business needs.
• Establish good working relationships with Site staff and Department Heads to ensure schemes are constructed as intended and to encourage feedback for inclusion in future schemes to avoid wastage and improve the engineered solutions.
• Comply with responsibilities as defined in the Group's Health, Safety & Environment Policy and ensure compliance with the same throughout the team.
• Implement new ideas and methods and continue to seek ways of both improving contribution to the organisation's goals and enhancing the reputation of the company.
• Develop good working relationships with Local Authorities and ensure knowledge of the peculiarities of the Local Authorities, and knowledge of the many techniques applicable to the Housing Industry to ensure easy approvals and fast, marketable, economic house building.

Requirements for the Technical Manager

• An excellent team motivator with the drive and tenacity to achieve the goals of the business.
• Excellent communicator, with high detail orientation.
• Extensive experience of working within established development methodologies.
• Ability to prioritise tasks to meet changing business needs.
• Demonstrable effective experience of working for a major company in a similar role or at the level of Design/Technical/Commercial Manager.

What's on offer for a Technical Manager

• Competitive Bonus Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance - Single Cover
• 26 days' holiday (increase by 1 day for every 3 years' continuous service up to 29 days)
• Choice of Flexible Benefits

If you want to hear more about this Technical Manager role, please apply with an up-to-date copy of your CV or contact Arri Kirby in our London office on akirby@frlondon.co.uk.