Shropshire Homes Ltd is looking to recruit a Senior Housing Technician reporting to the Drawing Office Manager. The successful post-holder will work within the Technical department and play a major role in helping to shape our core housing range of the future.
The successful applicant will require an eye for detail and will be encouraged to drive innovation and explore modern methods of construction to help our business going forward as construction methods and materials change and move toward carbon reducing technologies. Shaping our business for building regulation compliance with the New Homes Standard; whilst delivering accurate, innovative, yet efficient and easy to understand housing designs and construction details that allow our site teams to deliver high quality homes for our customers. This is a key appointment and one that the successful applicant will find challenging but extremely satisfying and a great legacy opportunity to influence the delivery of high-quality homes for the future.
Interpret instructions from Heads of Department, Design Manager and Drawing Office Manager regarding the production of house type drawing packages including procurement of third-party supplier information and standard detail packages.
Ensure drawing accuracy and their compliance with building regulation standards, planning policy and NHBC standards.
Production of Designers Risk Assessments and coordination of consultants Designers Risk Assessments.
Discharge of building control related conditions to achieve NHBC National House Type Approvals.
Comply with all Health and Safety requirements and Shropshire Homes Health and Safety Policy.
Adhere to Shropshire Homes requirements in production and management of all technical information and liaison with external parties, local authorities, building control authorities and customer service, (internal and external customers).
Strong CAD skills with at least two years relevant CAD experience
Knowledge of REVIT/BIM software and processes
Fully conversant with Microsoft suite of programmes, Word, Excel, Powerpoint etc.
Knowledge of the design and planning process and good design ethos, facilitate in place making through good housing design.
Fully conversant with Building Regulation documents, NHBC Standards and familiar with Lifetime Homes and National Space Standards requirements.
Be customer aware and how the role supports good customer care, build quality and working collaboratively.
Shropshire Homes Limited are a Shrewsbury based housing developer that strives to deliver high quality homes. We build a range of housing that suits all needs; from those taking their first steps on the housing ladder to executive family homes and even converting the past into the present, when the opportunity arises. We are confident in our ability to work with and develop the best people in our drive to deliver quality homes that our customers can be proud to call home.