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More about your role
As a Technical Manager, you will work as part of a regional Technical Team in the Central and North region, reporting directly to the Head of Technical. You will be responsible for the design information and performance of the external consultants, checking of strategies and specifications for our developments, and co-ordination of the project information. You will manage various aspects of relevant local authority approvals such as Building Control & Warranty applications, planning condition discharge, road and sewer adoptions, and utility applications and easements. Working on a number of schemes concurrently, this role will have full involvement from pre-construction to handover of completed units.
You will be expected to take a proactive role and maintain continued communication with the Commercial, Build, and Sales Teams, preparing packs of relevant information, with ongoing support throughout the entire lifecycle of the project. A good knowledge of the latest standards and regulations is essential, along with a good commercial understanding of appointments, scopes of works, and experience in setting budgets and processing invoices for payment.
More about you
To apply for this role, you must have experience as a Technical Manager (or Design Manager). Experience working on designs for multi-tenure (affordable rent, PRS, market sale) complex construction projects would be advantageous. You will also require knowledge of various construction methods, building regulations, various technical standards, and CDM regulations. Experience and knowledge of the planning process and procedures would also be advantageous.
This role is based in the Northwest/North East Region, allowing you to collaborate with the developments and construction teams. Due to the amount of travel involved, a driving licence is required. Please note you will be required to be based out of our Leeds office once a week, currently on a Thursday.
The benefits
We are a large, diverse, and ambitious business, which will give you job security and all the challenges you could wish for. Here, people can flourish, thrive, better themselves, and work in fantastic communities with inspirational colleagues and customers.
We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to help colleagues save money or make their lives a little bit easier, which can include:
* Annual bonus
* Car or car allowance
* Excellent holiday pay and sick pay
* Pension with matched contributions
* Training
* Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas, and much more.
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