Technical Manager
£70,329 - £74,030
About Us
MTVH is committed to providing decent, safe and dry homes for our residents.We own and manage more than 57,000 homes across the UK and we have a large and diverse portfolio of buildings in which we are seeking to lead the way in building safety, building information and compliance.We are investing in building information to create the most modern, accurate and safe housing portfolio in the country.
The Role
We are seeking an experienced Technical Manager to join our growing Building Information Team.This is an essential role to ensure we commission, evaluate and act on high quality technical advice from external professionals including fire engineers, architects, structural engineers, building surveyors and others. You will be a key technical lead interpreting complex information about existing buildings, buildings in development and buildings undergoing retrofit, refurbishment and regeneration and ensuring it informs building safety, asset decisions and maintains our building information standards.
On a day to day basis you will:
Lead the commissioning and quality assurance of technical reports from external consultants ensuring technical documentation meets regulatory requirements and industry best practice
Provide expert advice to internal teams on safety, design, construction and remediation strategies, ensuring compliance with MTVH’s building information standards and Building Safety Act requirements
Support the development of building safety case requirements, building safety case reports and the maintenance of the Golden Thread of information.
The Person
A strong technical background in architecture, engineering or construction (e.g. chartered status with RIBA, CIAT, iStruct, ICE or similar)
Demonstrable experience in commissioning and evaluating professional technical advice relating to a regulated, residential portfolio
In depth and practical experience of building safety legislation including the Building Safety Act 2022
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights
MTVH conducts an annual review of salaries for colleagues. The salary displayed does not reflect any agreements reached during our 2025 review.
Please note :- we do not currently offer visa sponsorship.
What’s in it for you?
Our benefits include:-
28 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time) per year
2 volunteering days per year for things like helping out in local communities
An additional ‘Beliefs day’ once a year to have an extra a day off
Supported family friendly approach with extended parental leave
Enhanced pension with matched contributions of up to 9%
Option to buy or sell up to 5 days annual leave per year
Life assurance cover 3 x your salary
Cycle2work scheme
Hybrid Working - Dependent on job role and department
Health cash plan scheme for your everyday healthcare needs which you can add your family members too
Tenancy deposit – interest free loan to help with rental deposits and season Ticket loan
Access to extensive learning and training opportunities with Wisebox platform
Colleague virtual social platform with our workplace pages where you can keep up to date with the organisational activity and link in with colleagues
Career progression across the organisation with our mentoring/coaching programmes, apprenticeships and career planning support
Employee Assistance Programme- We are committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues and support this as an organisation
About us
We are committed to developing and implementing or maintaining sustainability initiatives to reduce environmental impact and promote sustainable practices within MTVH.
Learn more about our benefits and organisation by viewing our attached document
Our promise
Here at Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH) we want to capture the value that difference brings and are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We work collaboratively ‘Serving people better every day’ to educate, support and develop all of our diverse employees and the communities that we serve. We are also part of the disability confident employer scheme.
We want every employee and every customer to feel comfortable enough to be their true self and are working tirelessly in the background to create an environment that encourages our employees to challenge non-inclusive behaviours and to be mindful of their own and other’s wellbeing.
We provide a platform of Network groups for employees to share views, tell us what we’re doing well and recommend improvements. We want to create a real sense of community and a workforce who feel that their opinions are valued. Our Networks groups are:-
Gender
Ethnicity
LGBTQ+
Disability
Our core values of Dare, Care and Collaborate demonstrate that we are a people focused business, solving social issues by working together!
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found so we do encourage you to complete the application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment