Technical Manager

Elvet Recruitment has been appointed to recruit for a Technical Manager to join a regional contractor who operate in both building and residential, new build schemes. This position is ideally suited to someone with a design/architectural background and with experience in the delivery of new build projects across both sectors.

Key Responsibilities

• To be responsible for all design and technical matters ensuring that best practice is set, achieved and maintained at project level both during tender/PCSA and construction stages.
• Fully contribute to the project delivery process from a technical and design perspective.
• Identify risk and promote strategies and alternative design solutions to mitigate.
• Promote innovative solutions to develop strategies at tender stage.
• Identification of value engineering opportunities.
• Production of contractor’s proposals and technical submission.
• Consultant appointment, including novated and directly appointed.
• Assembly of consultant appointment documents in accordance with procedure.
• Establishing and maintaining design management procedures at each stage of the project.
• Produce detailed package scope of works and advise on work package content suitable for delivery, evaluate and make recommendations.
• Carrying out full technical reviews and an evaluation of all design information received during all stages (tender and construction stages).
• Managing the release of design information of contractor design portions and consultant design information during construction stage.
• Production and management of the design programme and information required schedule.
• Establishing and managing a sample approval strategy and open items list.
• Providing design reports on a monthly basis for inclusion in the project report.
• Leading design reviews for both coordination and ER compliance and ensure third party approvals are obtained.
• Identification and management of change and being the first point of contact for the client for design issues.
• Chairing and driving all design workshops and meetings.

Qualifications and Experience

• Preference for experience in multi sector projects with an Architectural bias.
• The candidate will typically have undertaken a similar role in a similar sized business for a minimum of 5 years and be working towards or will have achieved a professional qualification.
• The candidate will have demonstrated a sound approach to managing the design process across a wide spectrum of procurement routes and will be able to evidence having managed a function or project team in this discipline.
• The ability to have multi project experience covering more than one scheme at any one time, covering new build, refurbishment and fit out across recognised sectors.
• Experience of technology-based tools and methods such as BIM and CAD systems is advantageous.
• Experienced in both single stage and two stage procurement processes including knowledge of all forms of construction contract.
• Able to take lead role as design manager during pre-construction or construction as business needs dictate.
• A provider of design solutions and should have strong communication and presentation skills.
• Complete development risk reviews.
• Ability to undertake consultant reviews on projects.
• The ability to review design documents to identify where gaps are missing, or details are not coordinated.

This is a permanent position and Elvet Recruitment Limited will be acting as an employment agency for permanent recruitment on behalf of our client.