Technical Coordinator

The Technical Coordinator is a new role, created following an exciting period of growth for the business. The business has recently evolved from using main contractors to direct procurement. The role of Technical Manager is now well established in the business. This new role is necessary to meet the volume of technical input on live projects and land appraisals.

The purpose of this role is to provide support to the TM, to enable practical overview and a value engineered, cost effective technical service to the business. This will encompass site evaluation, coordination of architectural and engineering design, the investigations of technical issues encountered and provision of economical and viable solutions.

The candidate will ideally have a background in residential construction knowledge, with key attributes being attention to detail, willingness to learn, and a highly organised mindset. The candidate will be passionate about quality, working as part of a small team currently consisting of two directors, head of business, business coordinator, a technical manager and two project managers, a senior quantity surveyor, construction administrator, customer care manager, and a customer care multi-trade.

This is a unique opportunity to join a young and thriving business which is part of an established and stable holding company at a very exciting time in its development.

Job Context: Lucy Group has Operating Businesses across multiple sectors: Lucy Controls, Lucy Electric and Lucy Real Estate. The Group creates wide-ranging products, services, and solutions for customers across 60 countries in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America. Lucy Real Estate consists of Lucy Properties and Lucy Developments, the asset management and property development divisions of the Lucy Group. Lucy Developments builds premium houses and flats for sale in Oxfordshire and the surrounding counties. The core objective of the business is to acquire development sites with or without planning permission and generate profit from the completed sales of residential units.

Job Dimensions: This role is reporting to the Technical Manager, working with our wider teams to assist with the co-ordination of external design consultants, obtaining approvals, discharging planning conditions, ensuring mains services are procured, and issuing construction drawings. This role requires a strong communicator and team player who can form close working relationships with the Lucy Developments team and our external supply chain. Based at Lucy Real Estate offices in Oxford, the role is flexible in that agile working can be accommodated although it’s expected that the candidate will be office based at least 3 days a week, and visit development sites as required.

Key Accountabilities:

• Manage the flow of information to the team, ensuring the information is reliable and consistent, and maintain good communication to ensure the required level of service is maintained.
• Review of drawings and reports in compliance with the design and specifications.
• Assist with programming of technical release information.
• Scheduling of meetings with consultants and internal team.
• Maintaining all records of construction, during and as-built.
• Liaison with statutory authorities and service providers.
• Contribute to ensuring standards and regulations are complied with in design and execution, both administratively and checking technical details on site.
• Ensure services designs are accurate and work with providers to ensure timely delivery/ coordination and negotiate costs in line with budget.
• Provide support to the Technical Manager to coordinate, negotiate and appoint designers, assessors and specialists on SAPS, heating and M&E designs, TPO, road adoption, environmental, and ecology surveys.
• Ensure all statutory enquiries, sewer connections and other section agreements are submitted and pursued for their timely return.
• Oversee the Warranty Provider/Building Regulations applications to approval.
• Co-ordinate the submission of Planning & Building Regulation Applications and obtain planning permissions and other statutory approvals e.g. S104 and S38 Agreements/ satisfy any imposed conditions.
• Ensure that working drawings are in accordance with the approved Planning Scheme and ensure discharge of planning conditions.
• Attend meetings at various stages of projects (Land/Technical hand-over, Project Meeting, Optimisation, Progression, Technical/Sales, Budget Meetings, etc.).
• Respond to site queries and resolve Technical/Construction problems as required.
• As required, from time to time, produce sketches for layouts, house designs etc. to communicate intentions to design team and colleagues.
• Miscellaneous approvals such as foot path closures, sales signage etc.
• Comply with responsibilities as laid down in the Group’s Health, Safety & Environment Policy.
• At all times comply with company policies, procedures, and instructions.
• 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.

Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience:

• Minimum: Ideally, a related construction qualification.
• Preferably post qualification experience in a similar position.
• Good technical knowledge of residential construction.
• An understanding of Building Regulations, Warranty provision, land ownership, construction standards.
• An awareness of legislation, health and safety and good practice.
• A strong working knowledge of IT, Microsoft products and the ability to learn other relevant software.

Job Specific Skills:

• A team player who can demonstrate collaboration, and has the ability to build relationships at all levels.
• Organised, with excellent time management.
• The ability to work with agility and pace – to drive projects forward.
• The ability to multitask and prioritise work in a fast-paced environment.
• Methodical and thorough.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Flexible and enthusiastic.

Does this sound interesting? We would love to hear from you. Our application process is quick and easy. Apply today!