Senior Technical Manager

Overview of the Senior Technical Manager role within Vistry South London, Stratford office. Responsible for managing technical matters on projects, supervising team members, and guiding design development from inception to completion. Manage the complete design process including consultants, liaison with statutory and local authorities, and other stakeholders to ensure designs comply with legislation, standards, and Vistry Group specifications, policies and procedures. Requires a solid base level of Health & Safety, Environmental and Technical knowledge, including highways, drainage, Building Regulations, NHBC Standards, Planning and Affordable Housing. We support flexible working where possible.

Responsibilities

• Undertake the Principal Designer role as defined within the Construction Design & Management Regulation 2015 and complete all necessary Health, Safety & Environmental documents in line with Group Policy & procedures.
• Ensure delivery of surveys & reports required for the development and manage associated requirements from design to completion.
• Manage the process of obtaining consultant fee proposals and formal appointment documents in accordance with Group procedures.
• Manage consultants to deliver the civil engineering designs including legal plans and the house type working drawing packs.
• Obtain and collate all ancillary specialist drawings including hot water supply, heating, kitchen, stair, lintels, p.c. ground floors, and precast upper floors.
• Undertake value engineering assessments and ensure buildability is considered.
• Ensure submission of designs and securing technical approvals for agreements such as S104, S38 & S278 followed by timely completion of legal agreements.
• Ensure utility designs and initial mains laying onto site, ensuring legal agreements completed in timely manner.
• Prepare all drawings and documents for engineering and superstructure elements for tender, followed by construction issue and sales handover.
• Coordinate street naming with local authority, complete plot list and distribute internally and externally of the business.
• Where applicable obtaining Management Company quotations, reviewing, comparing, and providing the Planning, & Technical Directors with recommendations for appointments.
• Assist in production of Sales brochure, legal and sales handover meetings.
• Provide information for Housing Association contracts and attendance of progress meetings.
• Submission of all information to NHBC and obtaining approval of same, obtaining SAP Assessments together with PEA and EPCs, and any other requirements.
• Attend and chair Pre-Start Meetings and brief all departments on matters related to the engineering and working drawings.
• Assist the Land, Planning & Development teams with advice during the land acquisition stage and assist in the information to discharge of planning conditions.
• Monitor and report technical & development fees including S106 obligations.
• Resolve all technical related queries including conducting site visits and site progress meetings as required.

Qualifications

• BTEC HND/HNC in Design, Construction or Civil Engineering
• Extensive experience in a technical role at a residential house builder
• Good level of IT literacy with experience of AutoCAD, Outlook, Excel & Word
• Proven ability in a Technical Manager role, delivering design for projects on time, to budget and quality standards with high customer satisfaction
• Excellent organisation and time management with ability to multitask
• Commercially aware
• Ability to make decisions within authority
• Able to lead and work as a team member
• Experienced in analysing problems and delivering solutions
• Strong mathematical ability
• Ability to design and interpret the designs and technical demands of others
• Professional aptitude and appearance at all times
• Strives for continuous improvement for the benefit of the company
• Driven to achieve customer satisfaction
• Be able to work effectively in a team-leader role
• Good level of communication skills, with the necessity to liaise with internal staff and external bodies
• Be practical and methodical with good analytical skills
• Willing to work extra to meet deadlines as required

Desirable qualifications & additional competencies

• Member of professional body e.g. ICE, CIAT, CIOB, MCIAT
• Principle Designer and associated Health and Safety training/qualifications
• Use of Viewpoint drawing management system
• Proficient use of AutoCAD
• Management of technical fees and services cost to complete
• Continued professional development and keeping up to date with changes within the industry
• Experience of people management and project leadership

Competitive salary and benefits package details as per policy.