Architectural Technician in Wigan

Keepmoat Homes is a fast growing top 10 UK housebuilder. We design and build quality homes and create places where people want to live. Our investment and participation helps transform communities and improves the lives of local people. We have a national presence combined with local knowledge and expertise in all aspects of housing – from finance, design and planning, to developing and building. Our comprehensive skills and capabilities give us a wider perspective across the whole housing lifecycle and we create lower risk ways of building homes people need.

For more than 90 years our work has been absolutely visible to local communities so being part of the community is in our DNA. We hire local suppliers and tradespeople and work with local communities to make sure that our plans meet their needs.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Architectural Technician to join our MCI Developments business, based from Wigan. The Architectural Technician is a core role within the technical team and is the main contact hub with the Planning and NHBC Portals for the team and also the invoice tracking system and document management system controller to ensure a reliable and consistent approach is maintained with these vital systems. The main purpose of the role is to provide architectural support and technical guidance for both regional office and site-based operations.

Skills, knowledge & experience

• Produce and coordinate working drawings and technical design information, including bespoke unit detailing
• Manage and integrate consultant and supplier inputs into coordinated drawing packages
• Resolve site queries to support construction progress and product development
• Procure and coordinate architectural, landscaping and supporting technical information (including legal/sales requirements)
• Manage Building Regulations approvals and ensure compliance with relevant standards, including BSA requirements
• Apply knowledge of Building Safety Act, regulatory frameworks and duty holder responsibilities to ensure safe design
• Support design reviews, compliance processes and engagement with Principal Designers and Building Control
• Contribute to design risk management and Gateway / Golden Thread requirements across the project lifecycle

The successful candidate will have a high level of proficiency in relevant design and technical based software like AutoCAD, and general IT skills including an advanced knowledge of Microsoft packages. We are looking for someone with an Architectural related qualification, degree or equivalent.

Why work for us?

• Competitive rates of pay – We regularly check our pay against our competitors to make sure they reflect our position as market leader. We also review our pay every year.
• Bonus Scheme – Our annual bonus scheme is linked to team and company performance.
• Special offers for staff – We run a range of offers and discounts exclusively for our employees including holidays, health club memberships and days out.
• Trust – We encourage you to come up with ideas and get the most out of your job with us.
• Development – we offer genuine development opportunities to progress your career.

Our values

• Straightforward – We get the job done in the most efficient and effective way. We are friendly, open and honest. It’s about being respectful and working in a transparent and honest way.
• Collaborative – We work together in partnership to deliver the very best customer experience. Partnership working is key to our business. We work collaboratively to deliver the best results possible.
• Passionate – We care about what we do. We put pride and energy into delivering results. It’s important to us to do a good job.
• Creative – We are proactive, flexible and resourceful. We listen, learn and deliver solutions. We don’t offer a one size fits all solution; we are flexible and will tailor our services to our customers’ needs.