Technical Manager

At Taylor Wimpey, we don’t just build houses; we build futures. Not just for the people who live in our homes, but for our own people too. When we bring our collective skills together, we make amazing things happen - for ourselves, for each other and for our customers. There are incredible opportunities on your doorstep, and we want you to discover them all.

With 22 regional offices across the UK and operations in Spain, we bring our vision to life locally. Here, you’ll be given the tools to develop your skills and the freedom to explore new avenues. Share your ideas, experience a no-blame culture, and shape your work around your life.

Every single one of us plays a vital role in bringing to life incredible places and spaces, where anyone can thrive. We believe in making a positive difference to our planet, as well as to people.

Home to work that matters, and you can be a part of it.

A great opportunity for an experienced residential Technical Manager to join the technical team at Taylor Wimpey Bristol. Ideally, with a strong engineering and infrastructure background, to oversee developments from concept to completion. The candidate should be able to demonstrate established ethics around consultant appointment, and delivery to program, budget control, package coordination and strategy value engineering.

The role of the Technical Manager is to:

• Ensure the management and co-ordination of the external consultant team through all stages of project procurement (Land & Planning, Commercial, Production, Sales and Adoptions) and actively support the Project team in all matters arising.
• Ensure that all disciplines are fully joined up and in synchronisation. Checking layout drawings, suppliers and manufacturers' details. Assisting in obtaining necessary Building Regulation Technical Approvals and advising all internal Teams of updates and progress. Efficiently resolve and co-ordinate any issues arising from the external consultants.

Planning

• Appraise potential land opportunities including summarise site constraints and estimate fee and service budgets.
• Review and provide Technical comment on applications prepared by the Land & Planning function.
• Responsibility for the clearance of planning conditions and S106 planning obligations.
• Responsibility for the preparation and submission of S73/S96a applications where technical design changes necessitate.

Detailed Design

• Prepare design tenders, review submitted tenders and appoint consultant teams in accordance with the Operating Framework.
• Prepare and maintain a detailed design programme in accordance with PMIP target dates.
• Ensure the preparation of comprehensive, coordinated working drawing packages for tender and construction (residential and non-residential) in accordance with Group standard product, standard details and standard specifications where appropriate utilising external consultants where necessary.
• Organise and lead design team meetings.
• Prepare, submit and secure Building Regulations Approvals for developments.
• Clear all Building Regulation conditions to ensure CML’s can be delivered in line with Regional targets and budget.
• Maintain a good understanding of environmental/ecological constraints to development and ensure that appropriate mitigation is undertaken to allow development to proceed in line with the Regional Programme.
• Obtain all assessments and ensure compliance with HQI, Lifetime Homes, Building for Life, DQS etc.
• Review and comment on the technical content of all sales literature to ensure compliance with working drawings.
• Maintain records of design changes/value engineering incorporated into finalised designs.
• Ensure CDM/EMS processes are followed and recorded throughout the design process.
• Secure S278, S38, S104. S106, S185 agreements as necessary.

Site Support & Supervision

• Ensure CDM/EMS site start processes and site close out procedures are followed and recorded.
• Promptly resolve site queries in close conjunction with the project team.
• Support the site sales team to ensure accuracy of sale information.

General

• Prepare for, attend, and participate in all necessary key meetings as required by the Operational…