Senior Technical Manager Crewe, Cheshire

Position: Senior Technical Manager Crewe, Cheshire Competitive
At Muller Property Group, we believe in employing the right people, those who share our values, take pride in their work, thrive in collaboration, and have the ambition to make things happen. If this sounds like you then have a read of what we can offer.

We are looking for a Senior Technical Manager to join our Cheshire-based team. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with like-minded people in a company with very ambitious growth plans.

Muller Property Group is a leading land and property development company with a strong track record in identifying and unlocking land opportunities across the UK. With an expanding pipeline of residential, care, and mixed-use development schemes, we are looking to appoint an experienced and driven Senior Technical Manager to support the technical and planning delivery of our sites.

Role Overview :

The Senior Technical Manager will play a pivotal role in driving the success of our planning programme. This is a results-driven position that demands strong sector knowledge, a proactive approach, and the ability to manage consultants and stakeholders throughout the entire planning process.

What you’ll be doing :

Reporting directly to the Technical Director, the Senior Technical Manager will be responsible for:

• Assessing planning potential of land opportunities

• Reviewing local authorities planning situation regarding Local Plan situation, five-year housing land supply position, housing delivery.

• Reviewing Neighbourhood Plan position

• Compiling Sustainability Checklists and list of facilities in towns & villages

• Site photographs of surrounding properties, character & appearance of site location/area

• Sourcing local/national consultants for planning applications

• Sending out enquiries to consultants

• Receiving and analysing fee proposals/scope of works/timescales

• Instructing consultants for planning applications

• Arranging site surveys/visits with consultant and landowner

• Organising/attending meetings with consultants as required

• Reviewing draft supporting reports for planning applications:
- Planning Statement
- Architects plans, elevations, etc. and Design & Access Statement
- Highways reports & access arrangements
- Flood Risk Assessments/Drainage Strategies
- Ecology surveys/reports
- BNG baseline surveys/assessments
- Landscape Visual Impact Assessments
- Arboricultural Impact Assessments/Tree Surveys
- Noise Assessments
- Air Quality/Odour Assessments
- Geo-environmental Phase I reports
- Archaeology/Heritage Assessments
- Care Needs Assessments

• Review policy compliance requirements to ensure planning applications accommodate all items

• Collating final reports for submission

• Completing application forms and uploading reports onto the planning portal, submitting the planning applications

• Obtaining validation of planning applications

• Monitoring consultation responses throughout the consultation period and liaising with appropriate consultants to provide suitable replies

• Monitoring consultation responses for S106 contribution requests, affordable housing requirements, etc.

• Attending committee meetings

• Collating information for submission/approval of reserved matters applications

• Co-ordinating appeal submissions

• Managing consultants throughout the appeal process

• Attendance at appeals

• Assisting the Technical Director in co-ordinating the following technical items:
- Sourcing existing utilities information, diversion/protection requirements, capacity assessments, etc.
- Sourcing, tendering and organising geo-environmental Phase II site investigation works
- Compiling technical packs of information for land sales
- Analysing land offers to minimise abnormal costs/deductions
- Costings for feasibility purposes (roads & sewers, build costs, etc.)
- Compile and update select tender list of consultants for all areas of the business, maintaining current and sourcing new consultants as and when required
- Obtaining technical information for submission/approval of S38/S104/S278 Agreements, surface & foul water drainage designs, etc.

• Producing/updating planning and technical programmes, spreadsheets, schedules etc.

• Producing/updating Valuation & Cost to Complete Schedules

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