Senior Design and Technical Manager

The role

Are you an experienced Building Services Engineer with a proven track record of working in the construction or social housing sectors? If yes, then this may be the perfect role for you!

We have a great opportunity to join our Design & Technical team as a Senior Design & Technical Manager - Services.

You'll lead on providing technical support and guidance to the wider department on MEP design matters, working closely with colleagues from pre-inception stage through to the end of the Defects Liability Period. The focus is to ensure that full design and technical reviews are completed, that the most appropriate construction methods and materials are specified, and that our standard documentation is robust and current, to ensure our risks are fully mitigated.

Based in our Farrington office, this role offers hybrid working arrangements of 2 days per week in the office and 3 days – work from home. Some occasional travel may be required from time to time depending on the need to visit sites.

• CIBSE, IMechE, IET, or similar construction related membership and qualification, or qualified by equivalent experience.
• Advanced knowledge of MEP systems, building components and construction methodologies.
• A track record of operating at a high level within a large and complex organisation, with particular experience in construction or the social housing sectors.
• Demonstrable experience in identifying, evaluating and mitigating risks associated with MEP design, utility infrastructure, and building services systems across design, construction, commissioning, and operational phases.
• The ability to present complex informational in clear, transparent, and readily understandable manner.

In your supporting statement, it is important that you address how you meet the above five criteria providing examples.

At Southern Housing, our residents are at theheartof everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own!

We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people's lives.

A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.

• Pension
• Life assurance
• Healthcare cash plan
• Eyecare & dental
• Birthday leave
• Retailers discounts
• Cycle to work
• Buy & sell annual leave
• Season ticket loan
• In-house academy & career development
• Flexible working

We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, it's about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual. We're all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.