Technical Manager - Cladding

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Job Summary The Technical Manager will be responsible for managing the technical assessment and settlement pathway for buildings where Taylor Wimpey must establish and discharge its responsibilities under the Developer Remediation Contract (DRC).The role will lead the procurement, coordination and review of Fire Risk Assessments, compartmentation surveys and related life safety information held by Responsible Entities, freeholders, managing agents and their appointed professional teams.

The Technical Manager will use this information to agree which matters constitute an internal build-stage life safety critical defects under the DRC and to progress appropriate settlement funding agreements that discharge Taylor Wimpey’s responsibilities in a safe, fair, proportionate and auditable manner.

The role requires strong technical judgement, stakeholder management, negotiation capability and governance discipline. It will involve working closely with Responsible Entities, freeholders, managing agents, fire engineers, legal advisors, commercial and finance colleagues, internal technical teams and senior leadership.

Primary Responsibilities Assessment, evidence and information management

Lead the request, receipt and coordination of Fire Risk Assessments, compartmentation surveys, intrusive survey outputs, fire strategy information, as-built records, O&M information and other life safety information from Responsible Entities and their professional teams.

Identify gaps, inconsistencies or incomplete information and agree a clear evidence request schedule with Responsible Entities, consultants and internal stakeholders.

Ensure key documents, correspondence, decisions and technical positions are accurately recorded and retained in accordance with document management, Golden Thread and project governance requirements.

Maintain clear trackers for outstanding assessments, Responsible Entity responses, consultant reviews, defect determinations, settlement progress and required approvals.

Work with document control and project support colleagues to ensure technical evidence is complete, auditable and available for internal review, external scrutiny and regulatory submissions where required.

Technical review and defect determination

Coordinate the technical review of FRAs, compartmentation surveys and associated reports with internal technical leads, fire engineers, designers and external consultants.

Agree, evidence and document whether identified issues are build-stage life safety critical defects within the scope of the DRC, distinguishing them from maintenance, management, lifecycle, occupation, alteration or non-qualifying matters where appropriate.

Develop clear technical position papers, decision logs and recommendations to support internal governance, legal input and settlement negotiations.

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