Technical Manager – Residential – plus

Technical Manager – Residential – Watford – £65,000 plus package

Salary: £65,000 plus package

Location: Watford, Hertfordshire

Region: Hertfordshire

A leading developer working throughout the Northern Home Counties urgently requires a Technical Manager to join their busy team.

The role will be to assist and co-operate with the Land department in the investigation and acquisition of development sites.

Be responsible that detailed technical investigation, design, optimisation is secured and that proper liaison is maintained with statutory authorities, and that all necessary documentation and drawings are produced to enable contracts to be procured, let and a site be developed by the production department.

To be responsible for the preparation of detailed constructional drawings, the negotiation and securing of technical and statutory approvals to achieve the optimum timing programmes, including:

• The coordination of production of all necessary technical drawings/specialised designs.
• Making recommendations for cost effective optimising during the pre-planning process.
• The negotiation and completion of appropriate legal agreements with statutory authorities necessary for the proper technical requirements of a site.
• Maintain programme dates as set out within the design programme and L3 schedules.

To be responsible for identifying and resolving technical design and constructional problems including:

• Being responsible for collating and providing feedback to the Technical Executive in respect of technical design matters encountered during construction.
• Maintaining a general awareness of current material and construction research and making recommendations or giving warnings as appropriate.

To assist in the supervision and administration of the Company Technical function particularly by:

• Ensuring the proper management of the section’s workload including the supervision of outside consultants, as approved by the Technical Director.
• The maintenance and administration of the Company’s plan filing and printing system.
• Ensuring all technical work is carried out within the approved budgets.

Successful applicants will have previous experience working for a residential developer in a Design/ Technical Manager role.