About the job

At Bellway we recognise that people are the key to our success, and we are working towards becoming a more inclusive employer that values and respects individual differences in the workplace.

There is an exciting opportunity to join Bellway, one of the UK's largest house builders. Our Thames Valley Division is looking to recruit a Technical Manager to join the Division's Technical team.

The Role

The role of Technical Manager will support the Technical Director, and the wider business including our Construction, Commercial and Sales teams in the execution of construction projects through ongoing support and timely delivery of accurate architectural and technical information. As well as, being responsible for the management of the wider technical team, ensuring day to day activities and tasks are delivered accurately and on time.

Principal Accountabilities Of The Role Include

• Support the Technical Director in managerial issues and provide relevant reporting where require including supporting, mentoring and managing
• Ensure regular Design Team Meetings, at early stage of development, occur within the relevant consultants
• Overseeing the production of working drawing and detail information and to ensure that it is complete, coherent, accurate and available on time to whoever needs it. The design solutions are to be as practical and economic as possible
• Provide technical support during land buying, planning, sales, construction, and post construction.
• Take new site information from Land and check it prior to committing to drawing stage.
• Assess planning information for obvious Building Regulation requirements
• Agree programmes, packages, detail packages and superstructures before final issue
• Ensure consultants are briefed on required distribution of drawing information and key dates to meet procurement requirements and that architectural and engineering drawings tie up and that subsequent changes necessary to design after permission has been granted are communicated through to the Planning Department as minor amendments
• Ensure NHBC approval is obtained, and any conditions are cleared promptly to avoid delays to completions and apply/pay for all NHBC warrantees and Building Control fees
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Experience

Experience, Qualifications and Skills

• Experience of working as a Technical Manager / Senior position within a technical function for a volume housebuilder
• A track record for effectively managing a high performing team
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