We have a fantastic opportunity for a Technical Manager to join our team within Vistry West London, at our office in Ealing, London. As our Technical Manager you will be involved with a project from land bid or tender by providing construction technical

guidance and co-ordination through to the pre-construction design and technical management

functions for delivery of the development. You will act as the Client focal point and Construction Team Co-ordinator during the construction phase of the project. You will manage the planning and delivery of infrastructure, including services and landscaping of developments. You will also manage the work and/or expectations of key project stakeholders and customers, for example project stakeholders, residential customers, external design consultants and suppliers/contractors. You will assist the Senior Technical Manager in the selection and appointment of external design consultants. You will also manage the technical design process of a project through planning stage to practical completion

Let's cut to the chase, what's in it for you...

• Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
• Company car, car allowance or travel allowance
• Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private Healthcare
• Competitive contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance - 4 x your annual salary
• Share incentive schemes
• Employee rewards portal with many more benefits...

In return, what we would like from you...

• Behave in line with our company values - Integrity, Caring and Quality
• A pro-active management style with capability to lead and coordinate the managers across a
• wider team.
• Ability to prioritise and delegate as appropriate effectively negotiate, motivate and communicate
• in order to influence others to ensure that the required objectives are met.
• Leadership skills including assertiveness, being decisive, flexible, good time management,
• organised, effective at leading / participating in meetings, works well under pressure and to
• strict deadlines.
• Experience and knowledge of planning, financial and legal processes.
• A general background knowledge in property combined with a relevant qualification.
• Experience in stakeholder management

Desirable...

• Experience of Project Management in either a development company or professional practice.
• Up to date knowledge of best practice and the latest products and specification items
• available in the marketplace.
• An ability to effectively communicate with all levels of management with respect to client,
• professional practices and site operators, both internal and external to the Company.
• An understanding of the construction process involving JCT Forms of Contract.
• Experience using a document management system such as Viewpoint/4P/Docelite
• Experience in a Senior Technical Coordinator role or similar
• Professional qualification from recognised institution eg. at A level, ONC/HNC, NVQ in
• Construction
• Evidence of a strong understanding of financial, legal, and planning processes.
• Degree level education or 5+ years relevant industry experience.

More about the Technical Manager role...

• Co-ordinate project teams throughout the planning and development process monitoring
• progress to ensure the delivery of serviced land parcels on time and in budget.
• Ensure all co-ordination issues relating to tenders and contract issues are implemented
• between design team, construction team, employer's agent and client.
• Manage the technical and design process of the project from Planning Consent to Practical
• Completion.
• Providing technical advice on the feasibility of projects, determining constraints and advising
• on budgets, phasing and timing.
• Produce development fees, utility costs for the construction cost. Liaise with Estimators,
• Surveyors, Buyers and Construction.
• Undertake financial management and provide budgeting forecasting information for
• infrastructure budgets.
• Co-ordinate consultant appointments and prepare appointment scopes, design programmes
• and fee budgets.
• Co-ordinate technical, design and external client issues with the relevant Countryside team.
• Act as the main Client contact during the Construction Phase.
• Produce the Health & Safety construction plan with the Construction Manager and issue
• monthly CDM statements.
• Address relevant issues with JCT Contracts, Employers Requirements, Contractors
• Proposals, Insurances, Performance Bonds, Adoption Agreements and Bonds, Warranties,
• etc.
• In conjunction with Environmental Consultant issue agreed sustainability/Code Pre-
• Assessment and Energy Strategy.
• Assist Technical Administrators and Coordinators with the preparation of Health & Safety
• File/O&M Manual.
• Liaise with Joint Venture Partners and Funders throughout the development process.
• Manage, agree and complete legal adoptions of all infrastructure elements.
• Manage strategic statute services, diversions and connections.
• Discharge S106 conditions for the developments.

Finally, let's tell you a bit more about us...
At Vistry Group, we build more than homes. We develop sustainable communities across all sectors of the UK housing market through our leading housing brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Delivered through Vistry Housebuilding, Countryside Partnerships and Vistry Works with the support of Vistry Services, our values of integrity, caring, and quality continue to shape all we do.

We're proud that our UK Green Building Council membership, 2021 Large Housebuilder of the Year award and status as a UK top-five housebuilder with a five-star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating allows us to transform land into thriving spaces. We're also proud that our culture sees everyone treated fairly and respectfully, with diversity and inclusion a top priority and reasonable adjustments provided during the application process. From memories and communities to worthwhile careers, we're making Vistry.

Benefits

Agile Working
Offers a flexible way of working.

Annual Leave
Enjoy 28 days' holiday plus all UK Bank Holidays. There are options to carry leave forwards and buy up to 5 days.

Pension with Legal & General
Eligible employees are auto-enrolled. You contribute 4%, we contribute 6%. Salary Sacrifice and options to increase contributions available.

Volunteer Days
With 2 paid volunteer days a year, you can give back to communities and charities.