Technical Manager

At Dandara we believe the best ideas come from our people working together. We strive to look forward in all we do, with integrity and passion. Recruiting the right people is essential, as our peoples' contribution lead us to achieving our goals and growing our company. We put our customers first, we empower our people, and we support the communities in which we build.

We are continuing to expand our South Coast region and we are seeking an ambitious Technical Manager. This is based in our fabulous office in Calmore with it's own in house gym, great transport links and a drive through Starbucks next door for your caffeine hit.

About the role

Reporting to the Technical Director, the successful Technical Manager will be joining our technical team and will be coordinating the team and external design consultants to ensure technical and design matters are delivered within the programme and within budget

What you will do

• Work collaboratively with the Technical and associated departmental Directors in the management of the region; help with setting budgets, minimising risks, maximising opportunities, achieving the regions targets; and seeking to positively influence the progression and growth of the region.
• Provide practical and cost-effective technical service to the region reinforcing the guidance and support of the technical team who manage site evaluation, architectural and engineering design, and the investigations of any technical problems encountered and help/support the Technical Team in providing economical and viable solutions. This will involve liaison with, appointment of and co-ordination of external professionals.
• Motivate, mentor, coach and support the junior members of the Technical team.
• Manage all existing projects and support the team to obtain new land acquisitions
• Ensure briefs and scopes for design consultants are appropriate, prior to the appointment
• Provide technical support to the commercial team during procurement.
• Ensure that all design / technical issues are dealt with within the development programme
• Support the project team with various technical matters including Building Control, utilities, bonds, NHBC and building regulations compliance
• Oversee due diligence technical assessment for land bids including optimising consented schemes.

What you will have

Essential

• Previous experience working as either a Technical Manager or Senior Technical Co-ordinator.
• Possess a strong knowledge base ideally from a technical design background of either architectural or civil engineering (preferably both).
• Knowledge of the housebuilding industry gained preferably with a high-volume house builder.
• Educated to HNC/HND level in a construction related qualification.

What we will offer you

Dandara was established in 1988 from the desire to provide innovative homes and commercial properties, which would offer real value for money without compromising on design, durability, or quality. Today Dandara is one of the UK s largest independent property development companies, with over 10,000 happy customers and more than 100 industry awards for design and quality and it s all thanks to the vision and passion of our dedicated team. Our benefits include:

• GBPcompetitive salary negotiable on experience.
• Car Allowance.
• 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays).
• GBPcompetitive annual bonus (discretionary).
• Up to 5% pension scheme (tax efficient salary sacrifice).
• Electric Vehicle lease scheme (tax efficient salary sacrifice).
• 2x salary life assurance (option to increase to x4).
• Access to hundreds of discounts to the UK's favourite retailers, holiday providers, gyms and more!
• Acess to on-site mental health first aiders and wellbeing platform.

If you are an experienced, driven, and ambitious Technical Manager who would like to join one of the UK's most well-respected housebuilders - this may be the role for you!
No Recruitment Agencies please - Any CVs received via agency will be gratefully considered a free gift.