This Regional board level post sits on our Senior Management Team and will lead an established department that includes Development, Engineering, Adoptions and Legacy. This post is responsible for the overall management and performance of the Technical department in the Eastern region.
Duties include:
Responsible for the performance of the team in delivering technical design and approvals required for all projects within the Region.
Ensure that all technical staff are aware of the health and safety implications of every design decision
Communicate well with staff, Department Heads, external consultants and other bodies
Reporting to the Regional Managing Director, support site development and the attainment of targets through the management of all technical services, including all technical, engineering and architectural aspects of the business from land acquisition through to site completions and final adoptions
Provide a practical and cost-effective technical service to the company and all of its functions and to ensure that best practice is followed, costs are controlled, the department maximises revenue generation and contribution to the company’s operating profit
Engaged throughout, ensuring land acquisitions are technically sound, identifying risk and opportunities to the busy through each project's life cycle
Be directly responsible for managing the professional fee budget for each development
Be responsible for producing technical design solutions encompassing site evaluation, architectural and engineering design, the investigation of technical problems encountered and provision of economical viable resolutions
Ensure that technical department procedures are adhered to, and layouts, technical reports and required working drawings are provided within the agreed date schedule
Report to the Regional MD in line with the standard format and schedule
Act as the role of Principal Designer under the CDM Regulations.
Considers the strategy to positively impact our sustainability goals and look for opportunities to embed ESG through the technical team
Has knowledge of ESG and initiatives to improve and support the business to become more sustainable
Ensure the Technical team are clear on expectations and accountable for their own are of ownership with clear objectives and are provided with full support in achieving these with communication, training and development and organising the departments workload