Assistant Development and Technical Manager

Assistant Development and Technical Manager

Bedford (Hybrid)

£42,674 including car allowance

Permanent

Full time (37 hours per week)

We have an exciting role within our development team to play a key part in the delivery of our development programme. You will be highly motivated, professional, and able to use your technical and organisational skills to bring together designers and specialist consultants to support the delivery of great quality affordable homes.

The Assistant Development and Technical Manager will project manage schemes from inception through to completion, whilst also providing efficient and proactive support to the Design and Technical Manager. The role requires strong project management and people skills to ensure projects are delivered to agreed milestones and risks are identified and mitigated.

The ideal candidate will use their knowledge of construction to work autonomously in reviewing design and technical drawings. You will be confident in presenting information verbally and in writing to a range of stakeholders. Attention to detail and communication between the design team and our internal teams will be key to success in this role.

What you will be doing:

• Using your technical expertise to oversee the design and planning phases of projects.

• Reviewing designs to ensure they comply with relevant standards and errors are avoided to reduce financial risk during construction.

• Keeping up to date with changing building standards and codes of practice

• Project managing schemes, maintaining risk registers and project cashflows.

• Developing relationships with a range of designers and professional consultants

• Working collaboratively with our new business, delivery and sales teams to help achieve our growth ambitions and deliver high quality new homes.

We’d love to meet someone with:

• In-depth knowledge of construction gained either through experience working for a developer/contractor or education in a relevant subject such as architecture, construction management, or building studies/engineering.

• Proven ability to forward plan to meet deadlines.

• Skills to motivate a team of consultants to achieve project objectives.

• A working knowledge of planning and development of new build residential schemes

• Strong project management and organisational skills

• Confidence to present technical matters succinctly and clearly to a wide audience.

• Excellent IT skills, and experience of using Excel and databases.

• Strong analytical skills who demonstrate persistence and determination in getting the detail right.

We can offer you:

• A competitive salary

• 28 days holiday PLUS Bank Holidays. With up to 5 additional days through time served

• A generous contributory pension scheme

• Private health care

• Free life assurance

• Access to an extensive suite of wellbeing services and tools including a digital gym

• Opportunities for learning and development

• Discounted gym membership

• Retail discount scheme

Please note the successful candidate will need to have or obtain a basic DBS.

Closing date: 9th August 2024

Interview date: To be confirmed

We reserve the right to close this recruitment if it is deemed that we have received a suitable number of applications. On this basis we would advise that applications are submitted as soon as possible.