Technical Coordinator

Role overview

• ID: 2024-6718
• Entity: Vistry
• Region: Vistry Eastern Counties
• Department: Technical
• Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time
• Job Location: Brentwood, Essex
• Date Posted: 16.12.2024

We have an exciting opportunity for a Technical Coordinator to join our team within Vistry Eastern Counties, at our Brentwood office. As our Technical Coordinator, you will coordinate key information, engineering and working drawing packages to enable any given residential development to be built as intended and to obtain all necessary technical approvals.

We are pleased to say, this role could accommodate agile working arrangements in accordance with Vistry’s Agile Working Policy and subject to business need.

• 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
  • Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
  • Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service
  • 2 Volunteering days per annum
  • Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
  • Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
  • Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary
  • Share save and 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
  • BTEC HND/HNC in Design, Construction or Civil Engineering
  • Experience working within a technical role at a residential house builder or contractor
  • Good level of IT literacy with experience of AutoCAD, Outlook, Excel & Word
  • Proven ability in a Technical Coordinator role of delivering design for projects on time, to budget and quality standards with high customer satisfaction results
  • Excellent organisation and time management with ability to multitask
  • Commercially aware
  • Ability to make decisions within authority
  • Able to lead and work as a team member
  • Experienced in analysing problems and delivering solutions
  • Strong mathematical ability
  • Be able to design and interpret the designs and technical demands of others
  • Professional aptitude and appearance at all times
  • Strives for continuous improvement for the benefit of the company
  • Driven to achieve customer satisfaction
  • Able to work under pressure, and accept criticism of work
  • Be able to work effectively in a team
  • Good level of communication skills, with the necessity to liaise with internal staff and external bodies
  • Be practical and methodical with good analytical skills
  • Willing to work extra to meet deadlines as and when the business needs require it

  Desirable...

  • Member of a professional body such as: ICE, CIAT, CIOB
  • Principal Designer and associated Health and Safety training/ qualifications
  • CSCS card qualification
  • Use of Viewpoint drawing management system
  • Proficient use of Auto Cad
  • Management of technical fees and services cost to complete
• More about the Technical Coordinator role...
  • Undertake monthly construction quality reports.
  • Provide a technical service to the construction team during the construction stage.
  • Completion of all necessary Health, Safety & Environmental documents, in line with group policy.
  • Undertaking value engineering assessments and ensure buildability.
  • Co-ordinate utility designs and initial mains laying onto site.
  • Obtain street naming and numbering with local authority, complete plot list and distribute internally and externally of the business.
  • Assist in production of Sales brochure and model sign off.
  • Provide information for Housing Association contracts and attendance of progress meetings. 
  • Co-ordinate the accuracy of information supplied by all departments to ensure no discrepancies.
  • Submission of all information to building control and discharge conditions.
  • Obtain EPC’s.
  • Obtain Secured by Design Approval.
  • Obtaining and track all specialist third party design approvals.
  • Attend monthly site meetings, resolve all technical related queries from site, including conducting weekly site visits.
  • Attend monthly design team meetings and take the minutes.
  • Raise DCP’s/VO’s as required.
  • Compile planning condition discharge packs.
  • Compile product review packs.
  • Arrange fire inspections.
  • Provide support to customer service.

Finally, let’s tell you a bit more about us...

We build more than homes, we’re making Vistry. Being a responsible developer and award-winning employer means we live each day through our ethos - doing the right thing. Our behaviours reflect this, as well as our values of integrity, caring and quality. Shaping all we do; they empowerus to develop sustainable communities across affordable and private housing. We work in a partnership-led way, and you’ll recognise our renowned brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Together with Vistry Works, our manufacturing operation,â¯and the functional support of Vistry Services, we’re a proud UK Green Building Council member, UK top five housebuilder with a five-star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating, and winner of many awards including Top Employer, Global Top Inspiring Workplaces, and Best for Talent Attraction and Outreach. 

Join us in making Vistry.  

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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.

Why Vistry