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Location: Office-based in Hertfordshire, with site visits required
Salary: Up to £80k
Car Allowance: £500 per month
Benefits: BUPA, 8.5% Company Pension, 22 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays + Christmas Shutdown
The Company
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We are working exclusively with a growing housebuilder who is looking for a Senior Technical Manager to join their team as they expand their pipeline of residential developments across the region. With multiple live and upcoming sites ranging from 3 to 35+ units, this is a great opportunity for an experienced Technical Manager to take ownership of the technical function and help shape its future.
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The Opportunity
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This role offers the chance to work with an ambitious and fast-growing developer, initially working alongside an outgoing Senior Technical Manager, with the longer-term potential to build and develop the function. The successful candidate will be part of a tight-knit construction team, sitting alongside Surveyors, the Contracts Manager, Buyer, Construction Director, and After Sales Manager, while reporting directly to the Managing Director.
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Key Responsibilities for the Senior Technical Manager
- Lead the technical coordination between design, commercial, and construction teams.
- Manage external consultants and ensure technical approvals (S38, S104, S278, NHBC, Building Control, Planning).
- Chair design and coordination meetings to ensure seamless project execution.
- Provide technical support to site teams, troubleshooting design and construction challenges.
- Ensure accuracy and quality in technical drawings, taking pride in maintaining high standards.
- Oversee technical processes from early-stage land acquisitions through to project completion.
- Strong background in housebuilding technical management, with experience across the full project lifecycle.
- Proven ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders, including consultants, site teams, and senior management.
- Experience with residential developments, including planning conditions and technical approvals.
- Lives within an hour of Letchworth to be office-based with site visits as required.
- Competent, detail-oriented, and able to take ownership of the technical function.
If this role sounds of interest, please apply or contact Sam Taylor
