Senior Technical Manager

Skilled Careers are currently partnered with an SME residential contractor who are actively recruiting for a Senior Technical Manager to oversee and manage live sites that consist of RC frame residential buildings. The Senior Technical Manager should have experience with this type of build and be able to lead the design program.

Location - Hertfordshire (Projects in London and surrounding areas)

Main Responsibilities/Duties Include:

Agree appointment and scope of service for Design Team

Review, comply and implement design management protocols

Clear communication of expectations for design deliverables with designers

Review compliance with Building regulations and other statutory regulations

Provide quality control over design outputs and production

Liaise with the Commercial Team for cost checking as design is developed

Liaise with the operational teams regarding buildability and logistics

Monitoring of design & resolution of technical queries

Review design deliverables and progress against design programme

Chairing design team meetings

Review compliance of design against Employer's Requirements/ Specs/Contractors Proposals/Budget

Review, assist and develop design, procurement and construction programmes

Input into VE and design change

Monitor design changes and change control

Agree design changes with Client

Any other reasonable management request

Required Skills:

Able to programme design works

Knowledge of methodology and sequencing process in delivering a construction project including design and pre-construction activities

Understanding of design requirements for procurement and construction purposes

Ability to negotiate, influence and communicate effectively with all those who have a stake in the work

Understanding of contractual requirements of the contracts

Understanding of and driving CDM in the project

Ability to drive issues through to completion