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Posted 4 June 2025
Job ref: anders_elite_411369

Technical Manager

My client is looking to appoint a Technical Manager to join them on a permanent basis. My client is a regional main contractor who deliver projects across a range of sectors including residential, health, education, industrial and commercial. The successful candidate will be responsible for all design and technical matters ensuring that best practice is set, achieved and maintained at project level both during tender/PCSA and construction stages.

Key Responsibilities

- Fully contribute to the project delivery process from a technical and design perspective
- Identify risk and promote strategies and alternative design solutions to mitigate
- Promote innovative solutions to develop strategies at tender stage
- Identification of value engineering opportunities
- Production of contractor’s proposals and technical submission
- Consultant appointment, including novated and directly appointed
- Assembly of consultant appointment documents
- Establishing and maintaining design management procedures at each stage of the project
- Produce detailed package scope of works and advise on work package content suitable for delivery, evaluate and make recommendations
- Carrying out full technical reviews and an evaluation of all design information received during all stages (tender and construction stages)
- Managing the release of design information of contractor design portions and consultant design information during construction stage
- Production and management of the design programme and information required schedule
- Establishing and managing a sample approval strategy and open items list
- Providing design reports on a monthly basis for inclusion in the project report
- Leading design reviews for both coordination and compliance
- Ensure third party approvals are obtained
- Identification and management of change
- Be the first point of contact for the client for design issues
- Chairing and driving all design workshops and meetings

Experience and qualifications

- Preference for experience in multi sector projects with an Architectural bias
- The candidate will typically have undertaken a similar role in a similar sized business for a minimum of 5 years and be working towards or will have achieved a professional qualification
- The candidate will have demonstrated a sound approach to managing the design process across a wide spectrum of procurement routes and will be able to evidence having managed a function or project team in this discipline
- The ability to have multi project experience covering more than one scheme at any one time, covering new build, refurbishment and fit out across recognised sectors
- Experience of technology-based tools and methods such as BIM and CAD systems is advantageous
- Experienced in both single stage and two stage procurement processes including knowledge of all forms of construction contract
- Able to take lead role as design manager during pre-construction or construction as business needs dictate
- A provider of design solutions and should have strong communication and presentation skills
- Recognised construction related qualification
- Familiarity with office systems and Viewpoint

Salary and Benefits

- Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
- Company car, car allowance .
- 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Private Healthcare
- Company contributory pension scheme

This is a superb opportunity to join an established but growing business working with opportunity for career progression. For more information on this role please contact Paul Wilkinson on 07747441156 or via email on paul.wilkinson@anderselite.com

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