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Technical Director

Employer
Thatcher Associates
Location
Devon, South West
Salary
From £85,000 to £110,000 per annum On offer is a highly competitive sa
Closing date
23 Dec 2021

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Sector
Construction
Responsibilities
Analyst
Position/Level
Professional / Specialist
Contract Type
Permanent
Language
English
Thatcher Associates are excited to be working alongside an expanding and established developer based in Devon, assisting them to find a new Technical Director or Head of Technical. If you are seeking the chance to further your career with a growing, high specification house builder then please read on.

The Company:

Established regional developer who delivers quality residential developments across Devon and Cornwall. This new homes developer are seeking a strong, residential technical individual to enhance and lead their current deign and technical team.

Main Responsibilities:

As the technical lead it will be your objective to oversee all residential developments from concept through to construction phase. You will oversee this function and manage juniors and external consultants. You will play a pivotal role in pushing out the cultural development of the company.

You will also work closely with the Managing Director and other divisional heads ensuring that suitable developments are being brought into the business. If you have an entrepreneurial mind-set and keen to introduce new systems and procedures, these are warmly welcomed.

  • Assisting Estimators, the Pre Development Manager on appraisals and due diligence
  • Overseeing planning applications (typically these are outsourced to consultancies, however, you would be responsible for ensuring regulations were kept to)
  • Ensuring that each build is complying with regulations, within deadlines and to budget - as well as obtaining Section 104 & 38 agreements
  • Overseeing the day-to-day running of all sites, from a technical bias (and directly managing 3 of your own sites)
  • Ensuring CMLs and building regulations are signed off on time
  • Ensuring that targets are met, deadlines are kept to and production is at a strong level



What we are Looking for:



If you have experience as a Technical Director or Head of Technical within residential development (ideally having high-specification, mixed-development and large housing development experience) and are keen to take on a varied role or if you are in a Senior Technical Managers position and want to take the step up - then this opportunity is worth pursuing! You will need passion, drive and a long-term vision for this role to be successful.


Essential experience and skill-set:

  • Held similar role as Technical Manager/Senior Technical Manager/Technical Director
  • Residential/housing experience
  • Architectural or engineering grounding
  • Experience working within with major PLC or regional house builder environment.
  • Previous managerial experience
  • Self-starter attitude
  • Personable
  • Fully accustomed to legal sectional agreements, NHBC standards, strong connections/relationships with Local Authorities
  • Client facing ability.





On Offer:


  • A generous basic salary
  • Competitive car allowance or company car
  • Substantial achievable yearly bonus
  • 25 days' annual leave
  • Pension
  • Health-care

How to apply?



If you are interested in becoming part of this developers strong and tight-knit team, then express your interest today. If you'd like the chance to have an confidential, non-committal chat then get in touch with Fiona Corbett via phone - 0117 934 9555 or via LinkedIn.

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