Technical Manager/Leader - Birmingham/Nottingham

Our client based in Nottingham are currently seeking a Technical Manager/Leader.

Their values inform everything they do, guiding how they show up for each other and their clients.

People first – It starts with health, safety and wellbeing.

Better together – A collaborative team.

Trusted partners – Dedicated to our client’s success.

Taking responsibility – Making a positive difference.

As a Technical Leader you will be a senior person within the Technical Management team, forming part of the wider technical community driving technical excellence, underpinning their mission to become the UK’s number one technical solutions provider.

Your role will see you collaboratively managing stakeholder relationships internally, such as bid teams, commercial teams and operational teams along with external stakeholder relationships such as clients, consultant partners, supply chain and manufacturers.

You are expected to follow corporate governance and process at all times and uphold the behaviours and values expected within the company.

As a Technical Leader you will be responsible for overseeing and managing the delivery of effective design and technical management across multiple project(s). You will provide a focus for and lead the tender and pre-construction phase design processes. You will oversee the processes that enable the design and engineering to be challenged and interrogated within a collaborative team framework.

The role focuses on setting up projects technically and derisking them in the tender and preconstruction phase to reduce onsite engineering and uncertainty in design and cost.

You will have a passion for complex engineering, design and collaboration and excellent communication skills.

Main responsibilities and Key outcomes

1. Has overall technical responsibility within their region/project(s) for the pre-construction phase design processes, liaising with the client, the design team, the in-house bid team, supply chain and the operations team.
2. Responsible for setting up and monitoring the technical strategy/ technical deliverables plan for all projects within their region/project(s). Including technical reviews and delivery of the pre-construction phase and project lifecycle in accordance with their PDS.
3. Ensures that design and technical risks on projects are identified, managed and mitigated to conclusion
4. Ensures that the relevant internal and external specialists are introduced to the project team at the appropriate time on bids and during preconstruction e.g. offsite MMC, sprinkler designers and other CDP.
5. Ensures that designs are properly co-ordinated and communicated.
6. Understands, plans, manages and discharges associated technical obligations under the Building Safety Act and CDM
7. Ensures compliance with relevant Technical Standards, Regulations, Industry norms, good practice, engineering system safety i.e. CDM, BSA, Approved documents etc
8. Manages/oversees the design development and integration of value engineering and change
9. Identifies the design needs of project, sets and manages consultant deliverables and fees to align with pricing, procurement, construction and DRM/BG6 deliverables

If this role is of interest, please contact Temi on (phone number removed) or email (url removed).