Technical Coordinator (Housing)

Technical
Surrey
November 8, 2024
Full Time

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Job Description

Job Description

CR3 are currently representing a Housebuilder who are seeking an Technical Coordinator to work at their regional office in Surrey on a Permanent basis.

Benefits:

  • £45K-£50K Salary
  • Company Car or Car Allowance
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • 25 days holiday
  • Pension Scheme

Duties of the Technical Coordinator :

  • Manage multiple sites as agreed with the Technical Director/Manager from design stage to post completion, in line with delivery programme and key dates.
  • Undertake the Principal Designer role as defined within the Construction Design & Management Regulation 2015 and completion of all necessary Health, Safety & Environmental documents, in line with Group Policy & procedures.
  • Co-ordinate delivery of surveys & reports required for the development and manage associated requirements from design to completion.
  • Manage the process of obtaining consultant fee proposals and formal appointment documents in accordance with Group procedures.
  • Co-ordinate consultants to deliver the civil engineering designs including legal plans and the house type working drawing packs.
  • Obtaining and collating all ancillary specialist drawings including hot water supply, heating, kitchen, stair, lintels, p.c. ground floors, and precast upper floors.
  • Undertaking value engineering assessments and ensure buildability is considered.
  • Co-ordinate submission of designs and securing technical approvals for agreements such as S104, S38 & S278 followed by timely completion of legal agreements.
  • Co-ordinate utility designs and initial mains laying onto site, ensuring legal agreements completed in timely manner.
  • Co-ordinate information and liaise with architects, civil and structural engineers, and landscape architects, ensuring consistency between various designs.
  • Prepare all drawings and documents for engineering and superstructure elements for tender, followed by the construction issue and sales handover.
  • Coordinate street naming with local authority, complete plot list and distribute internally and externally of the business.
  • Where applicable obtaining Management Company quotations, reviewing, comparing, and providing the Sales & Technical Director with recommendation for appointments.
  • Assist in production of Sales brochure, legal and sales handover meetings.
  • Provide information for Housing Association contracts and attendance of progress meetings,
  • Submission of all information to NHBC and obtaining approval of same, obtaining SAP Assessments together with PEA’ and EPC’s.
  • Attending and chairing Pre-Start Meetings and briefing all departments on matters related to the engineering and working drawings.
  • Assist the Land, Planning & Development teams with advice during the land acquisition stage and assist in the information to discharge of planning conditions.
  • To monitor and report technical & development fees including S106 obligations.
  • Resolve all technical related queries including conducting site visits and site progress meetings as required.
  • Attend departmental meetings as required.
  • Chair predevelopment meetings with external consultants and internally within the business unit.
  • Ensure all relevant stakeholders are kept informed.

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Technical Coordinator requirements:

  • BTEC HND/HNC in Design, Construction or Civil Engineering.
  • Extensive experience working within a technical role at a residential house builder.
  • Good level of IT literacy with experience of AutoCAD, Outlook, Excel & Word.
  • Proven ability in a Senior Technical Coordinator role of delivering design for projects on time, to budget and quality standards with high customer satisfaction results.
  • Excellent organization and time management with ability to multitask.
  • Commercially aware.
  • Ability to make decisions within authority.
  • Able to lead and work as a team member.
  • Experienced in analysing problems and delivering solutions.
  • Strong mathematical ability.
  • Be able to design and interpret the designs and technical demands of others.
  • Professional aptitude and appearance at all times.
  • Strives for continuous improvement for the benefit of the company.
  • Driven to achieve customer satisfaction.
  • Able to work under pressure and accept criticism of work.
  • Good level of communication skills, with the necessity to liaise with internal staff and external bodies.

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