Job opportunity, Birmingham
Technical Coordinator – Engineering bias
Full Time
About the role
As Technical Coordinator, you will be an integral part of the Technical department, overseeing and supporting external consultants on each of our residential or mixed-use developments.
This will involve project management support and administration of all technical matters and the need to review and recommend improvements to the reports and designs prepared for planning application through to the transfer of the site to one of our development partners.
With assistance from the Technical Director, you will be responsible for the initial identification and preparation of constraints plans to facilitate early preparation of development layouts and subsequently ensure the proposals are updated when additional constraints and opportunities are identified.
You will support the regional teams in project managing, providing advice and guidance as required to ensure all relevant technical matters are identified and actions completed to facilitate the efficient and timely preparation of planning applications.
You will ideally have residential housebuilder experience in a similar position with engineering bias and knowledge of the planning process.
Although the role will be office based, due to current government guidelines, you may be asked to work from home with regular communication with the rest of the team using online meeting tools such as Zoom, Teams and Skype. Therefore a self-motivated, disciplined individual is essential.
In return, you will be offered a competitive salary, good career progression, employer pension contributions and ongoing support and training in areas to be agreed upon with the Technical Director. We are also able to support additional academic qualifications or relevant professional memberships to the right candidate.
Key requirements
- Ideally qualified to HNC level or higher or with suitable industry experience
- At least two years’ experience working within the Technical team of a housing developer or contractor
- The ability to manage numerous tasks
- Able to support the preparation of the scope and appointment of external consultants
- Good knowledge of relevant legislation such as building regulations, particularly in ensuring developments, can meet existing and emerging requirements.
- Able to understand, review and capitalise on amendments made to technical related designs and reports, for example, highways and drainage designs, ecological strategies, landscaping.
- Able to understand engineering drawings and a good knowledge of minimum design requirements.
- Able to carry out initial technical reviews highlighting relevant constraints such as utilities, legal easements, sources of contamination.
- Good knowledge and recent use of AutoCAD and able to interpret the technical demands of a site.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, ensuring you’re able to clearly convey the work that we procure and ensure key stakeholders such as external bodies are engaged with.
- Eye for detail and the ability to work through development difficulties while sometimes having to think outside of the box.
How to apply
Please send your CV and a covering letter explaining why you would be a suitable candidate to: recruit@richborough.co.uk