Technical Manager

Job Description

About Us:Our organisation was built on a simple mission – to give people a safe, secure, and affordable home. That is as true today as it was in the 1950’s, when our founder Molly Huggins established an organisation to provide homes for Windrush migrants in London.Our core purpose is that “everyone should have a home and the chance to live well” To fulfil this vision, we work with partners to make our neighbourhoods – new and old - sustainable and vibrant places, where our customers want to live. We put people at theheart of everything we do and to guide us in every decision we make. Through managing more than 57,000 households we work at a scale that means our actions to achieve this have real impact.We firmly believe that by serving people better every day, we will support a healthier, better cared for, and more prosperous society in the future. Like our founders before us, we will leave a lasting legacy for future generations. Our colleagues are crucialto our success in achieving this. Therefore, we are committed to investing in colleagues and creating the opportunity for them to develop. Our working environment has been designed to be one that brings out the very best in people.This role:MTVH are a leading developer and regeneration agency delivering new homes inside and outside of London each year; over the next 10 years, we will develop close to 10,000 new homes through a mix of regeneration and land led development.We are looking for an individual who will be influential for managing technical due diligence activities undertaken across the Development directorate focusing on new build and remediation projects. The Technical Manager will be responsible for ensuringthat all new homes meet the organisations quality standards relating to design and construction on some of the most complex and exciting residential projects across the country.What youll need to succeed:Ideally, you will degree qualified in a relevant construction discipline (Civil, Environmental, Engineering, Architecture or Project Management) and a member of a professional institution (RICS, CIOB, RIBA, CIAT or equivalent) or have relevant experiencewithin a similar role.Additionally, you will have extensive and demonstrable experience of residential design, planning and development with a passion for architecture, placemaking, sustainability and innovation backed up by strong technical, planning knowledge and commercialknowledge.You will also have a strong understanding of current Building Regulations and other regulatory documents within the construction industry along with the ability to prepare and present reports containing technical material to a non-technical audience.Please note :- we do not currently offer visa sponsorship.What’s in it for youOur benefits include:-

• 28 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time) per year
• 2 volunteering days per year for things like helping out in local communities
• An additional ‘Beliefs day’ once a year to have an extra a day off
• Enhanced pension with matched contributions of up to 9%
• Life assurance cover 3 x your salary
• Health cash plan scheme for your everyday healthcare needs which you can add your family members too
• Tenancy deposit – interest free loan to help with rental deposits
• Access to extensive learning and training opportunities with Wisebox platform
• Colleague virtual social platform with our workplace pages where you can keep up to date with the organisational activity and link in with colleagues
• Career progression across the organisation with our mentoring programme and apprenticeships
• We are committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues and support this as an organisation

About usLearn more about our benefits and organisation by viewing our attached documentOur promiseHere at Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH) we want to capture the value that difference brings and are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We work collaboratively ‘Serving people better every day’ to educate, support and developall of our diverse employees and the communities that we serve.We want every employee and every customer to feel comfortable enough to be their true self and are working tirelessly in the background to create an environment that encourages our employees to challenge non-inclusive behaviours and to be mindful of theirown and other’s wellbeing.Our core values of Dare, Care and Collaborate demonstrate that we are a people focused business, solving social issues by working together!We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found so we do encourage you to complete the application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.