Senior Technical Manager - North

Senior Technical Manager (North)

Location: Homeworking with frequent travel within the North

Salary: £70,000 (DOE) + car allowance at £6,200

Contract: Full time, permanent

Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.

Anchor’ Development Strategy has plans to deliver 5700 new homes over ten years. We have a good number of developments in delivery already and new business and regeneration opportunities that are progressing.

Working with the Head of Technical & Commercial, we are recruiting for a Senior Technical Manager in the North of the country to lead a small Technical team for the region and develop a regional strategic plan that enables the team to operate effectively and meets the aims of the business plan.

About the role

• You will demonstrate senior leadership skills, supporting the regional technical team through robust performance management and development and provide direction and support on technical and commercial matters.
• You will be responsible for providing technical and commercial expertise and support to the development team, acting as the technical lead on projects for the delivery of the development programme, including Regeneration and Infill projects and New Business led opportunities.
• You will be responsible for maintaining and monitoring Anchor Employers Requirements and Specifications, ensuring these are up to date and refined when required and consider the needs of internal and external stakeholders and meet the organisation’s quality standards with regards to design and construction and best practice.
• You will be responsible for developing Technical & Commercial processes and procedures and ensuring they are regularly reviewed and kept up to date in line with the working arrangements of the wider Development Directorate and best practice.
• You will lead evaluations of developments in design, new products and construction techniques and review with the wider Development team and relevant key internal and external stakeholders.
• You will be responsible for the review and continuous improvement of building contract amendments for delivery of new developments to ensure planned Regulatory and Legislative updates are considered, including Building Safety and the impact these will have on current and future Anchor Developments.

About you

You will have:

• Experience of leading a team of professionals in an agile working environment.
• Proven track record of evaluation and delivery of designs for residential projects with strong understanding of project technical requirements, Building Regulations, and other regulatory requirements within the construction industry.
• An understanding of the needs and aspirations of various internal and external customers and stakeholders
• Experience in leading teams designing and delivering projects in the residential and or retirement housing sector.
• Proven record of Risk Management and evaluating and mitigating risks to balance off design and commercial viability and delivery requirements.
• Proven record of leading commercial processes including evaluating cost plans and contractual conditions.
• Experience of building design QA procedures.
• Experience of review and updating working policies and procedures for teams desirable.
• Awareness of housing

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Anchor – a great place to work

Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.

We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.

A rewarding environment

From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.

Health & happiness

• Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
• Mental health support
• Flexible working options

Finance

• Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
• Quick and easy pension transfer service
• Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
• Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more

Career

• Ongoing personal and professional development programme
• Leadership Pathways online learning resources
• Career progression and promotion opportunities

To see our full range of benefits, check out our dedicated rewards website  

Celebrating diversity, celebrating you

Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.  

We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members.  We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.

We are a member of Inclusive Employers, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Menopause Friendly and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant, HouseProud Pledge and Age Friendly Employer Pledge schemes.