Technical Manager - North

Technical Manager (North)

Location: Homeworking with frequent travel within the North

Salary: £60,000 (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.

Reporting into the Senior Technical Manager, we are looking to recruit a Technical Manager to cover the North of England.

About the role

You will be responsible for providing technical and commercial expertise and support to the development team, acting as the technical lead on multiple projects for the delivery of the development programme, including Regeneration and Infill projects and New Business led opportunities.

• You will manage the pre-contract design on projects ensuring these are developed in line with Anchor requirements and reviewed for commercial and financial deliverability at all stages across design development to ensure a viable business case is achievable.
• You will lead commercial reviews during the appraising and developing of new projects with in-depth analysis of cost plan information, consideration of value engineering, life cycle costing and commercial risks.
• You will work in collaboration with reviews of Anchor Employers Requirements and Specifications ensuring they 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.
• You will lead the evaluation of developments in design, new products and construction techniques and reviewing with wider Development team and relevant key internal and external stakeholders.
• You will maintain awareness and knowledge of Regulatory and Legislative updates and the impact these will have on current and future Anchor Developments.
• You will review and monitor the performance of Consultant’s appointed by Anchor at pre-contract stage to ensure they fulfil the scope of services that are in line with Anchor requirements including KPI’s

About you

You will have:

• A proven track record of evaluation and delivery of designs, procurement of works and finalising contract documentation for residential projects, with a strong understanding of project technical requirements, Planning and 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 of working as part of teams designing and delivering buildings in the residential and or retirement housing sector.
• Experience of building design QA procedures including CDM Regulations.
• Experience in commercial processes including evaluating cost plans and contractual conditions.
• Experience of Risk Management and evaluating and mitigating risks to balance off design and commercial viability and delivery requirements.
• Awareness of the housing and care needs of older people desirable

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.