Senior Technical Coordinator

Amersham, Buckinghamshire
Vistry Group PLC

Role overview

• ID:
• Entity: Vistry
• Region: Vistry South West Midlands
• Department: Technical
• Contract Type: Permanent – Full Time
• Job Location: Coleshill, West Midlands
• Date Posted: 14.08.2024

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Technical Coordinator to join our team within Vistry South West Midlands, at our office in Coleshill. As our Senior Technical Coordinator, you will be responsible for providing support to the project team and technical design team in the planning, co-ordination and design functions on each allocated project from Tender to Post Contract. You will provide administrative support to the technical management team in the planning, co-ordination and design on each project from Tender to Post Contract.

• Let’s cut to the chase, what’s in it for you
  • Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
  • Company car, car allowance or travel allowance
  • Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Private Healthcare
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
  • Competitive contributory pension scheme
  • Life assurance – 4 x your annual salary
  • Share incentive schemes
  • Employee rewards portal with many more benefits
• In return, what we would like from you
  • Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality
  • Experience of project management in either a development company or professional practice.
  • Up to date knowledge of best practice and the latest products and specification items available in the marketplace
  • An understanding of the construction process involving JCT Forms of Contract
  • Experience using a document management system such as Viewpoint/4P
  • Experience in a Technical Coordinator role or similar
  • Professional qualification from recognised institution or experience in an appropriate role
  • Evidence of an understanding of financial, legal, and planning processes.
  • Architectural, Engineering or Construction qualification
  • Thorough with a pro-active management style
  • Ability to prioritise as appropriate, motivate and communicate in order to influence others to ensure that the required objectives are met
  • Leadership skills including being decisive, flexible, good time management, organised, effective, works well under pressure and to strict deadlines
  • Experience and understanding of maintaining Technical schedules
  • Ability to review drawings and identify buildability and technical issues
  • Project and process management
  • Problem solving and decision making
  • Design delivery and assessing risks
  • Effective communication with all levels of management and project teams, both internal and external to the Company
  • Ability to coach and train junior and new team members in Technical processes and procedures
  • Passionate about customer satisfaction, house building and construction, with a focus on high standards and excellence.
  • Knowledge and understanding of regeneration in mixed tenure developments
  • Written and verbal communication skills
• More about the Senior Technical Coordinator role
  • Ensuring fully complete, correct and coordinated packages issued to Commercial and Construction teams
  • Maintaining and delivering in accordance with Company values
  • Managing subcontractor and supplier design approvals ensuring timely turnaround
  • Monitoring subcontractor design approvals and keep up dated approvals schedule in line with build programme
  • Managing the flow of information to Surveyor, Buyer, Construction, Sales and Marketing
  • Enabling programmed opening of show homes, marketing suites and sales launches
  • Reviewing and commenting on sales and marketing literature
  • Assist the Technical Managers in compiling pre-construction phase plan.
  • Obtain licenses as required for road closure, build over, oversail etc
  • Update and coordinate all monthly Technical schedules, such at the bond, adoption and utilities reports
  • Review and coordinate design and technical related issues with the Construction Team, Development and Sales & Marketing teams
  • Managing and controlling variations in relation to drawing revisions, construction programmes and costs
  • Assisting with applications for postal addresses, MPAN’s, MPRN’s and meter registrations
  • Activating postal addresses with Royal Mail
  • Monitoring and obtaining all critical certificates to ensure documentation is in place for handovers i.e. commissioning certificates, air tests, sound tests, as built SAPs, EPC’s and CML’s
  • Liaising with NHBC to discharge any conditions and uploading of information to the Portal
  • Ensuring all documents are correctly available for the Document Controller
  • Attending site meetings and monthly/weekly project meetings
  • Principle technical contact during the construction works
  • Monitoring work executed on site to ensure that is as benchmarked and as designed/specified
  • Managing, investigating and responding promptly with full close out to RFIs from site team and subcontractors
  • Assisting with obtaining section agreements and technical approvals
  • Ordering telephone lines for lifts, energy centres and pumping stations
  • Assisting in compilations of home packs, H&S files and O&M manuals
  • Ensuring all CDM documentation is up to date for the role of PD under the CDM regulations

Finally, let’s tell you a bit more about us

We’re Vistry Group, the UK’s leading provider of affordable mixed-tenure homes. Our core values of integrity, caring, and quality shape all we do; our partnership-led approach helps us build sustainable communities where they’re needed most.You’re probably familiar with our unmatched portfolio of brands: Linden Homes, Bovis Homes, and Countryside Homes. We also have Vistry Works, our timber frame manufacturing operation, and Vistry Services, our support functions. Together, we build more than homes, so there’s nowhere better to build your career. We’re proud that our culture sees everyone treated fairly and respectfully, with diversity and inclusion a top priority and reasonable adjustments provided during the application process. Join us in making Vistry.

Benefits

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