Technical Coordinator
Posted 1 day ago by Allison Homes Limited
At Allison Homes, we pride ourselves on being an award-winning private housebuilder dedicated to creating beautiful homes and communities across the East of England, the East Midlands and the South West of England.
Our mission is to provide affordable yet aspirational homes to our communities, ensuring that new homes are accessible and attainable for all with a quality product suitable for everyone.
We are proud of our people, and collaboration and teamwork are key to everything we do. Our Values are at our heart and centre around Trust, Teamwork, Kindness and Passion.
We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to help us achieve our ambitious growth plans and goals, to be part of our journey and to grow their career along with our success.
As a Technical Coordinator, you will be a confident and effective communicator, responsible for providing proactive and efficient support to the Project Director and the wider Development team, meeting business demands. With the support of the Project Director the Technical Coordinator, will be responsible for briefing, managing, and driving external consultants, obtaining building control approval, discharging planning conditions and producing construction drawings to enable efficient site starts.
Key Responsibilities- Reporting daily to the Project Director, you will assist with the management of the site from design stage right through to post completion, in line with the delivery programme. This will include:
- Providing transitional support across all RIBA Stages inclusive from design, construction, mobilisation and beyond.
- Liaising with relevant statutory and local authorities and other internal/external stakeholders as required.
- Liaising with engineers, landscape designers, and sustainability consultants, coordinating information to ensure consistency across all design elements, and that buildability is considered throughout.
- Produce, maintain and update cost trackers to assist the development team as necessary
- Ensure the accurate issue and recording of documentation and drawings throughout
- Attending monthly site progress meetings and brief all departments on matters relating to design and regulations
- Liaise with Sales and Conveyancing Teams to provide and coordinate relevant documentation, as required for the production of the legal packs
- You will also be required to attend monthly site progress meetings and brief all departments on matters relating to design and regulations.
What you will bring
- Qualified to HND level or higher in Design, Construction or Civil Engineering.
- Minimum of five years' experience in a technical role within the housebuilding sector is desirable but not essential.
- Experience in Apartment schemes would be beneficial
- IT literate with experience of using AutoCAD, Outlook, Excel, Word & Zutec.
- Strong understanding of Building Regulations, NHBC Standards, Party Wall Awards, and associated construction industry legislation.
- Good design skills with the ability to interpret drawings and technical demands of others.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Sound commercial acumen, articulate and calm under pressure.
- Strong people skills, able to work as part of a team or in isolation and manage external working relationships.
- Organised and self-motivated with a willingness to take ownership of projects.
- The ability to embrace and role model our company values - Trust, Teamwork, Kindness, Passion and Performance.
- Full UK driving licence required.
What you get in return
- Discretionary Bonus Scheme.
- Car allowance (with option to join the company salary sacrifice car scheme in Summer 2025).
- 25 days holiday (extending to 27 days holiday after two years of continuous service).
- Pension Scheme.
- Group Life Assurance.
- Group Income Protection Scheme.
- Smart Health Employee Assistance Programme.
- Opt in - Simply Health Cash Plan.
This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received, and therefore you should apply for this job as soon as possible.
Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, only successful candidates will be contacted.