Job Description

Protech Site Services is currently recruiting for a Technical Manager on behalf of a leading residential house builder, specialising in high-rise developments. This role requires a candidate with proven experience managing the technical aspects of large-scale residential projects, particularly high-rise schemes. This is an excellent opportunity to join a reputable company at the forefront of residential construction. This is for London and Surrounding Areas

Department Function

The Cladding Remediation Team is established to assess and remediate fire safety defects in medium and high-rise buildings across the group's legacy portfolio of developments across England, Scotland, and Wales. To the standards agreed with the nations governments, the team will assess each building, and where remediation is required, will deliver a suitable remediation scheme to rectify the building. The technical function within the team will ensure projects are designed and delivered in a technically robust manner, ensuring compliant remediation schemes are delivered to meet legislative and regulatory standards.

As a member of the team you will be directly contributing to improving the safety of buildings, and providing assurance to residents through our customer-focused approach to remediation.

Job Summary/Purpose

Responsible for developing and progressing various cladding remediation projects through all aspects of the design, planning and construction stages. Responsible and accountable for the projects’ programme delivery and reporting in line with internal cladding remediation governance process and external government reporting targets.

The scope of the role is to manage multiple projects through various stages in the project lifecycle, such as design, planning, H&S, contract negotiation and construction, to meet stakeholder and business expectations. Where we do not retain any legal interest in the property, you will be required to work with third-party building owners’ to procure suitable remediation schemes in the most appropriate and effective manner.

Accountable that the development activity complies with our internal CDM process, external regulatory bodies, and other statutory obligations. Act as the principal project lead fostering trusted relationships with key stakeholders.

Responsible for the day to day management of Technical Project Managers, and overseeing the delivery of their project delivery, ensuring targets are met and resource is managed accordingly for the teams delivery output targets to be met.

Primary Responsibilities

Leadership & Business Management

• Provide good leadership to the team, and demonstrate effective management and communication skills.
• Ensure your team appropriately manage resource to deliver targets.
• Responsibility and accountability for project budget control and financial delivery of the Cladding Remediation projects.
• Effective and proactive communications supporting internal comms teams and dealings with freeholders and management companies to ensure delivery of a safe, fair, and proportionate remedial solution to buildings.
• Effective contract and scope negotiation with design teams, contractors, freeholders, and management companies.
• Ensure awareness of political, regulatory, industry related and environmental developments which may impact delivery and priorities as necessary.
• Responsible for ensuring coordinated media management through internal/corporate communications teams.
• General awareness of Insurance on remediation schemes.
• Managing and developing trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders, driving clear communication throughout the Group and Business Unit teams.
• Ensure risk is fully understood and managed, and actioned to the appropriate time frames to deliver project objectives.
• Ensure that cross-functional communication is paramount and effective.
• Clearly define roles and responsibilities across all consultants and contractors to ensure project objectives are met efficiently.
• Undertake any other duties as required by the Technical Director of Cladding including, Director of Cladding Remediation and Group Technical Director.