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We have a new opportunity for a Senior Technical Manager to join our team within Vistry North East, at our Newcastle Upon Tyne office. As our Senior Technical Manager, you will manage the technical matters relating to a number of projects or a single complex one and supervise the work of other team members in their own tasks.

You will demonstrate a pro-active approach to design development, working within a team environment from the project’s inception through to its completion.

You will be tasked with the control of the complete design process involving the management of consultants, liaison with the relevant statutory and local authorities and other internal and external stakeholders as necessary. To ensure the designs complies to all necessary legislation, associated standards and Vistry Group specification, policy, and procedures.

Your role requires an excellent base level of Health & Safety, Environmental and Technical knowledge, including a good working knowledge of the Highways & Drainage, Building Regulations, NHBC Standards, Planning, and Affordable Housing.

We value in-person collaboration and team culture, but we’re also committed to supporting flexible working where possible. We encourage you to raise any specific requirements during the interview process so we can explore how this could be accommodated.

• Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
• Company car, car allowance or travel allowance
• Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
• Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service
• 2 Volunteering days per annum
• Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave 
• Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
• Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary
• Share save and share incentive schemes
• Employee rewards portal with many more benefits…

• Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality
• BTEC HND/HNC in Design, Construction or Civil Engineering
• Extensive experience working within a technical role at a residential house builder
• Good level of IT literacy with experience of AutoCAD, Outlook, Excel & Word
• Proven ability in a Technical Manager role, delivering design for projects on time, to budget and quality standards with high customer satisfaction results
• Excellent organization and time management with ability to multitask
• Commercially aware
• Ability to make decisions within authority
• Able to lead and work as a team member
• Experienced in analysing problems and delivering solutions
• Strong mathematical ability
• Be able to design and interpret the designs and technical demands of others
• Professional aptitude and appearance at all times
• Strives for continuous improvement for the benefit of the company
• Driven to achieve customer satisfaction
• Able to work under pressure, and accept criticism of work
• Be able to work effectively in a team-leader role
• Good level of communication skills, with the necessity to liaise with internal staff and external bodies
• Be practical and methodical with good analytical skills
• Willing to work extra to meet deadlines as and when the business needs require it

Desirable…

• Member of professional body e.g. ICE, CIAT, CIOB, MCIAT
• Principle Designer and associated Health and Safety training/ qualifications
• Use of Viewpoint drawing management system
• Proficient use of Auto Cad
• Management of technical fees and services cost to complete
• Continued professional development and keeping up to date with changes within the industry
• Experience of people management and project leading

• Comply with Life of Site procedures.
• Undertake the Principal Designer role as defined within the Construction Design & Management Regulation 2015 and completion of all necessary Health, Safety & Environmental documents, in line with Group Policy & procedures.
• Ensure delivery of surveys & reports required for the development and manage associated requirements from design to completion.
• Manage the process of obtaining consultant fee proposals and formal appointment documents in accordance with Group procedures.
• Manage consultants to deliver the civil engineering designs including legal plans and the house type working drawing packs.
• Obtaining and collating all ancillary specialist drawings including hot water supply, heating, kitchen, stair, lintels, p.c. ground floors, and precast upper floors.
• Undertaking value engineering assessments and ensure buildability is considered.
• Ensure submission of designs and securing technical approvals for agreements such as S104, S38 & S278 followed by timely completion of legal agreements.
• Ensure utility designs and initial mains laying onto site, ensuring legal agreements completed in timely manner.
• Prepare all drawings and documents for engineering and superstructure elements for tender, followed by the construction issue and sales handover.
• Coordinate street naming with local authority, complete plot list and distribute internally and externally of the business.
• Where applicable obtaining Management Company quotations, reviewing, comparing, and providing the Planning, & Technical Directors with recommendation for appointments.
• Assist in production of Sales brochure, legal and sales handover meetings.
• Provide information for Housing Association contracts and attendance of progress meetings.
• Submission of all information to NHBC and obtaining approval of same, obtaining SAP Assessments together with PEA’ and EPC’s, and any other requirements.
• Attending and chairing Pre-Start Meetings and briefing all departments on matters related to the engineering and working drawings.
• Assist the Land, Planning & Development teams with advice during the land acquisition stage and assist in the information to discharge of planning conditions.
• To monitor and report technical & development fees including S106 obligations.
• Resolve all technical related queries including conducting site visits and site progress meetings as required.

We build more than homes, we’re making Vistry. Being a responsible developer and award-winning employer means we live each day through our ethos - doing the right thing. Our behaviours reflect this, as well as our values of integrity, caring and quality. Shaping all we do; they empower us to develop sustainable communities across affordable and private housing. We work in a partnership-led way, and you’ll recognise our renowned brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Together with Vistry Works, our manufacturing operation, and the functional support of Vistry Services, we’re a proud UK Green Building Council member, UK top five housebuilder with a five-star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating, and winner of many awards including Top Employer, Global Top Inspiring Workplaces, and Best for Talent Attraction and Outreach. 

Join us in making Vistry.  

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Where:   EE Newcastle (BT Customer Contact Centre, Gosforth Park Way, Newcastle upon Tyne NE12 8ET ) 
Full time:  Permanent 
Salary: £25,087.00 rising to £5,684.00 after 8 months of being here, plus incentives and bonuses
Hourly rate:  £1 82 per hour rising to 3.12 per hour at 9 months in role

Start date:  November 2025 onwards

Why this job matters

If you’re a confident talker who enjoys asking questions and getting to know people, then this could be the role for you. Maybe you have a wealth of life experience and building relationships, or maybe negotiating mealtime meltdowns with your family is a daily occurrence. If so, you have transferrable skills to succeed in a sales advisor role with EE. We’ll give you training on the rest so you’re ready to talk confidently about all our products and services.

We don’t do ‘hard sales’. The role involves talking to customers over the phone about how we can enhance their digital lives and discuss the right products for them. Why not use your skills and join our Sales Team in Newcastle .

We understand that life never stands still, and like most roles within EE, this opportunity is designed with flexibility in mind. We’re here to support you in being successful, meaning we’ll do everything we can to make sure you don’t miss that appointment or can look after your family in an emergency. Just a few ways we’re doing this include giving you the opportunity to schedule your own breaks and banking time, and the option of occasional home working.

What’s in it for you?

• A great starting salary of  £25,087.00 rising to £25,684.00 ter 8 months of being here, plus incentives and bonuses.
• Online GP – Giving you access to a GP via telephone or video 24/7 for both you and your immediate family, fully funded by us.
• Market leading paid carer’s leave, up to 2 weeks off for carers to give that bit of extra support to our colleagues who are caring for family or friends who are disabled, ill or elderly.
• Family Leave - Equalised maternity, paternity, and adoption leave and it gives all parents 18 weeks full pay and 8 weeks half pay in the first year however they choose to grow their family.
• Huge discounts of EE & BT products including your Mobile and Broadband – saving you hundreds of pounds every year.
• Support in carving your own career path. We are passionate about developing our people and we’ll support you in achieving the career you want.
• Season Ticket Travel Loan – giving you the funds to pay for your travel to and from work up front, making a difference where it counts.
• Volunteering days, so you can give back to your local community.
• Optional Private Healthcare and Dental, to protect you and your family.

On top of all that, we’ve got a great team culture, meaningful support and tailored training to help you build a lasting career. What are you waiting for?