Technical Manager – Portsmouth
VIVID, Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
We’re VIVID! – We’re the fifth largest developer of new homes among housing associations in England, having built over 1,500 last year.
Are you passionate about delivering high-quality, sustainable homes? Do you thrive on embedding best practices in technical project delivery?
We’re looking for a Technical Manager to join our development team and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our housing portfolio. Contractually based out of our Portsmouth office, this is a full-time permanent role, working 37 hours a week with a minimum of 20% of this to be office based to promote collaboration and team working. This typically equates to 1‑2 days per week, which may include time spent in the office, on‑site, or at consultant/contractor locations.
Reporting to the Commercial Manager, this is a new role within the Business and as such, is an opportunity for individuals to create and craft the role and to set out and define a pathway for the future. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead design quality, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive innovation across multiple projects.
For the first six months, projects would primarily be in Portsmouth, Shoreham and the Basingstoke area.
What we can offer you:
* 26 days holiday (plus bank holidays), with the opportunity to buy or sell annual leave
* A productivity‑related bonus scheme to enhance your take‑home
* A generous contributory pension of 6%. We’ll match employee contributions between 7% and 10%
* Life assurance paid at 3× annual salary
* Private medical insurance
* Health care cash plan called Medicash
* Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
* Access to counselling, legal and financial information
* Electric car scheme
* Huge variety of in‑house & e‑learning courses and a range of coaching and mentoring programmes
Here’s the facts about the role:
* Lead internal design consultation and manage external design teams, ensuring that all design proposals align with our Employer’s Requirements and translate seamlessly into high‑quality, buildable homes.
* Champion a culture of ‘conscious design’ focused on the lived experience of residents, while embedding structured design programmes aligned with RIBA stages and Building Safety Act Gateways.
* Take ownership of building safety compliance, implementing robust processes to meet Golden Thread requirements and ensuring completed projects are safe and regulation compliant.
* Work will be informed by stakeholder engagement, lessons learned from past projects, and a commitment to continuous improvement.
* Technical Manager will be qualified in a relevant discipline (Civil, Environmental, Engineering, Architecture or Project Management) or possess significant demonstrable industry experience and be a member of RICS, CIOB, RIBA, CIAT, APM or equivalent.
* Have a strong understanding of architectural and technical requirements, building regulations, and renewable technologies. Skilled in troubleshooting, design interrogation, and stakeholder engagement and familiar with RIBA stages, planning legislation, and tender evaluation.
* As this role involves travel, a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for business use is a requirement. Business mileage will be paid.
Senior level: Mid‑Senior.
Employment type: Full‑time.
Job function: Engineering and Information Technology.
Industry: Non‑profit Organizations.
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