Overview
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Head of Technical to join our North East region to lead our technical and design function—ensuring developments progress seamlessly from concept to site delivery. Reporting to the Regional Managing Director, this role is central to ensuring that schemes progress efficiently from the estimating and design stages through to a successful physical start on site. You will oversee the entire technical lifecycle, ensuring that design information is accurate, compliant, and delivered in line with programme expectations.
You will be responsible for driving the technical strategy for each development, ensuring that projects move forward in a timely manner while meeting all pre-start requirements. You will take the lead on value engineering, design coordination and the technical evaluation of schemes, while ensuring planning and building control issues are fully addressed. Your ability to work closely with internal teams, consultants and clients will be critical, as will your capacity to manage information flow effectively across all stakeholders.
You will bring experience in multi-tenure or contracting environments along with a strong command of design, construction methods, planning processes, procurement and relevant legislation. A detailed understanding of health and safety responsibilities is essential, as is a commitment to upholding equality and diversity within the workplace. You should be confident working with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Project and Outlook. Above all, you will have the leadership presence needed to inspire your team and the technical expertise required to deliver high-quality, cost-effective design solutions.
This is an opportunity to make a significant impact within a forward-thinking organisation that prioritises quality, collaboration and continuous improvement. If you are passionate about leading technical excellence and want to contribute to the success of major development projects, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Responsibilities
* Lead the technical and design function and oversee the technical lifecycle from concept to site delivery, ensuring schemes progress efficiently.
* Drive the technical strategy for each development and manage the flow of information across internal teams, consultants and clients.
* Lead on value engineering, design coordination and the technical evaluation of schemes, with attention to planning and building control requirements.
* Collaborate with internal teams, consultants and clients to ensure design information is accurate, compliant, and delivered in line with programme expectations.
* Report to the Regional Managing Director and influence project progression from estimating and design stages through to site start.
Qualifications
* Experience in multi-tenure or contracting environments with a strong command of design, construction methods, planning processes, procurement and relevant legislation.
* Solid understanding of health and safety responsibilities and a commitment to equality and diversity in the workplace.
* Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Project, Outlook).
* Leadership presence with the ability to inspire a team and deliver high-quality, cost-effective design solutions.
Benefits
* Bonus entitlement based on performance KPIs
* Holidays - 26 days
* Life Assurance
* Pension
* Private medical insurance
* Ability to purchase additional holiday
* Access to discount portal
* Cycle to Work scheme and the Lovell Way to EV
* Digital GP
* Employee assistance programme
* Sharesave scheme
As an Investors in People Gold award employer, Lovell is the UK's leading provider of mixed tenure affordable homes and has a reputation for innovation and excellence in the delivery of high-quality housing development and regeneration projects. Lovell is an equal opportunities employer who encourage and value diversity and inclusion within our teams. The Lovell culture is one that has empowered colleagues to make decisions at regional and local levels, challenge the status quo and work as one to achieve our goals and make Lovell a great place to work for all.
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