Project Manager

Role overview

• ID: 2024-5773
• Entity: Vistry
• Region: Vistry Merseyside & Cheshire West
• Department: Technical
• Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time
• Job Location: Warrington, Cheshire
• Date Posted: 13.06.2024

We have a massively exciting opportunity for a Project Manager (Technical) to join our team within Vistry Merseyside & Cheshire West, at our office in Warrington. Initially this Project Manager role has been specifically created to Project Manager one of the most high-profile residential housing schemes in the North West, a 1200 unit site with multiple phases being delivered simultaneously which is currently at the pre-planning stage. It is likely that once the scheme is established that the role will grow and expand into management of other projects across a range of disciplines spanning the technical, land and planning functions with an element of commerciality too.

We are pleased to say, this role can accommodate agile working arrangements.

• Let's cut to the chase, what's in it for you...

• Competitive basic salary and annual bonus

• Company car, car allowance or travel allowance

• Agile working possible (dependent on role)

• Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Private Healthcare

• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave

• Competitive contributory pension scheme

• Life assurance – 4 x your annual salary

• Share incentive schemes

• Employee rewards portal with many more benefits...

• In return, what we would like from you...

• 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 of delivering design for projects on time, to budget and quality standards with high customer satisfaction results

• Proven knowledge of current building regulations, detailed design for both sub-structure and superstructure build elements

• Excellent organization and time management with ability to multitask

• Commercially aware

• 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 designs and technical demands of others

Desirable...

• Member of professional body e.g.: ICE, CIAT, CIOB

• Principle Designer and associated Health and Safety training/ qualifications

• CSCS card qualification

• Use of Viewpoint drawing management system

• Proficient use of Auto Cad

• Management of technical fees and services cost to complete

• Management of technical staff

• More about the Project Manager role...

• Assisting the existing technical team with taking forward principal designs for roads, sewers, and foundations as well as value engineering earthworks modelling.

• Project manage the business units most prestigious and important site as agreed with the Technical Director from detailed design stage to post completion.

• Manage the design delivery plan and Project Technical Trackers.

• Coordinate 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.

• Coordinate and appoint consultants to deliver the civil engineering designs including legal plans and house type working drawing packs.

• Obtaining and collating all ancillary specialist drawings including water supply, heating, kitchen, stair, lintels, p.c. ground floors, and precast upper floors.

• Undertake value engineering assessments and ensure buildability is considered.

• Coordinate submission of designs and securing technical approvals for agreements such as S104, S38 & S278 followed by completion of legal agreements, with assistance from the Engineering Manager.

• Working with the adoptions and utilities manager, co-ordinate utility designs and initial mains laying onto site, ensuring legal agreements completed in timely manner.

• Coordinate information and liaise with architects, civil & structural engineers and landscape architects, ensuring consistency and coordination between various designs.

• 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 Sales & Technical Director 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 and overheating Assessments together with PEA' and EPC's, Robust Standard Details and any other requirements.

• Attending and chairing Handover and Pre-Start Meetings and briefing all departments on matters related to the engineering and working drawings.

• Monitor and report technical & development fees including S106 obligations.

• Ensure all Principle Designer roles are instructed as required, PCIP, F10 information and internal SHE procedures are followed and maintained.

• Ensuring the company key dates and procurement package targets are met.

• Ensure drawing management procedures and portals are maintained, visible and up to date to all relevant parties.

Finally, let's tell you a bit more about us...

We're Vistry Group, the UK's leading provider of affordable mixed-tenure homes. Our core values of integrity, caring, and quality shape all we do; our partnership-led approach helps us build sustainable communities where they're needed most.

You're probably familiar with our unmatched portfolio of brands: Linden Homes, Bovis Homes, and Countryside Homes. We also have Vistry Works, our timber frame manufacturing operation, and Vistry Services, our support functions. Together, we build m