Job Description

Location: Cambridgeshire/Suffolk/Norfork

Reports to: Head of Engineering

About the Role:

At Allison Homes, we pride ourselves on being an award-winning private housebuilder dedicated to creating beautiful homes and communities across the East of England, the East Midlands and the South West of England.

Our mission is to provide affordable yet aspirational homes to our communities, ensuring that new homes are accessible and attainable for all with a quality product suitable for everyone.

We are proud of our people, and collaboration and teamwork are key to everything we do. Our Values are at our heart and centre around Trust, Teamwork, Kindness and Passion.

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to help us achieve our ambitious growth plans and goals, to be part of our journey and to grow their career along with our success.

As a Technical Manager at Allison Homes, reporting into the Head of Engineering, you will be responsible for managing the design and technical delivery process from land acquisition through to site delivery, ensuring buildability, compliance, commercial efficiency, and design quality.

You will help lead the regional Technical team, manage external consultants, and collaborate closely with internal departments including Land, Planning, Commercial, Construction, and Sales. Your focus will be on delivering commercially viable and technically robust schemes on time and to standard, while contributing to the strategic direction of the region's technical function.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Delivery & Design Management:

Oversee the technical delivery of multiple live and upcoming sites, from land viability to construction handover. Manage all aspects of the design process, including architectural, engineering, and infrastructure solutions. Ensure coordination between disciplines to deliver practical, buildable, and cost-effective solutions. Drive programme adherence, ensuring information is issued in line with site and commercial milestones. Champion design quality and ensure developments comply with current Building Regulations, planning consents, NHBC standards, and other statutory approvals.

Land & Planning Support:

Provide robust technical input into land appraisals and feasibility studies. Advise on abnormal cost allowances, constraints, and mitigation strategies. Attend land bid meetings and support planning submissions with coordinated technical packs.

Stakeholder & Consultant Management:

Manage and review performance of external consultants, ensuring value for money, timely delivery, and adherence to brief. Build effective working relationships with statutory bodies, local authorities, utility providers, and warranty providers (e.g. NHBC, LABC).

Health, Safety, Quality & Sustainability:

Ensure all designs promote safe construction, operation, and future maintenance of developments. Promote sustainability and compliance with environmental objectives. Drive technical excellence and consistency in design standards across all developments.

Strategic & Commercial Awareness:

Contribute to the regional business strategy and annual technical budgets. Identify and mitigate project risks that could impact viability, delivery, or compliance. Benchmark best practices across the industry and bring innovation into technical solutions and systems.

Essential Skills and Experience:

Significant experience in a senior technical/design management role within residential housebuilding. Proven track record of successfully leading multi-site technical delivery teams. In-depth understanding of current planning legislation, building regulations, NHBC/LABC requirements, and technical standards. Strong understanding of engineering and architectural disciplines, land acquisition process, and viability assessment. Demonstrable leadership and people management experience, with the ability to coach and mentor others.

Qualifications:

Degree or equivalent qualification in Architecture, Civil Engineering, or similar (RIBA, MICE, CIOB or equivalent). A minimum of HNC/HND in a construction-related discipline is acceptable with significant experience. CSCS card holder (Managerial/Professional level preferred). SMSTS desirable but not essential. A full driving licence.

Personal Attributes:

Strategic thinker with a hands-on, solution-oriented approach. Strong commercial acumen and project management capabilities. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills across all levels. Ability to work under pressure, multi-task and prioritise effectively. Passionate about quality, innovation, and customer-focused delivery. The ability to embrace and role model our company values - Trust, Teamwork, Kindness and Passion.
This list is not exhaustive.

The benefit package for this role includes:

Competitive salary. Discretionary Bonus Scheme. Car allowance (with option to join the company salary sacrifice car scheme. T&Cs apply). 25 days holiday (extending to 27 days holiday after two years of continuous service). Pension Scheme. Group Life Assurance. Group Income Protection Scheme. Smart Health Employee Assistance Programme. Opt in - Simply Health Cash Plan. Allison Homes House purchase discount scheme.

Are you ready to embark on an exciting journey with Allison Homes? If this sounds like you, please apply today by sending us your CV along with a covering email or letter to cv@allison-homes.com.

This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received, and therefore we encourage you to apply for this position as soon as possible.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

Bereavement leave Company car Company events Company pension Employee discount Free parking Life insurance On-site parking Sick pay
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 30/09/2025