Job Description

We're VIVID! - We're the fifth largest developer of new homes amongst 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.
Want to know 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 x 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:
In this pivotal role, you'll 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.
You'll 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. You'll take ownership of building safety compliance, implementing robust processes to meet Golden Thread requirements and ensuring completed projects are safe and regulation compliant.
Your work will be informed by stakeholder engagement, lessons learned from past projects, and a commitment to continuous improvement.
The 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.
You'll have a strong understanding of architectural and technical requirements, building regulations, and renewable technologies. You'll be skilled in troubleshooting, design interrogation, and stakeholder engagement and be 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.
We're a leading provider of affordable homes and extensive support services in the south of England. We believe that everyone has the right to a safe and secure place to call home, and from the moment customers move into their VIVID home we're here to help with that and more.
Our customers have access to a wide range of tailored advice to sustain their tenancies and look after their wellbeing. We invest in our homes and communities for the long-term, and this means in the quality, safety and energy efficiency of existing homes and neighbourhoods, with a firm focus on improving services so they're easy to use and access by our customers.
We're addressing the shortage of affordable housing in the south, building the right type of homes to meet the needs of our local communities. We're the fifth largest developer of new homes amongst housing associations in England, having built over 1,500 last year.
This is summed up in our vision "More homes, bright futures".

Skills Required