Technical Manager
Lead planning & technical functions on housebuilding sites, creating homes that generate positive social impact.
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Technical Manager (Curo Enterprise)
£68,552 + benefits | The Maltings, Bath
Full Time | Permanent | 37 hours per week
What’s the role?
Curo Enterprise, a multi-award-winning residential developer based in Bath, is seeking a Technical Manager with a strong background in residential housebuilding. This is an exciting opportunity to join a culture-led, values-driven business delivering high-quality homes across the South West, with developments located within an hour’s travel of Bath.
What you'll be doing
Reporting to the Senior Technical Manager, you’ll be the technical lead on multiple residential developments, from early-stage due diligence through planning, detailed design, and delivery.
Key responsibilities include:
Managing and coordinating consultant design teams to deliver high-quality, compliant, and value-engineered designs
Managing the technical approval and condition discharge process with NHBC and Building Control
Liaising with utility providers and services consultants to secure mains connections, diversions, and disconnections
Progressing and managing Section Agreements and statutory approvals with local and statutory authorities
Supporting the Planning Manager on reserved matters planning applications, and leading the application process for NMAs, S73s, and condition discharges
Managing consultant appointments, fees, and performance against programme and budget
Providing technical due diligence to support the Land team with acquisitions
Acting as Principal Designer (with consultant support) under CDM Regulations during the pre-construction phase
Providing technical support to the commercial, construction, and sales teams
Mentoring junior team members and contributing to reporting at project and business level
This role is key to ensuring developments are technically robust, achieve forecast margins, and commence on site in line with the business plan.
About you
We’re looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Technical Manager with proven experience delivering residential schemes in a housebuilding or main contractor environment.
Essential skills and experience:
Extensive experience in a technical role within a residential housebuilder or main contractor
Relevant qualification (HNC/HND/Degree or equivalent experience)
Strong understanding of Building Regulations, NHBC/LABC requirements, and CDM Regulations
Excellent project and programme management skills
Strong design coordination capability with a keen eye for detail
Experience managing consultant teams, technical budgets, and value engineering
Confident communicator able to explain complex technical issues to non-technical stakeholders
Highly organised, resilient, and able to manage multiple priorities to tight deadlines
A collaborative approach with a commitment to continuous improvement
Full driving licence and access to a vehicle
How will I evidence my success? I will…
The developments will be designed to a high standard, achieve the forecast margin and will commence on time in accordance with the business plan targets.
Get feedback from consultants, peers and my line manager about my effectiveness in growing the business, as well as how services are delivered
Demonstrate the service improvements I have delivered with tangible results that show success
Successfully meet the targets and objectives agreed for myself and my team
Demonstrate my active participation in Curo company life.
Use the Curo Quality Assurance measures to demonstrate my consistent delivery of our team processes.
What you'll get in return
A friendly, supportive, and professional working environment
A culture-led and values-driven organisation
A strong and secure development pipeline
Flexible working: 3 days in the office, 2 days WFH
The opportunity to work for an innovative housebuilder with genuine social purpose
Benefits include:
26 days annual leave (plus public holidays), rising to 29 days after 3 years
Additional day’s leave on your birthday
Contributory pension scheme (salary sacrifice), matched by Curo up to 10%
Annual bonus
Life assurance up to 6x salary
Flexible benefits including additional leave, gym membership, Health Cash Plan, Computer Scheme, Green Cars, and Cycle to Work
Perks at Work discounts across 1,000s of retailers
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Free parking at all office locations
- Department
- Technical and Commercial
- Role
- Technical Manager
- Locations
- Curo, The Hub, Mulberry Park, Combe Down, Bath, BA2 5BU
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Yearly salary
- £68,552
- Employment type
- Full-time
About Curo
We're one of the largest landlords in the South West, with a diverse portfolio of affordable and market rented homes.
We own and manage more than 14,000 homes; properties that our 28,000 residents call home. We’re building hundreds of new homes every year for rent and sale.
We provide award-winning support services to a wide range of residents, including homeless young people and families, older and disabled people, and those affected by mental health issues or memory loss.
As a housing association we have no paid shareholders. We create profit for purpose, reinvesting the surpluses from our commercial house-building business into our core social purpose.
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