Project Manager

Warrington, Cheshire
Vistry Group PLC

Role overview

• ID:
• 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