Overview
As Technical Manager, you will steer the technical assessment and settlement pathway under the Developer Remediation Contract to discharge responsibilities safely and fairly. You will lead procurement and coordination of Fire Risk Assessments, compartmentation surveys and related life-safety information, coordinating with Responsible Entities and professional teams. Your role includes creating clear technical positions, governing documentation, and shaping settlement funding with internal and external stakeholders. You’ll work closely with fire engineers, legal, commercial and finance teams to drive auditable outcomes. This is a high-impact role at the intersection of safety, governance and跨
Pay / Benefits
- retail discounts
- company funded life insurance
- private healthcare
- pension scheme with company contributions
- discounted house purchase scheme
- car leasing scheme
Responsibilities
- Lead coordination of Fire Risk Assessments, compartmentation surveys, intrusive surveys and life-safety information from Responsible Entities and their teams
- Identify gaps and set evidence request schedules with stakeholders
- Maintain auditable documentation and trackers for assessments, responses, defect determinations and settlement progress
- Coordinate technical reviews with internal leads, fire engineers and external consultants
- Develop technical position papers and logs to support governance, legal input and settlement negotiations
- Progress settlement funding agreements and define scope, funding basis, and approvals
- Provide updates on settlement pipeline, risks and blockers to Technical Director and senior stakeholders
Key requirements
- Proven track record in construction, remediation, building safety or residential development
- Understanding of residential construction, fire safety remediation, external wall systems and compartmentation
- Experience reviewing or coordinating FRAs and related reports
- Ability to document evidence-based positions on defect causation, liability and scope
- Experience managing complex stakeholder relationships (freeholders, managing agents, Responsible Entities, consultants, contractors, legal advisors)
- Experience supporting commercial negotiation, settlement funding or liability resolution
- Good understanding of UK building safety legislation and Developer Remediation Contract
- strong technical judgement and governance discipline
- stakeholder management
- negotiation capability
- governance discipline
- Fire Risk Assessments (FRAs)
- compartmentation surveys
- intrusive surveys
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