Technical Manager (Internal Fire Safety)

Crest Nicholson has been building new homes for over 60 years and is firmly established as a leading developer with a passion for not just building homes, but creating vibrant sustainable communities. Are you an experienced and enthusiastic Technical Manager or Design Manager looking for your next step? If you are passionate about property and are looking for a new challenge in a forward-thinking company, then now’s the time to make the move to Crest Nicholson. We are a multi-award-winning housebuilder that operates nationally across 5 regions. We are looking for a Technical Manager to join our Special Projects Division focusing on Internal Fire Safety works. You’ll be capable of working as a team, and coordinating the different contributors to a project, and using your first-class communication skills you will effectively motivate and communicate with the wider teams, in order to influence others to ensure that the required programmes are met. Key Responsibilities: Review FRA’s and prepare briefing documents of actions points for Crest, Contractors & RE/RP’s. Inc co-ordination of Mark-up plans of area of works. (link between Pre-assessment team & Technical Managers) Review Firestopping (FS) & Fire door (FD) surveys. Site visits to review accuracy of FS/FD surveys and inspect quality of internal remedial works. Advise of Firestopping compartmentation & fire door remedial details/methods. Advise on allocation of FD non-compliance items between Defect & Repair. Review contractor’s remedial proposals. Review Firestopping FS & FD completion QA reports & Certifications. Assist in tracking the Golden Tread packs. Assist on Fire Strategy proposals until RFSS plans are finalised. Assist with internal remedial works detail for HRB Gateway2 applications. Qualifications Needs to be a "competent person" with deep knowledge of Building safety legislation such as BSA 2022, Building Regulations, CDM, building types including HRB’s, and specifically internal fire remediation works. The role requires an individual with both strong on-site practical experience and desk top experience. Qualification desirable but not essential: European Qualifications Framework (EQF) Level 5+ qualifications or similar, professional body registration (like BAFE SP205/IFSM/IFE) About Crest Nicholson Creating places people love is what gets us up in the morning. We build places of character, designed to build peoples sense of community, and provide people with a sense of belonging and value. We aim to create and nurture a forward-thinking culture by putting people at the heart of what we do, both those that work for us, and those we impact in the communities we create. We have a reputation for high quality design and build, sound governance and good management practices. All our homes are built to exceptional standards with a focus on energy efficiency and green living, making people’s lives and the environment a better place to be. We are proud to have been awarded the HBF 5-star rating, and deeply care about creating places people love. As an employer of choice, we offer an extensive range of benefits, to include: 25 days annual leave Private Medical Healthcare options Car allowance Annual bonus scheme Pension scheme Sharesave scheme Life Assurance Personal Accident Insurance Cycle to work scheme We are an inclusive employer; the Company will consider flexible working requests for all roles. We seek to be an ethical and progressive employer which encourages a culture of openness, creativity and continuous professional development and which rewards the effectiveness and loyalty of our employees as an equal opportunities employer. If you are applying to work at Crest Nicholson, we will ask you to supply us with sufficient personal information to help us process your application. To learn more about what personal information we will need to process and why, please refer to our recruitment privacy notice which can be found on the Crest Nicholson website under ‘Recruitment Privacy Policy'.