Technical Manager

Technical Manager - Gilbert & Goode
St Austell, Cornwall (with regional travel)
Full-time ¦ Permanent

⭐ About Gilbert & Goode

Gilbert & Goode is a leading South West housebuilder, renowned for delivering high-quality homes and creating thriving, sustainable communities across Cornwall and Devon. Founded in 1972, we have over 50 years’ experience in building inspiring places to live and providing outstanding customer experiences — recognised by our 2026 In-house Platinum Award for Customer Satisfaction.

As part of Ocean Housing since 2005, we reinvest our success to help deliver affordable housing and strengthen the communities we serve. Our work is driven by thoughtful design, sustainability, and close collaboration with local partners to create places that genuinely make a difference.

⭐ The Role

We are looking for an experienced Technical Manager (known internally as a Technical & Engineering Manager) to join our Pre-Construction team. In this key role, you will act as the technical lead across multiple developments, managing design progression from planning through to build completion.

You will ensure all schemes meet statutory, regulatory, and business requirements while delivering high-quality, cost-effective homes. This is a pivotal opportunity to influence design quality and technical excellence across our development portfolio.

🛠️ Key Responsibilities

You will be responsible for:

• Managing design development and regulatory approvals across multiple schemes
• Providing technical input into design briefs, reviews, and value engineering
• Ensuring compliance with building regulations, warranty standards, and company procedures
• Defining consultant scopes, procuring external appointments, and managing fees
• Supporting the Technical Team Manager with document control systems and strategic design initiatives
• Coordinating engineering input, utilities, and civil engineering solutions
• Supporting site teams with buildability advice and managing change control processes
• Procuring building control bodies and warranty providers
• Managing planning condition discharges, utilities, and sectional agreements
• Attending and contributing to design team meetings, CPD, and continuous improvement activities
• Ensuring health & safety and CDM compliance throughout all technical stages

🎓 About You

Essential qualifications and experience:

• HND (Level 5) or equivalent in construction, design, or civil engineering
• Proven experience in a Pre‑Construction or Design Manager role within volume housebuilding
• Strong knowledge of building regulations, warranty provider standards, CDM Regulations, and project management principles
• Experience managing planning conditions and securing technical approvals
• Proven ability to procure and manage consultants, utilities, building control, and warranty services
• Strong IT, organisational, communication, and analytical skills

Personal attributes:

• Confident working across multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
• Clear, professional communicator with strong stakeholder management skills
• Proactive, solutions-focused, and resilient under pressure
• Excellent time management and attention to detail
• Committed to equality, diversity, collaboration, and continuous improvement

🌱 Why Join Gilbert & Goode?

Bring your skills to a company with a strong regional reputation and a values‑led purpose.

🌱 We build more than homes — we create places where life unfolds.
At Gilbert & Goode, we are committed to “building inspiring homes and creating lasting memories”, placing customers at the heart of everything we do.

🏆 Award‑winning customer satisfaction.
We proudly hold the In‑house 2026 Platinum Award for Customer Satisfaction, reflecting the trust our customers place in us and the exceptional buying experience we deliver.

🏡 A leading regional housebuilder with purpose.
Since 1972, Gilbert & Goode has grown into one of the South West’s most respected new homes developers, creating inspiring neighbourhoods across Cornwall and Devon.

❤️ Your work has real social value.
As part of Ocean Housing Group, our profits are gift‑aided back to support the delivery of affordable housing. This means your contribution directly helps provide homes for local people and strengthens the communities we serve.

🤝 Community‑first approach.
We believe the most successful developments are shaped by the people who live in them. Community voices influence our designs, ensuring our homes and neighbourhoods genuinely meet local needs.

Alongside this sense of purpose, you’ll join a supportive, collaborative, and forward‑thinking team, based at our St Austell headquarters with strong local roots and a deep commitment to the region.

🌟 Our Benefits

We offer a flexible and supportive working environment, plus an excellent benefits package:

• 27 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• 10% car allowance
• Professional membership fees paid
• Company sick pay scheme
• Workplace pension with death-in-service benefit
• Home office work payment
• Medicash health plan (including dental and optical cover)
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Rewards and recognition programme
• On-site parking
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Family-friendly policies

📅 Key Dates:

• Closing Date: Thursday 23rd April at Midnight

📩 How to Apply

If you’re passionate about shaping high‑quality homes and want to make a meaningful impact within a respected regional housebuilder, we’d love to hear from you. Click apply!

We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications—so apply soon!

With a reputation for creating inspiring new homes, Gilbert & Goode has grown from humble beginnings in 1972 to become one of the South West’s leading new homes developers. Putting our customers at the heart of everything we do we are committed to delivering exceptional new homes that you will enjoy living in for years to come.

Gilbert & Goode is proud to promote and retain excellent relationships with local landowners, stakeholders and supply chain to bring the best opportunities, sustainable local products and services to create inspirational neighbourhoods whilst investing into the local community by making contributions towards highways, schools and local facilities.