Group Technical / Design Manager.

North West. Housebuilding.

Attractive Basic Salary + Bonus + Car Allowance + Package.

Our client is a well-funded, established housebuilder developing sites across the North West through a number of regional offices. The business has a strong land pipeline and ambitious plans for continued growth. This is a key Group-level appointment with responsibility for the development and consistent implementation of the business's standard house-type range.


Key responsibilities include:

  • Owning the maintenance and evolution of the standard house-type range.

  • Working closely with regional teams and other disciplines to ensure consistency, compliance and the sharing of best practice.

  • Appointing and leading external multidisciplinary consultants to evolve house types in response to regional feedback, legislative change and customer expectations.

  • Ensuring the design strategy remains fit for purpose, commercially viable and protects the business from technical and regulatory risk.

  • Keeping ahead of industry trends, bringing innovation into the house-type range and anticipating changing customer needs.

  • Exploring new design concepts, materials, construction methods and emerging technologies.

We are keen to speak with individuals working for another housebuilder or within architectural/design practice who have a strong understanding of residential design. You will combine an excellent eye for detail with a strong design ethos and commercial awareness, together with the ability to work collaboratively with regional teams, consultants and senior stakeholders.


For a confidential discussion please contact:

Mark Heald, Director, Cognisant
07796 514558