Company: Places Developments
Location: London
Posted: May 11th, 2026
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As an Assistant Technical Manager, you'll play a key role in supporting senior colleagues to deliver the technical aspects of a diverse portfolio of residential development projects across the Southeast. With a strong pipeline in Kent, you'll regularly travel to sites, collaborate closely with consultants, and spend two days a week with the team at our Gray's Inn Road office in central London. You may also be required to travel to other development sites within the Southeast, including Norfolk, Hertfordshire and West Sussex.
You will be actively involved in coordinating designs from external consultants, attending design team meetings and ensuring up‑to‑date drawings and specifications are shared across the business. This role sits at the heart of our developments and touches every stage from early planning and approvals through to handover and completion.
You will contribute to the production of technical information and specifications, ensuring compliance with NHBC standards, building regulations and CDM regulations. You will also support local authority approvals such as Building Control, S38 and S104, and assist the Development team in navigating the technical elements of planning submissions.
As projects progress, you will liaise with bodies such as the NHBC, Building Control and Local Authorities, managing the flow of information needed for CMLs and completions. You will help prepare technical packs for handover to teams across Commercial, Build, Sales and Assets, making sure everyone has the detail they need to keep momentum on site.
You’ve spent a couple of years working in the PLC housebuilding sector, either as a Technical Coordinator or in a similar role, and you’re now looking to broaden your scope and take on more responsibility. You’ve had hands‑on experience with residential projects and understand how different moving parts come together to deliver homes, from layouts and planning to drainage, regulations and site coordination.
You are a natural communicator who can build strong relationships across consultants, local authorities, internal teams and on‑site colleagues. You are organised, proactive and solution‑focused – confident taking ownership of your workload, but ready to ask questions and collaborate when needed.
You’ll have a relevant qualification in Construction, Architecture or Engineering, and a solid understanding of how to manage and track technical information. You are comfortable with software such as Microsoft Office and other basic Microsoft packages.
Ultimately, you want to build a meaningful career in residential development, working on projects that go beyond bricks and mortar to deliver real social value.
As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse or have served in the Armed Forces, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role. We are dedicated to creating a supportive and accessible recruitment process for all.
At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect. We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre‑employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.
By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities.
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