Technical Administrator

Role Overview:
**In a Nutshell**

We have a new opportunity for a Technical Administrator to join our team within Vistry South West Midlands, at our Coleshill office in West Midlands. We are looking for an experienced Technical Administrator to assist with the region’s growth. This is a new role required to support the technical and planning functions reporting directly to the Technical Director.

**Let’s cut to the chase, what’s in it for you**
- Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
- Agile working possible (dependent on role)
- Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Private Healthcare and Dental Insurance
- Competitive contributory pension scheme
- Life assurance - 4 x your annual salary
- Share incentive schemes
- Employee rewards portal with many more benefits

**In return, what we would like from you**
- Behave in line with our company values - Integrity, Caring and Quality
- Previous experience in a similar role
- Excellent administrative skills
- Good organisational skills to provide support to the technical department across the various roles of the team.
- Strong attention to detail
- IT literate
- Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite
- Positive outlook with the ability to perform under pressure
- Strong communication skills
- Previous experience working for a residential developer in the housing building industry (desirable)

**More about the Technical Administrator role **
- To assist with the printing and distribution of plans.
- Assist in the preparation of pre-start meetings and handover documentation required.
- Assist in the preparation of technical release packs including legal handover packs to external solicitors.
- Coordinate global Consultant’s appointment documentation & collateral warranties.
- Organise street names and numbering with the Local Planning Authority.
- Assist with the preparation of Health and Safety files and housing association tenant manuals.
- Assist with existing & proposed Utilities enquires.
- Input technical team project data onto the Coins system.
- Assist with the processing and logging of invoices.
- Assist with completion of the “Technical Master Database” schedules for each development.
- Undertake general administration tasks for the Technical Department.
- File all correspondence & Drawings in site files keeping files up to date within a framework system.
- Administration of document hosting systems (such as Viewpoint/Project Vault/Asite) including quality control checking.
- Maintain and update user register on the Building control portals such as NHBC portal.
- Assist with submitting information to authorities such as LA Planning and Building Control.
- Liaise with Site Managers regarding outstanding customer defects
- Logging of defects onto Keys system.
- Work with the customer care team to ensure the smooth and effective updating of the IT systems supporting our care service to customers.
- Maintain an accurate and efficient filing and archive system.
- Arrange and support meetings as required.
- Assist with submitting weekly timesheets, administering sickness and holiday absence and report to the Payroll department as required.
- General admin support including answering the telephone, copying and distributing documents, and producing letters and documents using Microsoft Office packages.
- Assist in the preparation of pre-start meetings and handover documentation required.
- Assist in the preparation of technical release packs including legal handover packs to external solicitors.
- Coordinate global Consultant’s appointment documentation & collateral warranties.

**Finally, let’s tell you a bit more about us**

At Vistry Group, we build more than homes. We develop sustainable communities across all sectors of the UK housing market through our leading housing brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Delivered through Vistry Housebuilding, Countryside Partnerships and Vistry Works with the support of Vistry Services, our values of integrity, caring, and quality continue to shape all we do.