Design and Quality Manager

The Vacancy Do you have passion and drive for adding value to a business that has a strong social purpose to help Do you have passion people find a home? About the role This is a permanent full time (37 hrs p/w Mon-Fri) role for an experienced Design and Quality Manager (Pre-Contract) to join our Design and Quality Team within the Development Directorate on a permanent Contract. This is a new role created recognising the need for a dedicated technical role at pre-contract stage for our growing pipeline of S106 as well as land and package deals. As Design and Quality Manager (Pre-Contract), you will be an integral member of a team of 6, reporting to the Head of Design and Quality and working alongside our Land and New Business Team to provide design and quality support from inception through tohand over to the delivery team on S106, land led and package deals. Leading the review and/or commission of technical reports necessary, including setting the scope of works and services of the professional design team. Manage a multi-disciplinary professional design team focussed on quality of design and place as well asbuild. Undertaking relevant technical due diligence, identifying risks and opportunities, and ensuring schemes meet Paradigm Housing Group’s design and quality standards, clearly identifying any divergence. Manage our established frameworks of Principal Designers (PD) and Clerk of Works (COW) and appoint other consultants as required. Where appropriate, manage the design and specification of new homes so as to represent good value for money in terms of their capital costs and lifecycle costs ensuring quality in design, place, and build. You will be liaising with external housebuilders, Developers, contractors, and consultants; customers and colleagues within Paradigm, Homes England, GLA; and Local Authority partners About you We are looking for someone who is thorough, organised, and methodical, with a sound understanding and experience of commercial viability in projects and a value and solutions driven approach to work. With demonstrable experience and ability to carry outdue diligence and technical appraisals, demonstrating adherence to best practice as defined by company processes and procedures to join the team. You should be able to visit site where required as part of the role and attend meetings with other relevant parties involved in a project. Working via a mixture of office, remote and homeworking, you will actively participate in pre-construction meetings as required liaising with internal and external stakeholders in ensuring that schemes meet Paradigm’s standards and requirements. - Recognized qualification in the built environment to degree or HND and above - Membership of relevant professional body such as: ICE, IStructE, RICS, CIBSE, or RIBA - A sound understanding of the design process, project technical requirements and overall development process - A sound understanding and experience of commercial viability in projects and a value and solutions driven approach to work - Ability to review scheme designs against Paradigm’s Design Standards, Homes England and other relevant regulations and standards - Significant and proven experience of building construction both theoretical and practical - Strong knowledge of Building Regulations and technical warranty standards - Minimum of IOSH Managing Health & Safety qualification or equivalent - Strong communication and influencing skills About us We are a values’ driven, ambitious organisation. We’re Best Companies 1 STAR accredited organisation in recognition of our high employee engagement and offer a welcoming and friendly environment. We are clearly focussed on the delivery of our five-year corporateplan with ambitious and challenging objectives including improving our environment and sustainability targets to deliver quality homes to people who need them. We offer a very generous package including the following: - Pension scheme: employee minimum contribution of 3% and Paradigm will contribute 7.5% or 9.5% depending on the employee’s contribution rate. - Annual Bonus potential - Family Friendly policies incl. generous Paternity, Maternity, Shared parental and adoption leave, sabbaticals and more - Health Cash Plan - worth over £1,800 p/a includes Dental, Optical, Prescriptions and Flu jabs, Physiotherapy, Chiropractic therapy, Reflexology, Sports massage and more. It’s free to add up to 4 dependent children aged up to 24yrs (if in f/t education)and each child is entitled to 50% worth of your allowance for each category - Remote / hybrid working - Up to 3 paid Volunteer days a year - Newly created modern offices collaborative offices, with free parking and charging points for electric vehicles - Rewards platform - Opportunities for career advancement - Social events, such as Quiz nights, Xmas Party, Summer BBQ (Covid permitting) Further information Thank you for your interest in Paradigm Housing Group thus far. 37 The Company We are Paradigm Housing Group.