Architectural Technician

Make a Home at Taylor Wimpey

At Taylor Wimpey, we don’t just build houses; we build futures. Not just for the people who live in our homes, but for our own people too. When we bring our collective skills together, we make amazing things happen - for ourselves, for each other and for our customers. There are incredible opportunities on your doorstep, and we want you to discover them all. 

With 22 regional offices across the UK and operations in Spain, we bring our vision to life locally. Here, you’ll be given the tools to develop your skills and the freedom to explore new avenues. Share your ideas, experience a no-blame culture, and shape your work around your life.

Every single one of us plays a vital role in bringing to life incredible places and spaces, where anyone can thrive. We believe in making a positive difference to our planet, as well as to people. 

Home to work that matters, and you can be a part of it.

Job Summary

​​Responsible for providing upon a given number of sites, composite and complete technical information and support in relation to superstructures, to enable regional objectives and targets to be achieved. Deliver various elements associated with land acquisition and planning approvals. 

Primary Responsibilities

Schemes 

• ​Provide architectural support and technical guidance for regional site based operations 
• ​Working closely alongside the project Engineer to support the delivery of a full technical package 
• ​Provide full administrative support to regional site based operations for working drawings, ancillary details and other technical information. 
• ​To co-ordinate and manage the issue of technical documentation relating to superstructures, including the maintenance of an efficient file management system 
• ​Co-ordination and control of expenditure in line with fee budgets. 
• ​Management and production of conveyance plans and provision of site set-up information. 
• ​Provide assistance and support in a timely manner to allow discharging of planning and building control conditions 
• ​Liaise with other departments and external consultants in the production of layouts 
• ​Liaise with Sales & Marketing regarding site brochure production 
• ​Using AutoCAD and other software(s) to deliver any in-house design requirements 

​Management 

• ​Must be able to manage external consultants and stakeholder 
• ​Coordination, checking and distribution of all relevant technical information  
• ​The commissioning, co-ordination and checking of specialist supplier designs, including any required integration into the working drawing packages 
• ​To liaise with NHBC, resolving technical & design issues. 
• ​To register, resolve and monitor where appropriate site queries from production management to enable progressive product development 

​Communication 

• ​Must be able to communicate well at all levels internally within the group and externally 
• ​Attending all necessary project meetings 
• ​Distribution of information to wider business and beyond 
• ​Liaising with consultants and other key stakeholders 
• ​Aid in communicating any key changes in legislations to wider business and other stakeholders 
• ​Providing regular updates to line manager 

Experience, Qualifications, Technical Requirements

• ​​Architectural (or Technical related) Degree / HNC / HND​ 
• ​​​AutoCAD​​ 
• ​​Significant experience in housebuilding (Technical)​ 
• Driving Licence 

What we offer at Taylor Wimpey

At Taylor Wimpey, we are committed to enabling you to make a home with us. Our work is not just about building homes; it's about doing work that matters, making a positive impact on the lives of our customers and the communities we serve.

We enjoy many benefits as standard, including excellent retail discounts, company funded life insurance and private healthcare, and access to a quality pension scheme with company contributions.  We also offer our discounted house purchase scheme, car leasing scheme and share plans, as well as the opportunity to tailor your benefit package to suit your needs with options such as buying extra annual leave or adding dependants to your benefit cover.  Our total reward offer works perfectly with our culture, we are a welcoming community where everyone can feel at home.    

We create a home to your future by providing opportunities for growth and development. We offer industry leading professional training and development, which supports you to unlock your potential and fulfil your career and personal goals in a variety of opportunities and environments. We look to develop our people in the skills and areas they are most interested in, leveraging your qualities and appreciating your unique competencies, skills and expertise that, when we come together, make this a great place to work.

If you want to do work that matters and build a career that lasts, make a home at Taylor Wimpey. 

Inclusivity Statement

As a proud Disability Confident Employer, Taylor Wimpey is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively collaborate with individuals who have disabilities and long-term health conditions which have an effect on their ability to do normal daily activities, ensuring that barriers are eliminated when it comes to employment opportunities. In line with our commitment, we guarantee an interview to applicants who declare to us during the application process that they have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role. Join us in building a truly diverse and empowered team.

Internal Applicants:

Please inform your line manager if you wish to apply for this role.