Job Description

Senior Technical Manager

Location: Head Office (Bournemouth)

Competitive Salary + Bonus + choice of Company Car Allowance

About You

We are looking for a Senior Technical Manager to join us on a fixed-term maternity cover, bringing depth of knowledge, strategic insight, and a passion for delivering homes that support thriving communities. This is a pivotal role for a confident, experienced professional ready to make a meaningful impact across the full development lifecycle--from land acquisition to site completion.


You will bring your expertise in building regulations, NHBC standards, sustainability, building services, and performance evaluation to projects that go beyond compliance--creating spaces that are safe, sustainable, inclusive, and desirable. Your technical knowledge will help shape McCarthy Stone's evolving approach to design excellence, innovation, and whole-life performance, ensuring our homes stand the test of time.


With a strong track record of delivering impactful results, you will lead on technical assurance from land acquisition through to planning approval, influence the development of new technical standards, and provide expert guidance on statutory compliance, design challenges, and innovation opportunities. You will help create buildings we can all be proud of.


Your foundation of expertise is backed by chartered or registered status in a construction-related profession--be it civil/structural engineering, architecture, or a related discipline--and a proven ability to drive high standards, manage complexity, and translate design decisions into clear cost, time, and risk implications with clarity, empathy, and purpose.

We will give you:

Financial:

Competitive salary + discretionary annual bonus scheme (pro rata) Company Car Allowance Company Pension Scheme Life Assurance Professional Subscriptions paid for

Lifestyle/Health & Wellbeing:

24 days holiday (pro rata) plus Bank Holidays Hybrid working 2 fully paid volunteering days per year (supported by the McCarthy Stone Foundation) Health benefits such as Private Healthcare; Remote GP, 24/7 access to EAP Services (including counsellors and legal advisors) and eyecare voucher Colleagues Benefit Booklet with a range of store offers discounts and promotions Family Friendly Policies Excellent development opportunities

Your Impact:

As Senior Technical Manager, you will play a central role in shaping how we design and deliver homes that are technically robust, environmentally sustainable, and truly enhance community wellbeing.


You will:

Provide trusted technical input and strategic guidance across all project stages--from identifying land to full occupation. Develop and implement new technical standards, liaising with industry bodies and authorities to ensure alignment with evolving regulations and best practice. Contribute to Product Approval Boards, helping evaluate and manage the introduction of new products and technologies. Lead and maintain a network of technical advisors across key building disciplines, ensuring we access the best insight and expertise. Support benchmarking initiatives, technical audits, and the evaluation of design derogations to ensure alignment with business goals. Champion innovation, performance, and quality through collaborative engagement with stakeholders across the Group.

You will thrive in our flexible hybrid working model, balancing remote work with on-site collaboration to foster creativity, connectivity, and shared success.

Your Attributes

You will bring:

A Foundation of Expertise:

Chartered or registered status as a construction professional in engineering, architecture, or a related field, with a proven track record of impactful contributions.

A Keen Eye for Detail:

A deep appreciation for the nuances of design and their impact, with the ability to articulate design implications in terms of cost, time, risk, and opportunity with clarity and empathy.

A Strategic and Inquisitive Mind:

A drive to explore innovative solutions to complex challenges, coupled with the ability to provide clear, supportive guidance.

Collaborative Leadership:

The ability to inspire and empower a team of highly skilled professionals, fostering a collaborative environment while driving strategic goals with confidence and sensitivity.

A passion for building community:

A dedication to building homes that promote inclusivity, sustainability, and a sense of belonging.
At McCarthy Stone, we celebrate diversity and promote equality and inclusion amongst our colleagues. We welcome applications from all, regardless of personal characteristics or background.

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As the UK's leading developer and manager of retirement communities, we provide high quality homes to exacting specifications. As of November 2021, McCarthy Stone operates 475 developments across the UK for more than 20,000 people.


We believe in championing the role, wellbeing and happiness of older people in society. We help our customers have a better later life, so they feel more connected, recognised and valued than ever. In late 2020 we launched the McCarthy Stone Charitable Foundation to support local causes that help older people in need across Britain.


We are proud to have been certified as a Great Place to Work 2022 as well as making the Great Place to Work Wellbeing list!