Technical Manager in Corsham, Wiltshire

📢 Technical Manager – Architecture | Data, Defence & Energy Specialist Contractor
💼 £80,000 – £90,000 + Car Allowance & Excellent Benefits Package
📍 Corsham, Wiltshire (SN13)
🏗️ Data Centres | Defence | Energy | Mission Critical | Design & Build | Main Contractor

Walker & Sloan are working with an outstanding specialist construction contractor to recruit an experienced Technical Manager – Architecture to lead the technical management of architectural design across their projects, based from their Wiltshire office.

Our client is a highly respected general contractor with over forty years of specialist experience across the Data, Defence and Energy sectors. A comprehensive design, construction and engineering provider, they deliver everything from site acquisition and architecture through to refurbishment and client occupancy, on projects where there are no simple solutions, only specialist needs.

Delivering multi-million-pound projects across the UK, the business is built on long-term partnerships with key clients and a reputation for achieving the highest quality outcomes while maintaining financial commitments.

For an experienced architectural technical lead looking to own design assurance on some of the UK’s most technically demanding projects, this represents an exceptional opportunity.

The Opportunity

As Technical Manager – Architecture, you’ll be the discipline lead for architectural design, ensuring design solutions are safe, compliant, buildable and aligned with client, programme, cost and quality requirements.
Reporting to the Head of Technical, you’ll provide architectural expertise from pre-construction through design, construction and handover, managing technical risk and coordinating internal and external design stakeholders.
You’ll have genuine authority to determine architectural technical approaches, challenge designs and specifications, require additional assurance where information falls short, and recommend design changes and value-engineering options.
Importantly, this isn’t simply a design review position. You’ll be a key technical decision-maker, shaping how projects are designed, procured and built, and setting the standard for architectural quality across the business.

The Role

You’ll provide technical leadership for architectural design and its interfaces, reviewing and challenging design information, specifications and technical submissions, resolving complex technical issues and maintaining design intent throughout delivery.
At pre-construction, you’ll review employer’s requirements, tender information and design proposals, identify scope gaps, risks and value-engineering opportunities, and support the technical content of bids, contractor’s proposals and consultant appointments.
You’ll lead design reviews, technical assurance and safety-in-design activity, ensuring designs comply with Building Regulations, planning requirements, CDM, project specifications and company standards, and maintaining oversight of design change, RFIs, technical queries and concessions.
During construction, you’ll support site teams through installation, inspection and handover, carrying out site reviews and technical inspections, resolving design-related issues affecting quality, buildability, programme or cost, and supporting design acceptance, as-built information and O&M documentation.
Working closely with clients, consultants, subcontractors, suppliers and the procurement and commercial teams, you’ll make sure technical decisions take full account of programme, cost, risk and contractual requirements, and support scopes, technical reviews and tender assessments.
You’ll also mentor project and technical team members, capture and share lessons learned, and help drive improvements in technical governance, quality assurance, digital tools and design processes.

About You

You’ll be an experienced Architectural Technical Manager, Design Manager, Senior Architectural Technologist or Architect with significant experience managing architectural design within construction or engineering projects, ideally for a main contractor or design-and-build business.
You’ll combine strong technical knowledge of architectural design, building materials and systems with a practical understanding of how projects are built, and the confidence to challenge consultants and subcontractors.
Experience within Data Centres, Mission Critical, Defence, Energy, Industrial or other technically complex construction environments would be particularly advantageous.
You’ll ideally demonstrate:

• Significant experience managing architectural design from pre-construction through construction and handover
• Strong knowledge of Building Regulations, planning requirements and architectural statutory approvals
• Experience reviewing consultant and subcontractor designs and technical submissions
• Strong architectural detailing, material specification and construction package experience
• Experience applying relevant legislation, standards and design-and-build contract requirements
• A track record of identifying technical risk, scope gaps and value-engineering opportunities
• Experience providing technical guidance and coordinating multidisciplinary stakeholders

A degree or equivalent qualification in Architecture, Architectural Technology or a related discipline is required, with MCIAT, ARB registration or other relevant professional membership desirable. A CSCS card and SMSTS, along with knowledge of CDM 2015, safety in design, the Building Safety Act and BIM/CDE environments, would be advantageous.
Data centre or defence experience would be highly beneficial, although strong architectural technical leads from other technically complex construction sectors are strongly encouraged to apply.
Above all, we’re looking for someone who combines deep architectural technical knowledge with a practical, solutions-focused approach and the confidence to own design assurance on complex projects.

What’s on Offer?

• £80,000 – £90,000 basic salary
• Car allowance (where eligible)
• Competitive pension scheme
• BUPA Healthcare & Cash Plan
• Electric vehicle scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Eyecare vouchers
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays and your birthday off
• Discipline lead for architecture on technically demanding data, defence and energy projects
• Genuine technical authority and influence from pre-construction through to handover
• Opportunity to mentor project and technical team members
• Long-term career progression within a highly respected, growing specialist contractor

Interested?

If you’re an experienced architectural technical lead looking for a senior role in Wiltshire, this represents an outstanding opportunity to join a growing specialist contractor delivering some of the UK’s most technically demanding construction projects.
You’ll have the chance to own architectural design assurance, work alongside an experienced technical and delivery team and play a pivotal role in shaping the quality of every project the business delivers.
Apply today or contact Walker & Sloan for a confidential discussion.

⚡ Confidential enquiries and early applications are strongly encouraged.