Design & Planning Manager

Taylor Wimpey plc

Make a Home at Taylor WimpeyAt 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/Purpose

​​Deliver the highest quality design, sketch and detailed layouts that are value engineered, secure deliverable and viable planning permissions by leading, developing and motivating a team of Design and Planning Executives. Coordinating activities and communications between sites, internal departments and external stakeholders - planning applications and design packages to the region.

Primary Responsibilities

Pre-Development Management 

Deliver and drive technical information in a consistent format across all schemes and the department.
Design, Implement and maintain a Quality Management Process to ensure Technical information meets the high quality expectations of the business.
Arrange, co-ordinate and manage all design meetings with other departments in a timely and efficient manner, ensuring all relevant action points are noted and recorded.
Prepare and maintain design programmes and documents for the monitoring of progress and for use in reporting to the management team.
Liaise and negotiate where necessary with Statutory Authorities, Local Planning Authorities, Highways, Consultants etc. to ensure projects achieve the set objectives and programmes.
Liaise and co-ordinate design information with the Engineering team to insure adoptable and approval standards are met.
Ensure all Key Performance Indicator targets are reached across all areas of Technical in line with business aspirations. Development Management

Provide the primary communication channel between the design team, other internal departments and external agencies.
Provide knowledge/expertise to react to changes in legislation as dictated by industry standards of Building Control, NHBC, forthcoming Building Safety Act and planning law.
Adhere to project development programme, problem solving skills, and value engineering. 
Working alongside the Engineering Manager to promote strong working relationships between the different Technical disciplines. 
Attending and driving Project Site meetings and being proactive.  Land and, Planning & Community Engagement

Working with the land team and consultants to coordinate community consultations, enquiries and reactions of the surrounding population to planning applications.
Alongside the Land team, manage and drive Section 106, understanding the commercial impact, deliverability, and timings. 
Follow and adhere to company procedures and standards of performance as laid down by the business unit in the Operating Framework (OF). This is a key function of this role. 
Manage the house type portfolio, elevation treatments and design criteria of sites with commercial acumen.
Manage, monitor and drive the discharge of planning conditions.
Alongside the Land team, form “stakeholder” arrangements with planners and consultees to drive and understand aspirations of the relevant authorities.
Manage information flow to the TW Web site for pipeline sites.
Support planning applications, co-ordinate with the Planning & technical teams to deliver accurate designs and approvals from inception to completion, including all supporting documents.
Assist in the evaluation and appraisal of development opportunities to purchase new sites.
Have a thorough understanding of layouts; ideally able to produce sketch layouts but must be able to convert sketch layouts into CAD as well as manage minor updates within the business rather than outsource.   Health, Safety & Environment

Manage Ecology, Noise and Arboriculture issues pre and during development.
Implement a high level of CDM, deputising for the regional Principle Designer, identifying foreseeable risk in designs and taking action to risk out, in line with company policy.
Clear understanding of industry operating practices such as Health, Safety & Environment and how these should be incorporated into designs.  

Experience, Qualifications, Technical Requirements

Degree or HND/HNC level qualification in a relevant field and / or personal development through the Technical / Architectural function of a relevant consultancy or in the house building sector
Previous experience in the housebuilding sector
Capable of preparing and managing designs to support a number of planning applications  

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