Careers at Owl

Working alongside experienced commercial professionals, you’ll play an important part in managing the financial performance of our developments, helping to ensure projects are delivered efficiently, commercially and to the highest standards. You’ll take ownership of your own developments, supported by senior members of the team as your experience grows.

Key responsibilities:

• Commercial management of multiple residential developments
• Procuring subcontractors and suppliers
• Preparing tender enquiries and analysing returned quotations
• Negotiating subcontract packages
• Producing subcontract orders and contract documentation
• Managing subcontractor accounts, valuations and payments
• Monitoring project costs and reporting against budgets
• Preparing cost reports and forecasts
• Completing monthly CVRs
• Managing variations and change control
• Preparation of final accounts
• Working closely with Site Managers, Technical, Land and Sales teams
• Building positive working relationships with subcontractors and suppliers
• Identifying opportunities to improve value while maintaining quality

We’re looking for someone who enjoys solving problems, takes pride in producing accurate work and wants to build a successful career within residential housebuilding. You’ll ideally have:

• Previous experience in a Quantity Surveying or Assistant Quantity Surveying role
• Experience within housebuilding or residential construction (preferred)
• Experience in a Partnerships environment desirable but not essential
• A degree or HNC/HND in Quantity Surveying or a related discipline, or working towards one
• Good commercial awareness
• Strong numerical and analytical skills
• Excellent organisation and attention to detail
• Good communication skills and the confidence to build relationships across teams
• A proactive attitude and willingness to learn
• A full UK driving licence

• Commercially astute and detail-oriented
• Strong communicator and relationship builder
• Proactive and solutions-focused
• Organised with the ability to manage competing priorities
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Team player with a collaborative approach

At Owl Group, we’re proud to be building more than great homes – we’re building careers. You’ll join a friendly, supportive team where your development genuinely matters. We’ll give you the opportunity to take on new challenges, learn from experienced colleagues and develop your career within a growing business. In return, you’ll benefit from:

• Support and mentoring from experienced commercial leaders
• Exposure to a wide variety of residential developments
• Competitive salary
• Pension
• 25 days holiday entitlement plus bank holidays
• A collaborative and welcoming working environment

The role

We’re looking for a Technical Coordinator to join our East Midlands team and support the technical delivery of our growing development pipeline. Working alongside our Technical Managers and the wider development team, you’ll help coordinate the drawings, designs, approvals and technical information needed to take our developments from planning through to construction. It’s a varied role that will see you working with consultants, site teams and colleagues across the business, making sure information is accurate, up to date and available when it’s needed. For someone looking to develop their career in residential development, there’ll be plenty of opportunity to learn, take on more responsibility and grow with the business.

What you’ll be doing

• Supporting the coordination of technical information across our developments
• Working with architects, engineers and other external consultants
• Coordinating and distributing drawings, specifications and technical information
• Reviewing information and highlighting discrepancies or potential issues
• Maintaining drawing registers and ensuring teams are working from the latest information
• Assisting with Building Regulations, warranty and other technical submissions
• Supporting applications for highways, drainage and utility approvals
• Helping coordinate information between Technical, Commercial, Construction, Sales, Land and Planning teams
• Responding to technical queries from site teams and coordinating information required to resolve them
• Attending design, technical and site meetings where required
• Monitoring consultant information against agreed programmes
• Supporting the Technical Manager with the delivery of developments from pre-construction through to completion
• Helping maintain Owl’s technical standards and processes

What we’re looking for

You may already be working as a Technical Coordinator within housebuilding or residential development, or you might be ready to take the next step from an architectural, engineering or construction-related role. You’ll ideally have:

• Experience within housebuilding, residential development, architecture, engineering or construction
• An understanding of residential construction and the development process
• Experience working with technical drawings and design information
• Good organisational skills and attention to detail
• The ability to manage several priorities and deadlines
• Confident communication skills and the ability to work with different teams and consultants
• A proactive approach and willingness to learn
• Working knowledge of relevant technical standards and Building Regulations

Above all, we’re looking for someone who cares about the quality of their work, enjoys being part of a team and wants to develop their career within a growing business.

Why Owl?

There’s a lot happening at Owl. Our development pipeline is growing across the Midlands and, as the business grows, so are our teams. We’re proud of what we’re building, but just as importantly, we care about how we get there. Pride, teamwork, accountability, integrity and trust shape the way we work with each other and with the people we work alongside. For the right person, this is an opportunity to join our East Midlands team at an exciting stage and develop alongside the business.

The role

We’re looking for an experienced Technical Manager to join our growing East Midlands team. With more developments coming through our pipeline, you’ll play an important role in taking our sites from planning through to construction, making sure the right technical information, approvals and designs are in place at the right time. You’ll take ownership of the technical delivery of your developments, working closely with our consultants and colleagues across Land, Planning, Commercial, Construction and Sales. It’s a role for someone who knows residential development, is comfortable taking responsibility and takes pride in getting the detail right.

What you’ll be doing

• Taking responsibility for the technical delivery of residential developments from planning through to completion
• Managing and coordinating architects, engineers and other external consultants
• Preparing and managing technical programmes to support development and construction timescales
• Reviewing drawings, designs and specifications and resolving technical issues before they impact site
• Coordinating architectural, structural, civil engineering, utilities and other technical information
• Working closely with our Land and Planning teams during the pre-development stages of new sites
• Managing Building Regulations, warranty and other technical approvals
• Coordinating highways and drainage approvals, including Section 38, Section 104 and Section 278 agreements
• Working with local authorities, utility providers, warranty providers and other statutory bodies
• Supporting the discharge of relevant planning conditions
• Providing technical support to our Construction teams throughout the build programme
• Working with Commercial to ensure designs are practical, efficient and commercially considered
• Identifying technical risks early and working with the wider team to find practical solutions
• Monitoring consultant performance, technical budgets and delivery against programme
• Helping maintain and develop Owl’s house types, technical standards and processes

What we’re looking for

You’ll already have good experience within the technical function of a housebuilder or residential developer, ideally at Technical Manager level or ready to take that next step. You’ll have:

• Strong knowledge of residential construction and the development process
• A good understanding of current Building Regulations and warranty requirements
• Experience coordinating architectural and engineering design information
• Knowledge of highways, drainage, utilities and adoption processes
• Experience managing external consultants and technical programmes
• The ability to manage several developments or workstreams at different stages
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• A practical approach to solving problems
• Good attention to detail and a genuine commitment to quality

Just as importantly, we’re looking for someone who will fit the way we work at Owl – someone who takes pride in what they deliver, takes ownership when it matters, works well with others and approaches people and decisions with integrity.

Why Owl?

There’s a lot happening at Owl. We’re growing our presence across the Midlands, securing new land and bringing more developments through our pipeline. That growth is happening now, and we’re building the team we need to deliver it well. For the right person, it’s an opportunity to join an ambitious housebuilder at a point where you can make a real contribution to how we grow and how our developments are delivered.