Senior Technical Manager

Smiley & Co, Ltd.; Crewe; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading land and property development company in Crewe is seeking a Senior Technical Manager to oversee planning processes, manage consultants, and ensure compliance with planning policies. The ideal candidate has proven experience in planning and technical management, excellent stakeholder communication skills, and thrives in a collaborative environment. This role offers a competitive salary alongside attractive benefits including a pension scheme, car allowance, and 25 days of holiday.

Benefits

Competitive salary based on experience

Early finish on Fridays

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Pension contributions and incentive package

Car allowance

Free on-site parking

Long service awards including additional holidays

Pet-friendly office

Qualifications

• Proven experience in planning, technical management, or land development.
• Strong knowledge of planning policy and local authority processes.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Detail-oriented and thorough with a focus on long-term growth.

Responsibilities

• Drive the success of the planning programme.
• Review and assess land opportunities and planning positions.
• Manage consultants and stakeholders through the planning process.
• Monitor consultation responses and manage planning applications.

Skills

Planning experience

Technical management

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Commercial awareness

Detail-oriented

Ambitious problem-solving

Job description

Overview

Senior Technical Manager role at Smiley & Co, Ltd. in Crewe, Cheshire. Salary: Competitive - DOE. Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time.

Our client seeks ambitious, collaborative individuals who share their values and are committed to delivering a high standard of work. This is a Cheshire-based role with ambitious growth plans in a leading land and property development company focused on residential, care, and mixed-use schemes.

The Role

The Senior Technical Manager will drive the success of the planning programme, requiring strong sector knowledge, a proactive approach, and the ability to manage consultants and stakeholders through the planning process.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess planning potential of land opportunities
• Review local authority planning position regarding Local Plan, five-year housing land supply, housing delivery
• Review Neighbourhood Plan position
• Compile Sustainability Checklists and lists of facilities in towns & villages
• Site photographs of surrounding properties and area
• Sourcing local/national consultants for planning applications
• Sending out enquiries to consultants
• Receiving and analysing fee proposals/scope of works/timescales
• Instructing consultants for planning applications
• Arranging site surveys/visits with consultant and landowner
• Organising/attending meetings with consultants as required
• Reviewing draft supporting reports for planning applications: Planning Statement, Architects plans, elevations, Design & Access Statement, Highways reports & access arrangements, Flood Risk Assessments/Drainage Strategies, Ecology surveys/reports, BNG baseline surveys/assessments, Landscape Visual Impact Assessments, Arboricultural Impact Assessments/Tree Surveys, Noise Assessments, Air Quality/Odour Assessments, Geo-environmental Phase I reports, Archaeology/Heritage Assessments, Care Needs Assessments
• Review policy compliance requirements to ensure planning applications accommodate all items
• Collating final reports for submission
• Completing application forms and uploading reports onto the planning portal, submitting the planning applications
• Obtaining validation of planning applications
• Monitoring consultation responses throughout the consultation period and liaising with appropriate consultants to provide suitable replies
• Monitoring consultation responses for S106 contribution requests, affordable housing requirements, etc.
• Attending committee meetings
• Collating information for submission/approval of reserved matters applications
• Collating information for submission/discharging planning conditions
• Co-ordinating appeal submissions
• Managing consultants throughout the appeal process
• Attendance at appeals

Skills And Qualifications

• Have proven experience in planning, technical management, or land development (preferably in residential, care, or mixed-use sectors).
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of planning policy, land assessment, and local authority processes.
• Be highly organised with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Possess excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with confidence in working with consultants, landowners, and local authorities.
• Show commercial awareness with the ability to identify opportunities, minimise risks, and add value at every stage of the planning and technical process.
• Be detail-oriented and thorough, while also able to see the bigger picture and contribute to the companys long-term growth ambitions.
• Be proactive, ambitious, and a natural problem-solver who thrives in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience
• 5-hour week Full-time permanent role
• Early finish on Fridays
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Pension contributions and incentive package
• Car allowance
• Free on-site parking at our office
• Long service awards including additional holidays
• Pet-friendly office

To Apply

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Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• Strategic Management Services

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