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Salary: £25,500 – £26,200 + up to 6% bonus per annum

Working Location: Nationwide, Homebased working

Closing Date: 15th November 2025

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

Initial start in January 2025, we’re searching for three ambitious Trainee Technical Building Consultants ready to make their mark in the dynamic world of construction! This is your chance to immerse yourself in the art and science of house building and risk management.

As a key player on our team, you’ll work with builders to assist in pinpointing and managing critical construction risks to reduce warranty claims, all while adhering to NHBC Standards. You'll engage in comprehensive risk assessments of project designs, evaluating the robustness of construction drawings and craft bespoke technical risk management plans that ensure every structure is built to last.

What we offer:

* 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and a holiday purchase scheme

* Generous pension scheme, with an employer contribution of up to 10.5%

* Life Assurance (x4 salary)

* Subsidised private medical insurance

* Cycle to Work scheme

* Employee discounts platform, including gym discounts

* 24/7 employee assistance programme supporting your mental wellbeing

* 2 days volunteer leave

* Equalised maternity, paternity, adoption leave and pay for all new parents

* Payroll Giving, this allows you to make donations to your chosen charity through monthly pay deductions

* A hire car is available for site inspections or you will be paid a mileage rate for use of your own vehicle

What you’ll be doing

Upon starting your role as a Trainee Technical Building Consultant, you will receive comprehensive training joining NHBC’s Award Winning Training Academy focused on understanding the construction process. You will learn how to identify and manage construction risks to mitigate warranty claims, using NHBC Standards on new build projects.

This includes:

* Learning how houses and apartments are built

* Guidance on completing holistic risk assessments to evaluate project and builder risk levels.

* Developing tailored technical risk management plans.

* Coordinating with specialists on warranty-only projects.

* Assisting with joint building site inspections as part of our technical risk management strategy.

* Assist in negotiations with developers, builders and their professional advisors, from initial design to completion, to ensure proposals are satisfactory for warranty in accordance with NHBC Standards.

The ideal candidate will have:

The Trainee Technical Building Consultant should possess strong organisational skills to effectively manage their own workload. Enthusiasm for learning is key.

* Coordinate tasks with other specialists in line with SOPs and SLAs.

* Learn NHBC’s IT systems and ensure adherence to NHBC and H&S requirements for personal and others' safety.

* The candidate should also be proactive in promoting the business, contributing to its growth, and providing guidance to builders and consultants on NHBC Standards and building technology.

* Ability to assist in resolving customer complaints and manage conflicts through appropriate escalation.

* Experience in the building/construction industry is beneficial, but not essential

* Self-motivated, with the desire to work towards attainment of an appropriate qualification in a construction related discipline.

* Good communication skills both verbal and written.

* A team player with a positive attitude.

Education and Qualifications

* Minimum GCSE Maths and English (Grade 4 or above).

Why you should join us

At NHBC we are proud to be unique. No other organisation in our sector combines the variety of services and scale that we offer. As the market leader, our name is synonymous with new home warranty and insurance. Our people are driven by our core purpose to raise standards in housebuilding and protect homeowners.

We are a modern, lifestyle and family friendly employer who are in a period of rapid growth, investing in technology, data and new ways of working. We need passionate, talented and driven people to join us on this journey.

We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly. We don’t promise we can offer you exactly what you want, but we are always happy to talk flexible working.

Your future with us

We have lots of fantastic examples across our business of people who are building their career with us. We are huge advocates of internal mobility and work hard to retain our best talent. We offer exceptional personal development and career progression opportunities. If you’re ambitious, driven and hard-working you will succeed with us. We’ll support you with full training, ongoing development, and the opportunity to gain recognised qualifications and professional memberships.

Our inclusive culture

We are committed to creating an inclusive culture that encourages everyone to bring their true selves to work. We fundamentally believe in the rights of all our employees and customers to be treated fairly, with dignity and respect, free from discrimination. We have active employee networks that support our colleagues and their allies, creating safe spaces for open conversations and the sharing of ideas