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Hopkins Homes are an ambitious, customer focused housebuilder that put people and the planet at the heart of everything we do. We're dedicated to delivering the best possible standards in design, build quality, and service for our customers.

We’re looking for talented and enthusiastic individuals who will share this passion, to join our team.

Our benefits package includes:

* Bonus Scheme 26 days holiday with additional bank holidays

* Company Pension Scheme

* Holiday Buy Scheme

* Life Assurance

* Retail discount portal

* Employee Assistance Programme

We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Development Manager to join a friendly team working from our Bury St Edmunds office on a permanent basis. This role involves around 1 day travel to sites each week and 1 day per week flexible working.

The purpose of the role will include:

* Coordinate the communication and distribution of design drawings and specifications to the wider business as a matter of priority using the relevant document management procedures

* Help prepare and maintain detailed individual project tracking schedules

* Report on progress against development design delivery programs leading up to and including pre-tender handover to the Commercial Department

* Assisting the Preparation and maintenance of project delivery, implementing ‘stop gate’ milestones and control programmes and maintain tracking documents for the monitoring of progress and for use in providing status reports to the Technical Director and business Senior Management Team

* Assisting the management projects accordingly

* Assisting with risk within projects, ensure the risk register is regularly updated for review and that consultants incorporate risk assessment and CDM procedures in their designs

* Liaise with utilities providers in proactively obtaining design and cost proposals through to appointment and monitoring recording onsite works

* Coordinate the preparation of the Pretender Health and Safety Plan and temporary works design in line with Principal Designer duties

* Coordinate and manage project meetings with consultants and other departments in a timely and efficient manner, ensuring all relevant action points are noted and recorded

* Ensure all technical files are maintained and are up to date in accordance with policy and procedures

We’re looking for the following experience:

* Completed or working towards relevant qualification in either civil engineering or architectural design

* Technical experience within residential or housebuilding

* Knowledge of technical process or requirements

Bringing together two trusted housebuilding brands, Tilia Homes and Hopkins Homes, untypical aims to make a positive difference to the UK housebuilding market and help to provide greater access to homes which are affordable for buyers.

Guided by an innovative approach and a commitment to excellence, untypical focuses on creating sustainable, inclusive communities, delivering homes across the UK that people want to live in and are good for the planet.

Our people are at the heart of what we do and in order for us to succeed in becoming the UK’s most customer-centric housebuilder, we are looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team