Principal Technical Specialist
Company
Location
Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
5/14/2025
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Description
Salary: ££55,000 – £62,500 10% performance bonus, plus regional allowance
Working location: Homebased
Employment type: full time, permanent
Job Summary
We're looking for a Principal Technical Specialist to join our team. In this role, you'll be the technical lead, supporting and guiding multi-disciplinary specialist teams to ensure compliance with NHBC Standards. You'll provide expert advice and technical support in areas like facade design, facade specialisation, and high-rise construction standards.
What You’ll Be Doing
Our benefits package includes:
At NHBC, we pride ourselves on being truly unique. No other organisation in our sector matches the range of services and scale we provide. As the market leader, we are recognised as the go-to for new home warranties and insurance. Our team is united by a core purpose: to raise the standards of house building and protect homeowners.
Why you should join us
As a modern, family-friendly employer, we’re in a phase of rapid growth, embracing technology, data and new ways of working. We’re seeking passionate, skilled and driven individuals to join us on this exciting journey.
Once onboard, you’ll have access to fantastic opportunities for personal and career growth. You’ll receive thorough training, continuous development and the chance to earn recognised qualifications and professional memberships to support your journey.
We support flexible working and encourage our colleagues to find a balance that suits them. While we may not be able to accommodate every request, we’re always happy to have a conversation about flexible working arrangements.
Our inclusive culture
We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive culture where everyone feels empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. We firmly believe in the right of all our employees and customers to be treated fairly, with dignity and respect, and free from discrimination. Our active employee networks support colleagues and their allies, providing safe spaces for open conversations and idea-sharing.
Working location: Homebased
Employment type: full time, permanent
Job Summary
We're looking for a Principal Technical Specialist to join our team. In this role, you'll be the technical lead, supporting and guiding multi-disciplinary specialist teams to ensure compliance with NHBC Standards. You'll provide expert advice and technical support in areas like facade design, facade specialisation, and high-rise construction standards.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Provide expertise to support the maintenance and development of NHBC’s Technical Risk Management Policy.
- Advise and to have knowledge of facade design, façade specialism and high-rise construction standards.
- Working with complex building projects, experience managing technical risks in complex building environments, including mixed-use developments and unique architectural designs.
- Review, develop, publish and maintain NHBC Standards and Technical Policy for new and newly converted homes within areas of specialism to ensure NHBC’s technical position with respect to various construction methods is defined.
- Develop and publish internal and external technical information guidance and communications in support of the consistent interpretation of Standards and Building Regulatory requirements.
- You will have expert knowledge in the subject of building facades, compliance and advisory.
- Sound and appropriate levels of technical knowledge to enable sufficient understanding of customer needs and requirements.
- Good written, interpersonal and oral communication skills, tact and diplomacy and be self-motivated.
- The ability to interpret and analyse complex data and convey complex technical information clearly.
- Confident and experienced presenter with experience of large audiences (100+ people).
- Competent user of MS Office suite of software
- Full driving licence, time to time frequent travel and away from home.
- Chartered membership of an appropriate professional body/institution, e.g. CABE, FCABE, MCIOB, RICS etc.
- Desirable to have a construction-related Degree or Diploma.
Our benefits package includes:
- 27 days annual leave + bank holidays
- holiday purchase scheme
- enhanced pension scheme (up to 10.5%)
- life assurance
- subsidised private medical insurance
- employee discounts platform
- two days volunteer leave
- enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption leave and pay for all new parents
- many more!
At NHBC, we pride ourselves on being truly unique. No other organisation in our sector matches the range of services and scale we provide. As the market leader, we are recognised as the go-to for new home warranties and insurance. Our team is united by a core purpose: to raise the standards of house building and protect homeowners.
Why you should join us
As a modern, family-friendly employer, we’re in a phase of rapid growth, embracing technology, data and new ways of working. We’re seeking passionate, skilled and driven individuals to join us on this exciting journey.
Once onboard, you’ll have access to fantastic opportunities for personal and career growth. You’ll receive thorough training, continuous development and the chance to earn recognised qualifications and professional memberships to support your journey.
We support flexible working and encourage our colleagues to find a balance that suits them. While we may not be able to accommodate every request, we’re always happy to have a conversation about flexible working arrangements.
Our inclusive culture
We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive culture where everyone feels empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. We firmly believe in the right of all our employees and customers to be treated fairly, with dignity and respect, and free from discrimination. Our active employee networks support colleagues and their allies, providing safe spaces for open conversations and idea-sharing.
Advertise with us by contacting: [email protected]
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