Technical Manager

Technical Manager

📍 London

🏢 Smart Monitoring

🕒 Permanent Full-time

About the Role

As Technical Manager within our Smart Monitoring division, you’ll oversee the design, installation and operation of monitoring systems across a range of infrastructure and construction projects. Combining technical problem solving with site based delivery, you’ll work with instrumentation, sensors, telemetry and data acquisition platforms to ensure monitoring solutions are reliable, accurate and fit for purpose.

This role would suit a technically minded engineering or surveying professional with experience in instrumentation, automated monitoring systems and site-based technical delivery.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Oversee the technical delivery of monitoring systems across multiple projects, ensuring effective collaboration between technical, project and site teams.
• Plan, support and undertake the installation, commissioning and maintenance of monitoring systems.
• Develop monitoring system designs and technical solutions to meet project and client requirements.
• Integrate sensors, data loggers, telemetry systems and software platforms to support reliable data collection and transmission.
• Configure and troubleshoot data acquisition and telemetry systems, diagnosing faults and implementing practical solutions.
• Ensure installations meet quality standards and client expectations, maintaining accurate records, test results and as-built documentation.
• Manage quality assurance processes and drive continuous improvement across technical delivery and data management.
• Contribute to the development of new technologies, processes and ways of working within Smart Monitoring.

What We’re Looking For

• A background in engineering, surveying or a related technical discipline.
• Around two years’ experience in construction, infrastructure, monitoring or a similar technical environment.
• Experience installing instrumentation, electrical or technical systems, ideally including automated monitoring systems used in civil engineering.
• Familiarity with geotechnical or structural instrumentation, telemetry, IoT systems or data acquisition platforms.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications and project requirements.
• Strong troubleshooting, diagnostic and problem-solving skills, with a practical and proactive approach.
• Excellent communication, organisation and attention to detail.
• Confidence working with site teams and managing competing priorities, including supporting site activities outside standard hours when required.
• Competence in Microsoft Office and familiarity with technical or monitoring software.
• Basic Python scripting and awareness of cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure are desirable.

Why Join Plowman Craven?

• 25 days’ annual leave, increasing to 30 days with service, plus bank holidays
• Octopus energy electric car scheme
• Performance-related bonus
• Professional membership fees and development support
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Salary sacrifice pension contribution scheme
• Flexible and remote working, role dependent
• Life assurance
• Healthcare benefits
• Wellbeing and mental health programme
• Employee-owned company held in an Employee Ownership Trust for the benefit of employees

📩 For any questions, please contact [email protected]