Façade Designer

Façade Designer
Cardiff/Bristol
£40,000
PERMANENT – FULL TIME

My client is a leading principal contractor who deliver high-quality, compliant, multi-million-pound contracts throughout London and the wider Southeast. They are currently looking for an experienced Designer to join their North London team.

Role purpose

* Go to site and site office (3-4 days per week) and take surveys, complete photos to create drawings

* Create drawings, using relevant specifications

* Liaise with Estimating, at construction stage, Commercial and Site management and other relevant departments throughout the life of the project as required to track design and quality issues.

* Liaise with manufacturers, external structural engineers and architects, as required.

Job duties

* Ensure information is available for site set up in line with company requirements, from job start to close.

* Assist D&Q manager with training and advising site management and subcontractors as required.

* Attend regular meetings with site teams, as required.

* As advised by D&Q manager, visit sites on a planned and adhoc basis.

* Measure and monitor delivery of KPIs for site management and subcontractors.

* Ensure updated information for subcontractor database is passed to procurement and ordering.

* Collate relevant information for relevant standards to pass to client and funder as appropriate.

* Make recommendations for changes, to D&Q manager.

* Creation, monitoring and revision of assigned drawings.

* Liaison with manufacturers and project teams including distribution of relevant documentation.

* Respond to technical queries and make recommendations to fix problems.

* Respond to adhoc problems and raise with D&Q manager accordingly.

* Occasionally Assist with site inspections to monitor and manage technical quality of works and ensure they are carried out as per specifications and manufacturers’ recommendations.

Required skills

* Engineering or Architect related studies or equivalent experience

* CSCS card basic level

* Facades experience, EWI, cladding, rainscreen experience is essential

* Competent user MS Excel, MS Word, Project Probe, Microsoft Outlook email and calendars.

* Expert Auto CAD user (3D AutoCAD/SketchUp/Revit optional)

Apply now or call Lynsey at key Recruitment for more information