Joinery Design Manager

Our client are a bespoke sub-contract and supply only specialist joinery contractors who manufacture and install all aspects of bespoke joinery and associated trades. They are currently recruiting for a Joinery Design Manager to join their dedicated team in Battle, East Sussex.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience within a Design Manager role, be a proficient user of AutoCad/iX/Inventor or SolidWorks and be able to detail both traditional and modern types of joinery. As a Joinery Design Manager, you will provide working drawings and additional supplementary information, to facilitate the design, manufacture and installation of the company’s bespoke joinery and associate products. You will work from a variety of information provided from quotations to design meetings with Contractors and Clients, to produce drawings that align to budget, are accurate and provide practical solutions to manufacture.  

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and qualities:

• Demonstrable experience within a Design Manager role
• Ability to work individually, as well as part of a wider team, facilitating the delivery of project drawings
• Be proficient in the use of one of the following: AutoCad/iX/Inventor/SolidWorks
• Be able to detail both traditional and modern types of joinery
• Ability to deliver information in an accurate and timely manner, in line with programme requirements
• Be able to follow internal procedures and complete records required to manage the project professionally and efficiently in line with Company standards
• Be aware of the CDM regulations in respect of design, to ensure consideration is given to the design of products from a Health and Safety perspective
• Possess strong communication skills, both written and verbal

Your duties as a Joinery Design Manager would be:

• Reviewing company quotations and endeavour to maximise the benefit to the Company when producing working drawings
• Managing the in-house team of CAD technicians to facilitate drawings for approval and construction
• Reviewing company project design brief, including reference to specifications and drawings
• Attending site to undertake site surveys, including setting out to grids and datums
• Attending site to provide company coordination with project professional teams, including Clients, Architects, Project Managers and Cost Consultants
• Producing minutes from professional team meetings for internal company distribution
• Co-ordinating all details and interfaces with other trade contractors
• Researching all necessary design development to produce working drawings that maximise the benefits of our internal fabrication processes and produce a high-quality installation workflow

Salary and Rewards Package:

• Highly Competitive Salary
• Workplace pension scheme and life assurance policy
• 29 days holiday per year, including UK Bank Holidays
• On Site Parking

Hours:

• Full Time, 41.5 hours per week across 5 days with an early finish available on a Friday
• Permanent

Location:

Battle, East Sussex