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Senior/Lead Designer
Fully remote working – UK based.
Monday-Friday
£40K - £60K
Permanent
Do you have proven design experience in the Construction Industry using 2D/3D AutoCAD
Do you have experience of REVIT and an understanding of BIM
Benefits Package
£40K - £60K
Remote working
Annual Reviews
Performance pay structure
28 days annual leave including bank holidays
Additional holiday added per year of work (up to 36 days)
Private Medical healthcare - including Dental, Optical, Physio and Mental Health cover
Development opportunities within department / company
Casual dress
Company pension
On-site parking
No weekends or Bank Holidays to be worked (unless by prior agreement)
Company Details
We are looking for a designer to join our client as they continue to grow and take on new projects. The role involves creating and illustrating pre-and post-contract designs for access equipment, guardrail systems, stairs, ladders, roof walkways and other architectural and structural metalwork.
The position will suit an individual who can work as part of a team as well as alone, a strong problem solver who is able to produce technical drawings and is willing to work hard and deliver first-class results.
As a Senior Designer, you will be required to
- Interpret customer requirements and clients to produce design approval drawings.
- Liaise and communicate with contractors and architects directly to comprehensively understand project deliverables and design programme requirements
- Interpretation of design standards and regulations to inform design proposals
- Liaise and communicate with engineers to inform and substantiate design proposals
- Lead projects through the design phase liaising with the relevant Managers accordingly to ascertain pertinent design information
- Produce accurately detailed fabrication drawings to allow the fabrication of a structurally sound, bespoke product manufactured from the correctly specified materials
- Liaise with fabricators when required during the manufacturing stage to ensure that the designs are accurately realised
- Be commercially minded enough to analyse and arrive at the most cost-effective solution
- General drawing office administrative duties as and when required.
- Attendance of design meetings at site, client’s offices, video conference when required
Experience / Skillset required for this role
- 2D AutoCAD – Essential. 3D AutoCAD/Inventor/Revit – Advantageous but not essential.
- Understanding of BIM would be desirable
- Proven working design experience in the Construction Industry
- Fabrication drawing background. Ideally in the steel fabrication / architectural metalwork industry.
- Experience in working to design standards.
- Understand manufacturing technologies, processes, techniques and installation procedures.
- Use of in-house systems and standard drawing office procedures for design processes.
- Good communicator, telephone/email.
- Proven experience of working to deadlines and programmes.
- ‘Can do’ attitude who can work well under pressure.
- Willing to go above and beyond to achieve high-level results + Strong team mentality
- Site surveying experience is advantageous.
Does this sound like something you want to be a part of? Call us today (phone number removed) to discuss this role further!
