Facade Designer

Job Title: Designer
Reporting to: Design Manager

Role Overview

A leading principal contractor specialising in cladding remediation is seeking an experienced Designer to support the delivery of high-quality, compliant, multi-million-pound cladding remediation and regeneration projects across London and the wider Southeast.

Overall Purpose of the Role

• Create drawings using relevant specifications where design input is applicable.

• Attend site and site offices (3–4 days per week) to carry out surveys and take photographs in order to produce drawings.

• Liaise with Estimating, Commercial, Site Management and other relevant departments throughout the project lifecycle to track design and quality issues.

• Liaise with manufacturers, external structural engineers and architects where required.

Role Responsibilities

Key Tasks

• 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 resolve issues.

• Respond to ad hoc problems and escalate accordingly.

• Assist with occasional site inspections to monitor technical quality and ensure works are completed in line with specifications and manufacturers’ recommendations.

• Ensure information is available for site set up from project start through to completion.

• Support training and advising of site management and subcontractors where required.

• Visit sites on both planned and ad hoc basis.

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

• Attend regular meetings with site teams as required.

• Ensure updated subcontractor information is passed to procurement and ordering teams.

• Collate relevant information for applicable standards to issue to clients and funders where appropriate.

• Make recommendations for improvements where necessary.

Skills & Qualifications

Role Specific

• Engineering or Architectural related studies or equivalent experience.

• CSCS Card – basic level.

• Facades experience including EWI, cladding or rainscreen systems is essential.

IT Skills

• Competent in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and Project Probe.

• Expert AutoCAD user (3D AutoCAD, SketchUp or Revit advantageous).

Benefits

• 33 days holiday including bank holidays

• Company pension

• Private medical insurance

• Life assurance scheme

• Employee assistance programme