Cladding Design Manager

Thorn Baker Recruitment; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Façade Design Manager to lead the design teams. This critical role involves managing façade projects, ensuring technical coordination and quality compliance, and leading a team to deliver innovative facade solutions. Ideal candidates will have at least 5 years of experience in cladding and glazing design, along with strong leadership skills and relevant qualifications.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in cladding and glazing design role.
• Role model for Health & Safety with knowledge of the Building Safety Act.
• Up to date with building legislation and design codes.

Responsibilities

• Manage façade design team and early-stage design development.
• Create building elevation facade drawings and installation drawings.
• Coordinate project specification and tender documentation.

Skills

Advanced knowledge of construction methodologies

Team leadership skills

Computer-literate in AutoCAD 2D and Revit

Proven track record delivering façade projects

Knowledge of Health & Safety

Education

Architectural Technician qualification

Engineering Graduate or equivalent

Job description

Our client is looking to appoint an experienced Façade Design Manager to lead the Façade Design teams. This is a key role within their PMV team, where you will ensure effective and accurate design coordination, ensuring effective installation in production and on-site.

Facade / Cladding Design Manager
Location: Coventry, with the option to work from home 2 days per week.
Salary: Highly Competitive + Benefits

About the Company

The company operates nationally within the offsite manufacturing sector, delivering complex external packages fitted within our production facility. Recognised for technical capability, structured delivery processes, and a collaborative approach with clients and design partners. The business is well-established, stable with a strong future order book.

The Role

You will be responsible for managing façade design team. This includes early-stage design development, technical coordination and procurement alignment. The role requires strong technical awareness and confidence working closely with designers, engineers, and specialist suppliers to ensure buildability and compliance are engineered in before manufacture and delivery on site.

Key Responsibilities

• To create general building elevations facade drawings.
• To draw each facade item in elevation, section and details.
• To draw and schedule all the facade components for manufacture: glazing, cladding, brackets, flashings and fixings.
• To produce façade installation drawings for the factory and site.
• To develop and innovate solutions for bespoke elements at project level.
• Provide training sessions to the wider offsite and on-site teams.
• To coordinate the project specification, tender documentation & RFI Schedules - and provide comments where necessary.
• Acts as a role model for the wider Façade (PMV) Design team, for Health & Safety, Quality and Integrity.
• Champions teamwork, motivation and encouragement within the team.
• Manage & deliver training to ensure the team is sufficiently capable to meet requirements & targets

Skills and Experience

• Advanced knowledge of construction industry methodologies on detailing and building erection sequencing.
• Previous experience in a cladding and glazing design role- minimum 5 years.
• Computer-literate in AutoCAD 2D and Revit
• Team leadership Skills.
• Architectural Technician qualification (essential)
• Engineering Graduate or equivalent (beneficial)
• Proven track record delivering façade projects
• Role model for Health & Safety with a good knowledge of the Building Safety Act and its impacts on the façade industry.
• Up to date with building legislation and codes of practice relating to design.
• Personal alignment to the company's core values: Quality, Integrity, Openness, Progressive & Caring.

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