Designer/Senior Designer

FBR Construction Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A construction recruitment agency in the United Kingdom seeks a design professional responsible for delivering design aspects of contracts. Ideal candidates should possess an HNC/D qualification and have at least 2 years of relevant design experience. Proficiency in AutoCAD and Microsoft Office 365 is essential. This role demands attention to detail, effective communication, and the ability to solve design-related issues.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in a design related role.
• Competent in creating technical drawings and designs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver responsibilities in line with procedure manuals.
• Review design for all new contracts.
• Coordinate information between stakeholders.
• Develop solutions for non-standard design issues.

Skills

Ownership of personal development

Attention to detail

Proactive leadership

Effective communication

Education

HNC/D or equivalent in a related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

AutoCAD

Job description

Job Summary

To take responsibility for the delivery of all design aspects of a contract in line with the relevant procedure manuals along with supporting other team members to ensure the successful delivery of all contracts assigned to your team.

Personal Deliverables

• Take ownership over your own continual professional development and support others with theirs.
• Successfully deliver all agreed objectives and tasks assigned to you.
• Prioritise your workload to hit deadlines whilst keeping a high level of attention to detail.
• Be proactive and always lead by example. This includes having a constructive and positive attitude towards their business and your work.
• Ensure that all quality issues under your control are managed and resolved in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Ensure that you uphold the health and safety standards.
• Communicate effectively with your team, the business and external stakeholders to develop a strong and professional relationship.
• Be aware of your team financial budgets and support your line manager in achieving them.

Job Responsibilities

• All responsibilities need to be delivered in line with the relevant procedure manuals for contracts within your team.
• Design review of all new contracts.
• Programme, and carry out where necessary, the design, detailing and material scheduling.
• Issue and coordinate information requests, drawings and queries between customers, engineers, architects, and sub-contract design office/s as required.
• Issue material schedules and liaise with suppliers to ensure effective delivery.
• Prepare, check and issue deck and/or slab calculations using in-house software.
• Deal with any design related queries raised by the site team during the construction phase.
• Develop solutions to non-standard design issues.
• Prepare and submit As Built drawings and documentation for the customer O&M file.
• Attend and contribute to internal Technical meetings and deliver agreed actions.
• Provide comprehensive responses to technical queries received through the Technical Helpdesk.

Preferred Experience & Qualifications

• HNC/D or equivalent in a related discipline.
• 2 years of experience in a design related role.

Other Skills or Qualifications

• Competent with Microsoft Office 365 suite (particularly Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Competent with AutoCAD.