Facade Design Lead - Remote (2 days/wk) & Cladding Expert

Thorn Baker Construction; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Thorn Baker Construction in Coventry seeks a Facade / Cladding Design Manager to lead the façade design team, coordinate with designers, engineers and specialist suppliers, and ensure buildability and compliance are engineered in before manufacture and site delivery.

The role requires strong technical awareness, early-stage design development, and hands-on leadership of a team to deliver high-quality façade packages in a fast-paced project environment.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of construction industry methodologies on detailing and erection sequencing.
• Must have 5+ years in cladding and glazing design.
• Proficient with AutoCAD 2D and Revit.
• Experience leading façade design teams and coordinating with suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Create general building elevations for facades.
• Draw each facade item in elevation, section and details.
• Schedule facade components for manufacture: glazing, cladding, brackets, flashings and fixings.
• Produce facade installation drawings for factory and site.
• Develop innovative solutions for bespoke elements at project level.
• Provide training sessions to offsite and on-site teams.
• Coordinate project specification, tender docs & RFI schedules and comment when needed.
• Act as a role model for H&S, quality and integrity within the Façade team.

Skills

Team leadership

Health & safety awareness

Building legislation knowledge

Detail orientation

Education

Architectural Technician qualification

Engineering Graduate or equivalent

Tools

AutoCAD 2D

Revit

Job description

Thorn Baker Construction in Coventry seeks a Facade / Cladding Design Manager to lead the façade design team, coordinate with designers, engineers and specialist suppliers, and ensure buildability and compliance are engineered in before manufacture and site delivery.

The role requires strong technical awareness, early-stage design development, and hands-on leadership of a team to deliver high-quality façade packages in a fast-paced project environment.