FaÇAde Designer

Key Recruitment Limited; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading principal contractor in the United Kingdom is seeking a talented Façade Designer to enhance their North London team. The ideal candidate will conduct site visits, create detailed drawings, and liaise with various stakeholders to ensure project success. Strong expertise in facades is essential, along with advanced AutoCAD skills. This full-time permanent position offers a competitive salary, highlighting the importance of site engagement and collaboration throughout project lifecycles.

Qualifications

• Experience in facades, EWI, and cladding is essential.
• CSCS card basic level is required.
• Must be an expert with AutoCAD.

Responsibilities

• Create drawings to specifications and monitor site management.
• Liaise with various teams and ensure compliance with standards.
• Assist D&Q manager with training site management.

Skills

Facades experience

Cladding experience

Rainscreen experience

Engineering or Architect related studies

CSCS card (basic level)

Competent user of MS Excel

Competent user of MS Word

Competent user of Project Probe

Competent user of Microsoft Outlook

Expert Auto CAD user

Education

Engineering or Architect related studies

Tools

AutoCAD

SketchUp

Revit

Job description

Façade Designer
Cardiff/Bristol
£40,000
PERMANENT - FULL TIME

My client is a leading principal contractor who deliver high-quality, compliant, multi-million-pound contracts throughout London and the wider Southeast. They are currently looking for an experienced Designer to join their North London team.

Role purpose

• Go to site and site office (3-4 days per week) and take surveys, complete photos to create drawings
• Create drawings, using relevant specifications
• Liaise with Estimating, at construction stage, Commercial and Site management and other relevant departments throughout the life of the project as required to track design and quality issues.
• Liaise with manufacturers, external structural engineers and architects, as required.

Job duties

• Ensure information is available for site set up in line with company requirements, from job start to close.
• Assist D&Q manager with training and advising site management and subcontractors as required.
• Attend regular meetings with site teams, as required.
• As advised by D&Q manager, visit sites on a planned and adhoc basis.
• Measure and monitor delivery of KPIs for site management and subcontractors.
• Ensure updated information for subcontractor database is passed to procurement and ordering.
• Collate relevant information for relevant standards to pass to client and funder as appropriate.
• Make recommendations for changes, to D&Q manager.
• 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 fix problems.
• Respond to adhoc problems and raise with D&Q manager accordingly.
• Occasionally Assist with site inspections to monitor and manage technical quality of works and ensure they are carried out as per specifications and manufacturers' recommendations.

Required skills

• Engineering or Architect related studies or equivalent experience
• CSCS card basic level
• Facades experience, EWI, cladding, rainscreen experience is essential
• Competent user MS Excel, MS Word, Project Probe, Microsoft Outlook email and calendars.
• Expert Auto CAD user (3D AutoCAD/SketchUp/Revit optional)

Apply now or call Lynsey at key Recruitment for more information