Playground Designer

Playdale Playgrounds Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading playground equipment manufacturer in the United Kingdom is seeking a creative individual for playground design. The role involves creating CAD layouts, ensuring compliance with safety standards, and maintaining documentation. Candidates should be proficient in AutoCAD, Microsoft Excel, and possess strong creativity and presentation skills. This full-time position offers a competitive salary of up to £28,334, plus various employee benefits and bonuses.

Benefits

Company Profit Bonus

25 days holiday, plus bank holidays

Free personalized well-being plans

Employee Assistance programme

Health Cash Plan

Qualifications

• Experience in design software packages (preferably AutoCAD).
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft packages, especially Excel.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Create accurate CAD layouts and costings based on client information.
• Ensure designs meet national and international safety standards.
• Maintain CRM records for all design and costing information.
• Achieve personal and company KPI targets.
• Collaborate with team members on playground design and installation.

Skills

Design software (AutoCAD)

Microsoft Excel

Creativity

Attention to detail

Tools

AutoCAD

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

MW to £28,334 (dependant on experience)

Full time 35 hours per week

Company Profit Bonus 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays

Big birthdays ending in a zero, receive an additional holiday

Free personalized well-being plans, access to high street discounts

Employee Assistance programme/ Health Cash Plan

At Playdale Playgrounds we are a dynamic, international business currently in 50 countries, who design, manufacture, and install fun, exciting, outdoor playground equipment. We pride ourselves on creating exciting, innovative, and educational outdoor play equipment that makes children smile all over the world.

About the role (not an exhaustive list):

• Creating thoughtful and accurate CAD layouts and costings considering all information gathered from the client and site.
• Ensuring all designs meet current national safety standards (and international safety standards, as required) including all Playdale safety standards.
• Maintaining CRM records ensuring all design and costing related information is recorded in a clear, concise and timely manner.
• Driven to achieve personal/hub/company KPI targets to ensure understanding of goals and lead times.
• Ensuring working collaboratively with others into build, gain and share knowledge of all aspects of playground design. Including best installation practices and product knowledge.

About you:

• We are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate and creative individual who gets a buzz out of designing fun and exciting outdoor playground spaces to join our talented team. You should have a flair for attractive presentation, having experience of design software packages (in particular AutoCad or similar) and familiarity with Adobe Photoshop would be an advantage but not essential.
• Our ideal candidate should be competent in Microsoft packages and be able to demonstrate a good working knowledge of excel, whilst possessing good numeric skills. You should be versatile and able to work in a demanding fast paced environment to meet tight deadlines.
• You should be self-motivated and organised but above all be creative. You will have the opportunity to turn your ideas into the reality of fun and imaginative play.
• To have a genuine passion for the Playdale brand, having a positive and can-do attitude.

Please click apply via our website (url removed) and attach a CV and your portfolio of work.