Senior Technical Design Lead - Experiential & Fabrication

RGIT Australia; Oswestry; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus scheme

Pension

28 days holiday (plus B/H)

Macbook and IT equipment

Training opportunities

Job summary

Creation Group is seeking a Technical Design Lead to head the bridge between creative design and practical fabrication for our experiential events. You will lead a team, set technical standards and deliver production-ready solutions across complex projects.

Reporting to the Production Director, you will drive build-quality, problem solving and site delivery while mentoring others and improving departmental workflows. A full driving licence is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Technical Design experience, with a strong track record of delivering complex event and fabrication projects from high quality design concepts through to final build and installation.
• Exceptional technical drawing and detailing ability, with a strong understanding of drawing standards and the information required for manufacture and site delivery.
• Strong knowledge of fabrication techniques, including cabinetry, timber construction, metalwork and mixed materials, with the ability to balance aesthetics with technical feasibility.
• Strong knowledge and experience of event and site design, with the ability to consider spatial planning, site constraints, installation, operation and de-rig as part of the technical design process.
• Proficiency in 3D modelling software and advanced skills in 2D technical drawing and drafting, with a solid understanding of manufacturing standards.
• Demonstrated experience in design for manufacture, with the ability to consider cost efficiency, weight, transport, installation and production complexity during the design process.
• Experience mentoring or guiding other designers, reviewing technical output and improving standards and ways of working.
• Exceptional problem solving skills, technical judgement and attention to detail, with a solution oriented and methodical approach.
• The confidence to challenge existing approaches and identify better technical, manufacturing or workflow solutions.
• Excellent communication skills – able to work collaboratively across Technical Design, Creative Design, Production, Workshop and external partners, translating technical requirements across disciplines with clarity and diplomacy.
• Proven ability to prioritise and organise workload efficiently across multiple projects in a fast-paced production environment.
• A full driving licence is required for this position.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design of complex experiential, exhibition and live event projects, personally delivering exceptional event and fabrication design output and setting the benchmark for quality, detail, accuracy and technical problem solving across the department.
• Operate confidently from high-level event, site and spatial design through to detailed fabrication design, developing innovative solutions that consider creative intent, site and operational requirements, buildability, safety, cost, manufacture, transport and installation.
• Lead, mentor and support the Technical Design team day-to-day, providing clear technical direction and developing individual capability, technical judgement, problem solving and quality of output.
• Review, challenge and develop the work of other Technical Designers, providing clear feedback and ensuring consistently high standards across the team.
• Define and document ways of working within the department, driving drawing quality, consistency and industry-leading technical design standards.
• Own technical design approvals and feedback across connected project streams, ensuring technical output meets the required standard before progressing.
• Act as a key technical problem solver across event and fabrication design, advising on site design, spatial requirements, materials, construction methods, assembly logic, tolerances, installation techniques and fabrication methodologies.
• Work in partnership with the Creative Design team to develop joined-up ways of working and translate conceptual designs into detailed, production-ready solutions, maintaining design integrity throughout technical development, fabrication and installation.
• Oversee technical design through fabrication and on-site delivery, resolving technical queries and ensuring final builds and installations align with technical and creative intent.
• Drive continual improvement and innovation across event design, fabrication methods, drawing efficiency, modular thinking, materials, digital tools and project delivery.
• Identify and drive opportunities to advance Creation's technical capability, challenging existing approaches and introducing improvements in design, fabrication, systems and ways of working.
• Stay current with emerging developments in event design, fabrication, materials, manufacturing techniques and digital tools, applying relevant developments to improve technical output and capability.

Skills

Technical Design

Team Leadership

Communication

Problem Solving

3D Modelling

Tools

Fusion 360

Vectorworks

Rhino

SolidWorks

Autodesk Inventor

Job description

Creation Group is seeking a Technical Design Lead to head the bridge between creative design and practical fabrication for our experiential events. You will lead a team, set technical standards and deliver production-ready solutions across complex projects.

Reporting to the Production Director, you will drive build-quality, problem solving and site delivery while mentoring others and improving departmental workflows. A full driving licence is required.