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Position: Cladding Designer

Location: North Greenwich, London (hybrid)

Salary: £55,000 to £60,000

This is a genuinely high impact role for a cladding designer who wants more than just marking up drawings in the background. You will be joining a growing specialist contractor at a point where the design function is becoming a real engine room of the business. Rather than being lost in a large corporate structure, you will work in a tight knit team where your ideas are heard, your technical judgement is trusted and you can see your work translate directly into safer, better performing buildings across London.

The company delivers a mix of recladding, external wall insulation, brickwork, light steel framing, roofing and curtain walling schemes, predominantly within the M25. That means regular exposure to varied project types, from detailed investigation and remedial work on existing buildings through to full external envelope schemes on new or heavily refurbished structures. You will be involved from early stage design through to construction detail, helping to solve real world site challenges rather than producing drawings in isolation.

You will be joining an established design team of three, giving you immediate peer support, but also genuine space to put your own stamp on how things are done. The role is hybrid, with a balance of office time in modern riverside offices in North Greenwich, focused home working and regular site visits to gather information first hand and see your designs being delivered. Occasional overnight stays may be required where projects demand it. For the right person, this is a chance to become a recognised technical point of reference within a specialist contractor that values design and is investing in its future.

• Salary: £55,000 to £60,000 per annum
• 20 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, with one additional day per year of service
• Company laptop and phone
• Paid travel expenses for site visits, including mileage, train and parking
• Modern office in North Greenwich, close to shops, restaurants and transport links
• Mentoring and career development support from experienced senior designers
• Quarterly office social events and a friendly, collaborative team culture
• Clear progression pathway into more senior design responsibilities

• Produce detailed cladding construction drawings for a range of systems and project types
• Prepare elevation, plan, section, fire barrier and site investigation drawings
• Develop accurate panel and sub grid setting out drawings from surveys and design information
• Support the production of fabrication friendly details and drawings
• Carry out material take offs and coordinate with the commercial team on quantities and specifications
• Attend site to carry out surveys, inspections and photographic records, and translate findings into clear design information
• Participate in design and progress meetings with clients, architects, engineers, Building Control and internal project teams
• Liaise with suppliers to obtain technical specifications, confirmations, U values and condensation risk analysis
• Maintain project documentation, drawing registers, RFIs and change logs, ensuring information is well structured and up to date
• Issue technical submissions and updated drawings to clients and project teams
• Take part in weekly internal design meetings and CPD sessions with key suppliers

• Degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering, Construction, Architecture or similar, or equivalent cladding design experience
• 3 to 4 years UK cladding design experience for Intermediate level, 5 or more years for Senior level
• Proven experience specifically in cladding design rather than curtain walling only
• Proficient in AutoCAD 2D, PDF software and Microsoft Office
• Good understanding of cladding systems, insulation, fixings, fire barriers and membranes
• Able to work from verbal, written and sketched instructions, producing accurate layout and detail drawings
• Confident managing at least two live projects at Intermediate level and three or more at Senior level
• Strong communication skills, proactive and detail focused, with a solution driven mindset
• Full right to work in the UK and based within a commutable distance of North Greenwich or the wider M25, driving licence preferred
• PDF portfolio of sample cladding drawings is essential and applications without a portfolio will not be considered