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Title: Project Designer
Hours of work: 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday
Location: London or Kent
Type: Permanent
Benefits: 22 days annual holiday, flexible working, Cycle to Work Scheme, your birthday off, Specsavers Corporate Eyecare Scheme, Pension Scheme, Summer and Christmas party.
The role is mix of site and office time and it's essential that you are both proactive and a great communicator. This is both a creative and technical role. You will need to demonstrate excellence through all aspects of the project. This means designing within our clients standards and not offering or agreeing to things outside this.
You may take the project on from concept, developing this through all the RIBA stages, or you might start after sales have agreed a scope and budget. In either scenario you will need to demonstrate your expertise to deliver an experience to a high standard. This also means being sympathetic to the other requirements, knowing when compromise is ok. Equally there will be times where you will need to fight your corner, but always in a professional manner.
The role involves:
- Taking ownership and daily responsibility for the design and co-ordination of your projects.
- Paying regular visits to sites and design offices.
- Managing the design deliverables and project managing and prioritising timelines.
- Working closely with colleagues to deliver a cohesive team.
- Close interaction with main contractors, architects, interior designers, M&E consultants and contractors, electrical contractors, joinery companies, and 3rd parties.
- Design change management & project documentation / drawing upkeep.
- Design and creative input.
- Taking direction from the project lead and bringing issues and challenges to their attention.
- Documenting and communicating scope and functionality to ensure we deliver on the client's expectations.
The ideal candidate will be:
- Meticulous by nature and able to deliver exceptional results consistently whilst managing multiple projects simultaneously.
- Have excellent communication skills to manage and nurture professional relations/liaison throughout the course of each project and thereafter.
- Good technical knowledge and interest in AV, lighting control & IT systems. Continued learning and self-improvement is crucial to stay up to date with the latest technologies.
- Ability to think fast and creatively - there will undoubtedly be challenges and puzzles to solve whilst delivering each project.
- Competence and understanding to effectively use a wide range of tools, products and approaches on a project-by-project basis. Ability to adapt quickly is crucial.
- Excellent teamwork skills.
- Not be afraid to have difficult conversations.
- Well organised, a good planner and able to prioritise.
- Able to see the bigger picture and not get caught up in the detail.
- Proactive and driven, eager to learn and embrace change.
- Humble and readily admit where you don't know or have made a mistake.
- Aware of your audience and able to adapt your approach accordingly.
