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Position: Senior Technical Designer (Design & Build)
The Company:
My client London based design, build, and project management company. Working together with a variety of clients creating boutique environments that maximise the effectiveness of their property. We advise and support our clients to create design led spaces that exceed expectations, delivered on time and to budget.
Purpose of the Role:
Providing creative designers with concept design technical support and development
Create accurate, concise working and installation technical drawings and supporting information as required, fully coordinated with specialist contractors and consultants
Undertake detailed verification surveys
Attend project meetings / site visits and manage
Key Responsibilities:
Manage multiple projects technical packages of a basic or complex nature
Working with the Project Designer validating and establishing technical strategies for key projects
Taking technical design ownership of projects, liaising directly with the sub-contractors from the concept stage through the design process to delivery and handover
To manage and maintain open stakeholder and sub-contractor relationships (working along-side the Project Designer, Pre-Construction and Delivery teams)
Working within a project team, including wider disciplines to ensure fully coordinated solutions
Working with Pre-Construction (commercial managers) to ensure the design, scope and cost alignment
Working with Project Managers and Contractors to ensure the design integrity and provide specification support
Carrying out measured and verification surveys on a variety of scales
Prepare and develop technical packages
Building control dialogue and approval
Prepare and submit local authority approvals
Preparation of design and construction documents
Liaison and coordination with sub-contractors throughout the design and construction process
Working to building and planning regulations
Research and specification of a variety of materials, products and their application
Manage filing and document management, surveys and designers site activities
Promote continual learning about new design software as well as marketplace trends
Produce designs in line with environmental and sustainable accreditations where applicable
Promote best practice in all designs
Skills & Competencies:
Excellent level of design and technical skills with a high level of attention to detail
Strong understanding of building services design and coordination
Ability to meet tight deadlines and able to work alone or with a team
Must be AutoCAD fluent. Specific areas of knowledge including external referencing of drawings, layering of drawings, AutoCAD standards and use of palettes and templates
An understanding of SketchUp and other 3D rendering is preferred
An understanding of Adobe Pro suite and Microsoft Office suite (incl InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Publisher and PowerPoint) is critical
Independent personal development (i.e. in areas including workplace trends and new technologies)
The candidate must be able to manage own time and workload effectively, often working to short timescales and across multiple projects
The candidate must have an eye for technical coordination and clash detection
Ability to demonstrate technical packages for client sign-off and production stage milestones
Contributions to Environmental, Wellness and Sustainability led projects
A good understanding of current and future fabrications and industry innovations
Must have a good knowledge of, and ability to implement compliance and building regulations
Further development of role / objectives
Space planning & Technical detailing
Development of CAD blocks alongside tool palettesContinued development of technical and innovative designs, thinking outside of the box and implementing new knowledge
Build up a knowledge of client sites and continually develop client and stakeholder relationships
Administration of drawings and project folders
Administration of external project host system
Familiarity with ISO and experience in working within ISO 19001 management systems
Knowledge of a design duties under the HSA Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013
Candidate must be able to manage own time and workload effectively, working reactively to requests and often working to short timescales
Commercial awareness relating to the value of materials and budgets
Education:
Academic degree or equivalent
Experience:
Mut have experiencewithin the Design & Build, working on projects of varying value and complexity. Site experience and sub-contractor coordination is essential.
