Senior Facade Designer - Leading Sub-Contractor

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Senior Faade Designer

Leading Sub-Contractor

Kent based office

60,000 - 65,000 and package

Due to a significant period of growth, my client is expanding! Having successfully secured a pipeline of work across both Architectural & Repurpose Projects into 2025, they are now seeking to recruit a talented Senior Faade Designer.

Their designers are solution finders and experts in their field, and as part of a dynamic team, deliver dream projects for their clients. We go above and beyond in their design process, applying high levels of knowledge and expertise to ensure and design excellence and also ensuring compliance to contract spec and their own internal standards whilst meeting all of the client and project requirements.

Role Summary

• Drive creative excellence, efficient and innovative faade design solutions within the team
• Assist with Pre-Construction design proposals and 3D sketches when required.
• Build trust with the Client Design Team by tending to technical queries/meetings in a professional manner in line with the Clarke Values.
• Demonstrate Clarke Design quality to our clients - strive to ensure all work is delivered on time, on budget, and in line with agreed Specification.
• Provide detailed information and time estimations to thier clients to ensure effective communication of programme and deadlines.
• Attend handover meetings to review and discuss the project, identifying design requirements
• Review and assist Design Team Lead in setting scope of work assigned by for the Project Design team including clarification of the scope of works.
• Clearly communicate the delegation of work within your project team and ensure completion of design work in accordance with the specifications received from the client and within programme allowance.
• Check own work and that of junior team members in line with performance specification, manufacturing constraints.
• Lead by example in the submission of designs for internal review and discussion and assist your team to do the same.
• Regular liaison with other departments, Procurement, Estimating, Quantity Surveying, Production and Site Teams.
• Engage in continuous learning and keep up to date with new developments in the industry.
• Periodic site visits at key milestones on the projects you will be working on.

Essential Criteria

• Degree, HND or equivalent in the built environment sector; Architecture / Architectural Technology and 3+ years' experience as a designer in cladding and/or glazing

OR

• 5+ years' experience as a designer in cladding and/or glazing
• Highly proficient in use of AutoCAD.

Desirable Criteria

• 3+ years' experience as a designer in cladding and glazing on projects over 4m.
• Experience of using BIM on a regular basis.
• Experience of Revit and Sketchup. Competencies
• Innovation - the ability to introduce innovations to enhance or adds efficiencies to the project or task
• Solution Focused - problem solving, finding solutions that commit to the best outcome
• Influence - the ability to build excellent team relationships that influences great outcomes
• Self-Direction/Accountability - the ability to take ownership, set goals, follow through, seek feedback and ask for support in order to achieve results.
• Technical Expertise - developing your expertise and skills base on a regular basis and often ahead of time for future needs.