Cladding Designer

Overall purpose of role:

• Create drawings, using relevant specifications

• Go to site and site office (3-4 days per week) and take surveys, complete photos in order to create drawings

• Liaise with Estimating, at construction stage, Commercial and Site management and other relevant departments throughout the life of the project as required to track design and quality issues.

• Liaise with manufacturers, external structural engineers and architects, as required.

Responsibilities:

• Creation, monitoring and revision of assigned drawings.

• Liaison with manufacturers and project teams including distribution of relevant documentation.

• Respond to technical queries and make recommendations to fix problems.

• Respond to adhoc problems and raise with D&Q manager accordingly.

• Occasionally Assist with site inspections to monitor and manage technical quality of works and ensure they are carried out as per specifications and manufacturers’ recommendations.

Key tasks:

• Ensure information is available for site set up in line with requirements, from job start to close.

• Assist D&Q manager with training and advising site management and subcontractors as required.

• As advised by D&Q manager, visit sites on a planned and adhoc basis.

• Measure and monitor delivery of KPIs for site management and subcontractors.

• Attend regular meetings with site teams, as required.

• Ensure updated information for subcontractor database is passed to procurement and ordering.

• Collate relevant information for relevant standards to pass to client and funder as appropriate.

• Make recommendations for changes, to D&Q manager.

Competencies Role-specific:

• Engineering or Architect related studies or equivalent experience

• CSCS card basic level

• Facades experience, EWI, cladding, rainscreen experience is essential

General IT:

• Competent user MS Excel, MS Word, Project Probe, Microsoft Outlook email and calendars.

• Expert Auto CAD user (3D AutoCAD/SketchUp/Revit optional)