Job Description
Job title: Design Manager (Drawing Office Manager)
Location: Ratho
Salary: Basic £45,000
A specialist supplier of engineered building products used on complex construction projects, delivering fabrication drawings and technical support for manufacture and installation.
The role
Were recruiting a Design Manager to run a drawing office and deliver accurate fabrication drawings and client approvals. You will lead a small team, produce and issue technical drawings (CAD/Tekla), coordinate with Contracts and Sales, and provide practical technical support to ensure projects can be manufactured and installed to spec.
Key responsibilities
Produce, check and issue technical/fabrication drawings for client approval (Tekla/CAD).
Communicate directly with clients to issue drawings, collect comments and secure approvals.
Coordinate with Contracts Manager to align drawings with quotes, manufacturing capability and programme.
Select appropriate off-the-shelf components (posts, base plates, fixings etc.) using practical engineering judgement.
Maintain drawing standards, version control and project records.
Liaise with fabricators/site teams to resolve buildability and installation queries.
Essential skills & experience
Strong Tekla Structures experience or demonstrable solid CAD experience in structural/steel detailing.
Practical background in fabrication/steel detailing or similar manufacturing environments (detailing for fabrication rather than architectural concept design).
Experience producing fabrication drawings and issuing them for client approval.
Good client-facing communication skills and a proactive, detail-oriented approach.
Able to work autonomously; comfortable with a hands-on, practical design role.
Benefits
30 days holiday per year (inclusive of public holidays)
Workplace pension
Full-time, office-based role with potential for flexible working arrangements
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