This role involves working within a small team to create and illustrate pre-and post-contract designs for working at heights equipment such as fall protection systems, abseil access systems, suspended access equipment, guardrail systems, stairs, ladders, roof walkways and other architectural and structural metalwork. The design role will involve production of technical drawings for submission to the customer based on realising either preconceived ideas put forward by our sales department or concepts of your own making, alongside the eventual production of fabrication drawings for manufacture of the design.
The position will suitable for someone who enjoys team working, problem solving and technical drawing who is willing to work hard to produce first class results and gain invaluable experience working with industry leading clients on the most prestigious construction projects in the UK.
Benefits:
* Competitive Salary
* Annual Reviews
* Performance pay structure
* Additional holiday added per year of work (up to 36 days)
* Private Medical healthcare - including Dental, Optical, Physio and Mental Health cover
* Development opportunities within department / company
* Casual dress
* Company events
* On-site parking
As a Designer, you will be responsible for:
* Interpret customer requirements via communicating with sales department and client to produce design approval drawings.
* Liaise and communicate with contractors and architects directly to comprehensively understand project deliverables and design programme requirements
* Interpretation of design standards and regulations to inform design proposals
* Liaise and communicate with engineers to inform and substantiate design proposals
* Lead projects through the design phase liaising with the relevant Managers accordingly to ascertain pertinent design information
* Produce accurately detailed fabrication drawings to allow the fabrication of a structurally sound, bespoke product manufactured from the correctly specified materials
* Liaise with fabricators when required during the manufacturing stage to ensure that the designs are accurately realised
* Be commercially minded enough to analyse and arrive at the most cost-effective solution
* General drawing office administrative duties as and when required.
* Attendance of design meetings at site, client’s offices, video conference when required.
The ideal candidate will be:
* 2D AutoCAD – Essential. 3D AutoCAD/Inventor/Revit – Advantageous but not essential.
* Proven working design experience in the Construction Industry
* Fabrication drawing background. Ideally in the steel fabrication / architectural metalwork industry.
* Experience of working to design standards.
* Understand manufacturing technologies, processes techniques and installation procedures.
* Use of in-house systems and standard drawing office procedures for design processes.
* Proven experience of working to deadlines and programme.
* Willing to go above and beyond to achieve high level results
* Site surveying experience advantageous.
* Strong team mentality