Designer/Senior Designer

My client is looking for an experienced and ambitious DESIGNER / SENIOR DESIGNER to join their team on a full time basis. My client specialises in facades, cladding, roofing, panelling and terracotta tiling and over the years, has developed a suite of market leading profiles that complement their first-class design and installation service.
Job Summary:
To take responsibility for the delivery of all design aspects of a contract in line with the relevant procedure manuals along with supporting other team members to ensure the successful delivery of all contracts assigned to your team.
Personal Deliverables:
Take ownership over your own continual professional development and support others with theirs.
Successfully deliver all agreed objectives and tasks assigned to you.
Prioritise your workload to hit deadlines whilst keeping a high level of attention to detail.
Be proactive and always lead by example. This includes having a constructive and positive attitude towards their business and your work.
Ensure that all quality issues under your control are managed and resolved in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Ensure that you uphold the health and safety standards.
Communicate effectively with your team, the business and external stakeholders to develop a strong and professional relationship.
Be aware of your team financial budgets and support your line manager in achieving them.
Job Responsibilities:
All responsibilities need to be delivered in line with the relevant procedure manuals for contracts within your team.
Design review of all new contracts.
Programme, and carry out where necessary, the design, detailing and material scheduling.
Issue and coordinate information requests, drawings and queries between customers, engineers, architects, and sub-contract design office/s as required.
Issue material schedules and liaise with suppliers to ensure effective delivery.
Prepare, check and issue deck and/or slab calculations using in-house software.
Deal with any design related queries raised by the site team during the construction phase.
Develop solutions to non-standard design issues.
Prepare and submit ‘As Built’ drawings and documentation for the customer O&M file.
Attend and contribute to internal Technical meetings and deliver agreed actions.
Provide comprehensive responses to technical queries received through the Technical Helpdesk.
Preferred Experience & Qualifications:
HNC/D or equivalent in a related discipline.
2 years of experience in a design related role.
Other Skills or Qualifications:
Competent with Microsoft Office 365 suite (particularly Outlook, Word, Excel).
Competent with AutoCAD