The role
Our client, a leading UK manufacturer of off-site engineered buildings, is looking for an Assistant Design Coordinator to join its design team, based near Huddersfield (Kirklees, West Yorkshire). The role is within easy reach of Wakefield, Dewsbury, Halifax, Leeds and Bradford.
It would suit an Architectural Technician, Architectural Technologist, BIM Technician or junior Design Coordinator who wants to move into design coordination and project delivery.
You'll work alongside the Head of Design to coordinate architectural, structural and MEP information, liaising with consultants, subcontractors, manufacturing teams and site teams. Because the company manufactures what it designs, you'll get close exposure to buildability and the practical consequences of design decisions.
Projects span healthcare, defence, nuclear, infrastructure, industrial and site accommodation.
Key responsibilities
Coordinate architectural, structural and MEP design information
Review drawings, models and specifications from consultants and subcontractors
Identify missing or conflicting information and drive issues to resolution
Raise and manage RFIs and design queries
Maintain design trackers, programmes and information schedules
Attend design meetings and own agreed actions through to completion
Support the handover of design information into manufacture
Produce or amend drawings and models where needed (this isn't primarily a drafting role)
Support tender and pre-construction work, with occasional site visits
About you
Experience working with technical construction information, for example as an Architectural Technician or Technologist, BIM or Design Technician, or Assistant Design Coordinator
Good understanding of how architectural, structural and MEP information interfaces
Working knowledge of UK construction methods and Building Regulations
Organised, detail-focused and confident communicating with consultants and stakeholders
Proactive approach to resolving design issues
Desirable (not essential)
Revit, BIM coordination, Navisworks, Autodesk Construction Cloud or other CDEs, modular or off-site construction, design-and-build or main contractor experience, and RIBA Stage 3/4 technical design.
The client values technical understanding, attitude and coordination potential over a perfect tick-list.
What's on offer
Salary of £34,000-£38,000, depending on experience
Clear progression, with increasing ownership of design packages and projects
A varied, technically demanding project portfolioCalibre Search promote equality in the workplace and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified candidates regardless of their sex, race, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age. We act as both an employment agency and employment business
Salary description
£34000.00 - £38000.00 per year