Senior Technical Designer

Position: Senior Technical Designer (Design & Build) The Company: My client London based design, build, and project management company. Working together with a variety of clients creating boutique environments that maximise the effectiveness of their property. We advise and support our clients to create design led spaces that exceed expectations, delivered on time and to budget. Purpose of the Role: Providing creative designers with concept design technical support and development Create accurate, concise working and installation technical drawings and supporting information as required, fully coordinated with specialist contractors and consultants Undertake detailed verification surveys Attend project meetings / site visits and manage Key Responsibilities: Manage multiple projects technical packages of a basic or complex nature Working with the Project Designer validating and establishing technical strategies for key projects Taking technical design ownership of projects, liaising directly with the sub-contractors from the concept stage through the design process to delivery and handover To manage and maintain open stakeholder and sub-contractor relationships (working along-side the Project Designer, Pre-Construction and Delivery teams) Working within a project team, including wider disciplines to ensure fully coordinated solutions Working with Pre-Construction (commercial managers) to ensure the design, scope and cost alignment Working with Project Managers and Contractors to ensure the design integrity and provide specification support Carrying out measured and verification surveys on a variety of scales Prepare and develop technical packages Building control dialogue and approval Prepare and submit local authority approvals Preparation of design and construction documents Liaison and coordination with sub-contractors throughout the design and construction process Working to building and planning regulations Research and specification of a variety of materials, products and their application Manage filing and document management, surveys and designers site activities Promote continual learning about new design software as well as marketplace trends Produce designs in line with environmental and sustainable accreditations where applicable Promote best practice in all designs Skills & Competencies: Excellent level of design and technical skills with a high level of attention to detail Strong understanding of building services design and coordination Ability to meet tight deadlines and able to work alone or with a team Must be AutoCAD fluent. Specific areas of knowledge including external referencing of drawings, layering of drawings, AutoCAD standards and use of palettes and templates An understanding of SketchUp and other 3D rendering is preferred An understanding of Adobe Pro suite and Microsoft Office suite (incl InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Publisher and PowerPoint) is critical Independent personal development (i.e. in areas including workplace trends and new technologies) The candidate must be able to manage own time and workload effectively, often working to short timescales and across multiple projects The candidate must have an eye for technical coordination and clash detection Ability to demonstrate technical packages for client sign-off and production stage milestones Contributions to Environmental, Wellness and Sustainability led projects A good understanding of current and future fabrications and industry innovations Must have a good knowledge of, and ability to implement compliance and building regulations Further development of role / objectives Space planning & Technical detailing Development of CAD blocks alongside tool palettesContinued development of technical and innovative designs, thinking outside of the box and implementing new knowledge Build up a knowledge of client sites and continually develop client and stakeholder relationships Administration of drawings and project folders Administration of external project host system Familiarity with ISO and experience in working within ISO 19001 management systems Knowledge of a design duties under the HSA Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013 Candidate must be able to manage own time and workload effectively, working reactively to requests and often working to short timescales Commercial awareness relating to the value of materials and budgets Education: Academic degree or equivalent Experience: Mut have experience within the Design & Build, working on projects of varying value and complexity. Site experience and sub-contractor coordination is essential