Senior Façade / Cladding Designer

Overview

In this role you will lead the development of cladding construction and installation drawings for predominantly UK-based projects within an established design team. You will integrate design work with clients, architects, engineers and suppliers, ensuring accurate setting-out, materials and fire safety details. The position combines office, remote, and site attendance to deliver coordinated facade solutions. You will contribute to project documentation, design reviews and ongoing CPD to support high-quality deliverables.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary with annual reviews
• Company laptop and mobile phone
• 20 days’ annual leave
• Reimbursement of approved site travel expenses
• Mentoring and structured career development
• Quarterly company social events

Responsibilities

• Produce detailed cladding construction and installation drawings
• Prepare elevations, plans, fire barrier details and site investigation drawings
• Create accurate panel and sub-grid setting-out drawings and take-offs
• Coordinate technical information with commercial team and stakeholders
• Conduct site surveys, inspections and maintain site records
• Attend design and progress meetings with clients, architects, engineers, Building Control and others
• Liaise with manufacturers for specifications, U-values and condensation risk calculations
• Coordinate design information with client representatives, engineers and site teams
• Maintain drawing registers, RFIs, revision logs and change records
• Prepare and issue technical submissions and updated drawings
• Participate in internal design coordination meetings and CPD
• Develop drawings from site photographs and mapping tools

Key requirements

• Degree-level qualification in Civil or Mechanical Engineering, Construction, Architecture or related discipline (or equivalent experience)
• Minimum 5 years’ UK experience in cladding design
• Proficient in AutoCAD 2D, PDF editing/markup, MS Office and Outlook
• Strong knowledge of cladding systems, panels, insulation, fixings, fire barriers and membranes
• Experience producing fabrication drawings and understanding U-values/condensation risk
• Ability to develop sub-grid and panel setting-out drawings
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects
• Strong English communication skills
• UK right to work and commuting distance to North Greenwich/M25
• Portfolio of cladding design drawings (must be submitted)

• proactive
• detail-oriented
• solution-focused
• AutoCAD 2D
• 3D AutoCAD
• SketchUp

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