Facades Designer

Designer (Facades) Leicester - (with some travel) £40,000 - £45,000 Founded over 20 years, my client are a leading principal contractor specialising in cladding remediation. They deliver high-quality, compliant, multi-million-pound cladding repatriations & regeneration contracts throughout London and the wider Southeast. Overall purpose of the role: * Create drawings, using relevant specifications, where company design is applicable. * Go to site and site office (3-4 days per week) and take surveys, complete photos in order to create drawings. * Liaise with Estimating, at construction stage, Commercial and Site management and other relevant departments throughout the life of the project as required to track design and quality issues. * Liaise with manufacturers, external structural engineers and architects, as required. Role Responsibilities Key Tasks * Creation, monitoring and revision of assigned drawings. * Liaison with manufacturers and project teams including distribution of relevant documentation. * Respond to technical queries and make recommendations to fix problems. * Respond to ad hoc problems and raise with D&Q manager accordingly. * Occasionally Assist with site inspections to monitor and manage technical quality of works and ensure they are carried out as per specifications and manufacturers’ recommendations. * Ensure information is available for site set up in line with company requirements, from job start to close. * Assist D&Q manager with training and advising site management and subcontractors as required. * As advised by D&Q manager, visit sites on a planned and ad hoc basis. * Measure and monitor delivery of KPIs for site management and subcontractors. * Attend regular meetings with site teams, as required. * Ensure updated information for subcontractor database is passed to procurement and ordering. * Collate relevant information for relevant standards to pass to client and funder as appropriate. * Make recommendations for changes, to D&Q manager. Skills and Qualifications Role-specific: * Engineering or Architect related studies or equivalent experience * CSCS card basic level * Facades experience, EWI, cladding, rainscreen experience is essential. General IT: * Competent user MS Excel, MS Word, Project Probe, Microsoft Outlook email and calendars. * Expert Auto CAD user (3D AutoCAD/SketchUp/Revit optional) Benefits * 33 days’ holiday inclusive of bank holidays * Company Pension * Private Medical Insurance * Life Assurance Scheme * Employee Assistance Programme Apply now or call Lynsey at Key Recruitment for more information

Location: Leicester, Leicester, GB

Posted Date: 11/4/2025