Senior Designer (Burntwood or Southam)

Design Office Manager

Lead Designer on projects and responsible for any design related issues.

• Produce high quality general arrangement drawings in the most efficient way for Approval / Construction / As Built.
• Prepare fabrication drawings for bracketry and pressed metal in conjunction with location drawings.
• Produce Glass and Fixing schedules as and when requested.
• Supervision of design staff on your project.
• Liaising with architects and clients/ main contractors.
• Work to an estimate and project specification.
• Attend co-ordination meetings (internally and externally).
• Work to an agreed project programme.
• Ensure that work is detailed in accordance with agreed sub-contract specification and programme.
• Produce details with commercial consideration given to products used.
• Ensure ASTA is reviewed each week.
• Maintain areas of work in a clean and tidy state.

• Liaising with the Design Office Manager regarding projects under their section.
• Give support to the Design Office Manager regarding company decisions.
• Identify variations to contract during the design process.
• Issue request for information as and when required.
• Maintain a register of drawings issued, including date issued and current revision of IRS form (in conjunction with the Document Controller).
• To ensure compliance with CDM regulations.
• Assist with the preparation of Operation and Maintenance Manuals.
• Research and development of new internal products.
• To comply with all Company policies including Alumet’s Health & Safety and Environmental/Sustainability Policies.
• Acting as an ambassador/exemplar of Alumet Systems and embracing/supporting/promoting the Company culture and values.
• To comply with any objectives/targets/KPIs given.
• To comply with all Design Department procedures.
• Seeking and developing ongoing continuous improvement.
• Any other duties relevant to the role or as determined by the Manager.

• Product training courses as necessary, including curtain walling, windows, doors and rainscreens.
• Attending any other internal/external training courses relevant to the role or as required by the Company.
• Ongoing personal development.
• Building Regulations.
• AutoCAD
• Schucal
• Asta Powerproject
• Design software packages as necessary to carry out duties.

• Relevant NVQ/HND or Degree.
• Experience in BIM design using Revit software
• Experience in AutoCAD experience.
• Experience within the curtain wall and façade industry.
• Ideally experience of the Schueco curtain wall and window system.
• Experience in managing people and their own large projects
• Problem solving skills.
• Ability to research and develop products.
• Time management skills.