Senior Cladding Designer

We are hiring a Senior Cladding Designer to join a growing design team in Liverpool.

This permanent position offers the opportunity to work on a wide range of cladding projects with occasional travel to London for design meetings (expenses paid).

Salary: £55,000 - £60,000 per annum
Arrangement: Full-time, hybrid role for the right candidate with a minimum of one office visit and one site visit per week (alternatively, two site visits in a week with no office visit that week)
Start Date: ASAP

Duties include:



  • Drafting and designing semi-autonomously from verbal, written and sketched instructions

  • Producing cladding construction detail drawings, elevations, and plan layouts

  • Preparing accurate panel and sub-grid setting out drawings

  • Carrying out material take-offs and liaising with the commercial team to ensure specifications are met

  • Undertaking site surveys, photographs, and regular weekly site visits

  • Attending design and progress meetings, raising and tracking RFIs, and issuing technical submissions to clients

  • Liaising with suppliers, requesting specifications, fire performance data, U-value and condensation risk calculations

  • Collaborating with architects, consultants, structural engineers, and site teams to resolve design issues

  • Producing hand sketches where required to communicate design intent

  • Ensuring drawings are updated and maintained on cloud databases and regularly issued to clients

  • Maintaining project documentation including change logs, RFI trackers, and technical records

  • Identifying design changes that may affect costs and highlighting these promptly

  • Supporting continuous professional development through supplier CPDs



Requirements:



  • Minimum 5 years' experience as a Senior Designer within the cladding sector

  • Strong proficiency in AutoCAD 2D, PDF software, and Microsoft Office (3D AutoCAD/SketchUp/Revit beneficial)

  • Strong knowledge of cladding materials, fire barriers, fixing types, and U-values of external walls

  • Ability to produce accurate technical drawings and layouts from sketches, surveys, and photos

  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

  • Ability to prioritise tasks under pressure and manage multiple live projects

  • UK driving licence preferred

  • Must have the right to work in the UK (no sponsorship available)



What we offer:



  • Company laptop and phone provided

  • 20 days holiday entitlement

  • Travel expenses covered for site visits (excluding Liverpool office)

  • Regular performance reviews and CPD opportunities



Interested applicants are invited to apply by sending their most up-to-date CV.




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