Cladding CAD Designer

We are seeking an experienced Cladding CAD Designer to join the team in a new drawing office in County Durham.

The successful candidate will be responsible for producing collaborative design solutions for roofing and cladding projects, ensuring compliance with manufacturer recommendations, company procedures, client requirements, and current legislation.

Location: County Durham, also considering candidates for Surrey office.


Start Date: ASAP
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum, dependent on experience

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare and issue detailed plans, sections, and general arrangement drawings for roofing and cladding systems to enable approval, material scheduling, and construction

• Produce and issue material schedules to the buying team for procurement once drawings are approved

• Review project specifications, estimates, and enquiry drawings to form the basis of each order

• Apply internal quality assurance procedures to all drawings and designs

• Liaise with the design team to source necessary information and highlight variations between enquiry and construction issue drawings

• Issue drawings and schedule materials according to project programmes to meet key deadlines

• Attend handover, site, and design meetings in person or remotely via Teams/Zoom

• Prepare weekly progress reports for each contract in accordance with project programmes

• Assist in coordinating workload with other design team members on multi-person projects

• Check and update drawings to reflect as-built status

• Liaise with system providers, manufacturers, and independent structural engineers to obtain supporting calculations such as static or drainage calcs

• Back-check material schedules produced by other team members

Requirements:

• HNC or equivalent/higher qualification in a design-related subject

• Previous experience as a CAD Designer within the roofing and cladding sector

• Proficient in AutoCAD and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

• Experience with 3D design software is desirable but not essential

• High standards of numeracy, written, and verbal communication skills

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workloads and work on own initiative

• Experience with flat roofing (single ply, hot melt, cold applied, felt), traditional hard metal roofing and cladding (copper, zinc, lead), slating and tiling, ventilated rainscreen facades, aluminium standing seam, built-up metal, and composite panel systems is advantageous

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