Senior Designer
- Posted 15 January 2025
- LocationWexford
- Job type Permanent
- Discipline Engineering
- Reference11312
- Contact NameJonathan Power
Job description
Job description
Our client is a leading manufacturer of timber frame houses and roof structures throughout southern and mid Ireland.
They are seeking an experienced Senior Designer to join and lead their in-house design team based in County Wexford.
This is a permanent position. The position is on-site, On a Monday to Friday 8:30-5 basis.
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Key Duties & Responsibilities:
Our client is a leading manufacturer of timber frame houses and roof structures throughout southern and mid Ireland.
They are seeking an experienced Senior Designer to join and lead their in-house design team based in County Wexford.
This is a permanent position. The position is on-site, On a Monday to Friday 8:30-5 basis.
Your new job
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
- Develop and oversee design programs, ensuring alignment with client contractual agreements.
- Handle all technical aspects of the business, addressing both internal and external queries.
- Collaborate with the estimating team to provide technical expertise and value engineering during the tender process.
- Partner with the Production Manager to ensure manufacturing information meets production requirements and drive process improvements where needed.
- Lead and manage the in-house design team, setting clear targets and tracking progress.
- Foster and maintain strong, lasting relationships with key customers across Ireland.
- Ensure all design activities comply with relevant regulations, standards, and best practices.
- Communicate effectively with client design teams and external consultants on active projects.
- Work closely with site teams to address and resolve project-related queries.
- Extensive experience in timber frame or modular construction design.
- Skilled in using AutoCAD software for design and drafting tasks.
- Has strong experience leading a design team, having exposure to offering support and advise to lower level/junior staff and ensuring projects/targets are being met.
- Familiarity with Digital Project Delivery principles is an advantage.
- Capable of producing detailed drawings for both new and existing projects.
- Strong ability to interpret and work with architectural and engineering drawings.
- Proficient in using Microsoft Office applications.
- Comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Highly motivated, enthusiastic, and proactive in approach.
