JOB DESCRIPTION

Overall Purpose

• Responsible for providing upon a given number of bespoke sites, composite and complete technical information and support to enable regional objectives and targets to be achieved.

Key Activities

•  Bespoke Schemes.

• Provide architectural and engineering support and technical guidance for regional bespoke site based operations.

• Provide full administrative support to regional bespoke site based operations for working drawings, ancillary details and technical information.

• To co-ordinate and manage the issue of bespoke technical documentation.

• Coordination of bespoke drawing issues and the maintenance of an efficient file management system.

• Management and programming of all bespoke engineering design in accordance with local and national standards.

• Appointment, co-ordination and control of expenditure of external consultants.

• Management and production of conveyance plans and provision of site set-up information.

• Co-ordination of services infrastructure and negotiation of costs and agreements on bespoke schemes.

•Provide assistance and support in a timely manner to allow discharging of planning and building control.

Management
• Must be able to manage external consultants and control external fees and expenditure.

•  Coordination and checking of all bespoke technical information and distribution.

• The commissioning, co-ordination and checking of various specialist suppliers designs and integrate their requirements into the bespoke working drawing packages.

• To liase with NHBC, resolving technical & design issues.

• To register, resolve and monitor where appropriate site queries from production management to enable progressive product development.

Communication

• Liaise with Regional Architect /Design Manager in the production of bespoke layouts.

• Liaise with Design team to ensure coordination of bespoke layout designs.

• Liaise with Sales & Marketing regarding bespoke site brochure production.

Commercial Creativity:

Design economically and understand the commercial aspects of design decisions.

Produce designs in agreed timescales to ensure regional forecasts are achieved.

Must be able to communicate well at all levels internally within the group and externally with public bodies.

Embrace innovative solutions to resolve technical and design issues.

Should have a broad understanding of corporate vision and policies.

Work with the project team to ensure the most desired and economical decisions are made and implemented into the design.

CDM & CPD:

Embrace Health and Safety.

Discharge the designer's responsibilities under CDM regulations.

Must undertake continuous professional development.

Key Experience:

Experience of coordinating, managing and providing technical guidance and support to bespoke residential developments.

Technical/Specialist Competences

AutoCAD

Design and engineering and construction knowledge

Technical and Building Construction knowledge

Building Regulations

NHBC legislation

Health & Safety / CDM Regulations