Faade Designer

Lawtech Group; Southampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading principal contractor specializing in cladding remediation is seeking a candidate to create drawings and monitor technical quality on site. You will liaise with project teams, manufacturers, and engineers, ensuring that all work complies with regulations. The ideal candidate should have experience in facades and be skilled in AutoCAD, with an engineering or architecture background preferred. This role requires visiting sites 3-4 days per week.

Qualifications

• Experience with facades, external wall insulation, cladding, and rainscreen.
• Competency in AutoCAD and general IT skills including Excel and Word.
• CSCS card basic level required.

Responsibilities

• Create and revise assigned drawings as per specifications.
• Liaise with project teams and manufacturers for document distribution.
• Assist with site inspections and monitor technical quality.

Skills

Facades experience

EWI

Cladding experience

Rainscreen experience

Competent MS Excel user

Competent MS Word user

Competent with Project Probe

Competent with Microsoft Outlook

Expert AutoCAD user

Education

Engineering or Architect related studies

Tools

AutoCAD

SketchUp

Revit

Job description

Overview

Founded over 20 years, Lawtech have become a leading principal contractor specialising in cladding remediation. We deliver high-quality, compliant, multi-million-pound cladding repatriations & regeneration contracts throughout London and the wider Southeast.

Overall Purpose Of The Role

Create drawings, using relevant specifications, where Lawtech design is applicable. Go to site and site office (3-4 days per week) and take surveys, complete photos in order to create drawings. Liaise with Estimating, at construction stage, Commercial and Site management and other relevant departments throughout the life of the project as required to track design and quality issues. Liaise with manufacturers, external structural engineers and architects, as required.

Role Responsibilities

Key Tasks

• Creation, monitoring and revision of assigned drawings.
• Liaison with manufacturers and project teams including distribution of relevant documentation.
• Respond to technical queries and make recommendations to fix problems.
• Respond to ad hoc problems and raise with D&Q manager accordingly.
• Occasionally Assist with site inspections to monitor and manage technical quality of works and ensure they are carried out as per specifications and manufacturers recommendations.
• Ensure information is available for site set up in line with Lawtech requirements, from job start to close.
• Assist D&Q manager with training and advising site management and subcontractors as required.
• As advised by D&Q manager, visit sites on a planned and ad hoc basis.
• Measure and monitor delivery of KPIs for site management and subcontractors.
• Attend regular meetings with site teams, as required.
• Ensure updated information for subcontractor database is passed to procurement and ordering.
• Collate relevant information for relevant standards to pass to client and funder as appropriate.
• Make recommendations for changes, to D&Q manager.

Role-specific

Skills and Qualifications:

• Engineering or Architect related studies or equivalent experience
• CSCS card basic level
• Facades experience, EWI, cladding, rainscreen experience is essential.

General IT

• Competent user MS Excel, MS Word, Project Probe, Microsoft Outlook email and calendars.
• Expert Auto CAD user (3D AutoCAD/SketchUp/Revit optional)