Timber Frame Designer

Timber Frame Designer Permanent Location – Neath Salary - Negotiable Depending on Experience A fantastic opportunity has arisen for my client who are a rapidly expanding timber frame manufacture with our headquarters based in wales. Their highly experienced, growing workforce can ‘Design, Supply and Erect’ your timber frame – home, apartment block, retail outlet or education establishment, on time, on budget and of the highest quality standard. Starting as a purpose made joinery solutions, they now design, manufacture and innovate timber frame components for large national homebuilders, contractors, and housing associations across the United Kingdom. With the construction industry constantly changing to incorporate more environmentally friendly practices, the sustainability of products and more time and cost reducing methods, my client are always researching, developing, and adapting to meet these demands. Due to continued expansion they are now looking an experienced timber frame designer designer to join our busy design team along with another senior. You will be working closely with the existing design and production team and reporting to the managers and operations director. Responsibility & Duties * Understand the project brief and pre-design information provided by the senior designer, along with your specified role within the overall design process and take ownership of this role * Attend internal meetings with estimator, production manager, contracts manager and project planning * Responsibility for gathering pre-design requirements/information and requesting any outstanding information which may impact time frame design and building regulations, design software, material specification, technical resources (STA downloads, Trada and Robust details etc…), engineer calculations, fire engineers report in line with site safe protocol. * Produce and check drawings in line with programme dates * As the work progresses, clarify any uncertainties or discrepancies with senior designer, estimator, and the customer * Design panel drawings, taking into consideration all information gathered including any measurements from the fire report Experience & Qualification * Hold a relevant architectural qualification (Degree, HNC, HND) * A minimum of two years practical experience in a similar role, preferably within a UK based firm, but outside will be considered * Experience designing Roofs, Trusses, joists, modular construction, panels advantageous * Experience of using REVIT would be useful * Software’s like HSBC CAD, Mi Tek Wood Engine, highly advantageous * Good working knowledge of current UK building regulations * Timber frame knowledge is preferred Should this be of interest to you please get in contact and send your most up to date cv to my email address below as soon as possible. M - (phone number removed) Linkdin - priteshtailordesign