Recruitment

Specifics

• Location: Derby
• Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week
• Salary: Dependant on experience

About You

We are looking for candidates with suitable experience and skills to run a range of projects from concept to completion. You should have excellent design skills, clear written and verbal communication skills, a proactive attitude, and good problem-solving abilities. We want someone who is competent as a Design and also a Job Runner and can become an integral part of our growing team and can help shape our practice in new and exciting ways as we grow.

Qualifications and Experience

• You must be able to demonstrate strong capabilities and experience across all RIBA Workstages 0-7
• Proven design capability, creativity and problem-solving skills. Strong communication and project management skills
• Experience in the residential or industrial sectors would be beneficial
• Understanding of working on historic buildings
• Experience of working on contemporary new builds
• Understanding of Traditional and Design & Build contracts
• Extensive experience in preparing planning and working drawing construction packages and good knowledge of UK building regulations, planning policy and quality standards
• Good working knowledge of specification writing; experience in NBS Building or Create software is advantageous
• All of our projects are delivered in ArchiCAD therefore experience is advantageous but not essential as training would be provided
• Knowledge of BIM protocols
• Full driving license is advantageous

Key Duties

• Management of the day-to-day delivery of projects, working in collaboration with the team.
• Production of planning and construction drawing packages - drawings, schedules and specifications
• Liaising with clients, contractors, consultants, local planning authorities and building control
• Coordinating work by external consultants and internally with the rest of the team
• Working within project teams and independently, where required
• Management of project resources and finances.
• Ensuring CDM requirements are satisfied
• Preparing detailed designs, working drawings and specifications;
• Overseeing projects on site including site inspections

What is on Offer

• The chance to be part of a growing practice, with an exciting and diverse range of secured projects over multiple sectors
• Full-time permanent position
• Competitive salary commensurate to ability
• Payment of professional fees
• Company pension scheme
• 20 days’ annual holiday, plus bank holidays and discretionary Christmas top-up
• Agile working hours
• Flexible home working policy
• Profit related bonus scheme
• CPD, training and development opportunities