Senior Designer – Facades
Job Title: Senior Designer – Facades
Job reference Number: 852903-9276-2690
Industry Sector: Design Manager, Design Coordinator, Facades, Building Envelope, Rainscreen, Composite Panels, Built Up Systems, Structural Wall Systems, Standing Seam, Cladding, Metal Cladding, Facades, Cladding, Rainscreen Cladding, Building Envelope, Main Contractors, Developers
Location: Portsmouth
Remuneration: £55,000 – £60,000
Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package
The role of the Senior Designer – Facades will involve:
- Design Manager position dealing with various building envelope systems such as: cladding, glazing and curtain walling
- Lead glazing design from tender through to construction, ensuring compliance with requirements and UK standards.
- Review specifications to identify risks and opportunities early.
- Align design with budget and programme in coordination with commercial, estimating, and procurement teams.
- Act as the main technical contact, managing stakeholders and approving subcontractor designs.
- Ensure timely, high-quality design delivery while supporting testing, compliance, and buildability on site.
- Working on projects that could range in value from £1m- £3m
The ideal applicant will be a Senior Designer – Facades with:
- Must have 5+ years Design experience within curtain walling, windows, rainscreen cladding, unitised façades, and/or bespoke glazing systems
- Ideally have Experience with AutoCAD and Revit
- Ideally have understanding of glazing software such as SchüCal, LogiKal and/or Techdesign
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- High levels of attention to detail and organisation
- Familiar with working in a fast paced environment dealing with multiple projects at any one time
- Enthusiastic, team player, who works well individually also
Mitchell Maguire is a specialist construction design recruitment consultancy, dealing exclusively with construction design jobs, construction design vacancies and specification ositions within: Senior Designer, Design Manager, Design Coordinator, Facades, Building Envelope, Rainscreen, Composite Panels, Built Up Systems, Structural Wall Systems, Standing Seam, Cladding, Metal Cladding, Facades, Cladding, Rainscreen Cladding, Building Envelope, Main Contractors, Developers,