Job Details

To produce a collaborative design solution for each contract. This will be done by ensuring compliance to manufacturer’s recommendations and company procedures as well as the client’s requirements in line with current legalisation.

You will be responsible for managing your own time to ensure timely delivery of drawing and material schedules.

• Prepare details, plans, sections and general arrangement drawings as required to enable approval, material procurement and installation constraints. For all aspects of roofing and cladding systems.

• Become conversant with the Project Specification, Estimate and Enquiry drawings that form the basis of each order.

• Be conversant with and apply the requirements of the Internal Q.A. procedures.

• Liaise with members of the Design Team to source all necessary information.

• Highlight any variations between enquiry drawings and construction issue drawings ensuring

• that any variations generated by the receipt of new information are highlighted.

• Issue drawings and schedule materials as required suiting each specific site program ensuring all key dates given on programme are met.

• Attend handover meetings to discuss the project, identify particular design areas needing

• attention and clarification of the scope of works.

• Attend design meetings as required.

• Prepare weekly progress report for each contract in accordance with programme.

• Plan and co-ordinate the workload of other design staff assigned to your team.

• Attend design team meetings and site meetings.

• Examine as built specifications and check drawings and update as necessary to comply with as built status.

• Establish and manage sub-contract design packages such as syphonic, louvres, doors, mansafe systems etc.

• Develop roof drainage solutions and source supporting calculations as required.

• Liaise with independent structural engineers to identify technical calculation requirements & issue supporting data.

• Check material schedules to assist other members of the team.

• You will have an HNC or equivalent, ideally in a design related subject. Have experience as a draughtsperson or designer in a related sector of the industry.

• You will be computer literate and competent using the latest editions of Word, Excel and Outlook,

• also proficient in AutoCAD. Experience of 3D software is desirable but not essential.

• You will have high standards of numeracy, oral and written communication skills and be able to demonstrate a capability to organise and prioritise workloads effectively and on own initiative.

• You will be someone who takes ownership for their work and be able to represent the company's interests.

• As X Roofing specialise in all aspects of the industry experience in the following systems

• Flat roofing – Single Ply, Hot Melt, Cold applied & Felt
• Traditional Hard metal – Fully supported roofing & cladding Inc shingles such as Copper, Zinc
• and lead.
• Traditional Slating & Tiling both on timber & tile support substrates
• Industrial roofing – Aluminium standing seam & composite panels
• Industrial cladding – Composite panels, metal & terracotta rainscreens.