Position:  Senior Facade Designer

Location:  South Dublin

Salary:  Neg DOE

The Job:

The Facade Designer will work closely with the Technical team and produce drawings to the necessary requirements for each project.

Facade Designer Responsibilities:

• Review Architect’s drawings and propose design solutions.
• Assist estimating in providing design solutions at the enquiry stage.
• Prepare fabrication drawings and cutting lists.
• Review programme with Contracts Manager and agree design/procurement programme.
• Visit the site as required, assisting with contract/site management.
• Keep abreast of product and system developments.
• Ensure good economical design, encouraging the standardisation of details, to achieve the best use of available resources.
• Prepare approval drawings and achieve approved status.
• Prepare material schedules.
• Send out purchase requisitions.
• Liaise with consultants.
• Prepare Design Safety Risk Assessments.
• Prepare installation drawings/instructions.
• Resolve technical difficulties.
• Co-operate with the preparation of valuations.

Facade Designer Requirements:

• Degree in architecture desirable, not essential 
• 5+ years of experience
• Portfolio to illustrate previous work
• Strong Technical and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in Autodesk AutoCAD and Revit are essential
• Technically competent
• Planning/scheduling, meeting deadlines
• Monitoring and supervision of junior staff

Due to the urgency of this vacancy, it is not possible for our client at this time to consider anyone without the appropriate work permits, visas or sponsorship's already in place. Therefore, we are unable to consider candidates who do not have full authorisation to work in the UK. Applications submitted without the necessary visa in place will not be considered.