Are you interested in joining a major player in the 2050 carbon neutral movement?
Due to explosive growth, we now need a highly ambitious, hands-on Retrofit Designer who can assist the Retrofit team to deliver the best-in-class, end-to-end, Retrofit service for our clients, ensuring that there is 100% compliance to PAS 2035 standards.
If you think you have the skills outlined below, then get in touch today!
How we see the role
Mission of the role:
To complete retrofit designs on all retrofit measures in compliance with PAS 2035 standards. To review technical surveys and retrofit assessments, proposed works, products and installation methods to ensure the proposed design is suitable and compliant.
Key tasks include:
- Management of design to ensure contract compliance with all work specifications and PAS 2035/2030 standards.
- To review and stay up to date with all existing building regulations relevant to the design works
- To build and develop a robust top-class internal design service across all workstreams
- To partake in client meetings and briefings, specifically with internal workforce and external contractors
- To work with the Retrofit Coordinator to ensure first-class compliant delivery
- To provide constructive feedback to the surveying partners and installers on quality improvements required.
- Advising clients on schemes and projects and determining requirements
- Prepare design and specification information for the measures proposed, including requirements for all materials, products, processes and standards in sufficient detail for the installer(s) to work from, ensuring that all requirements of PAS 2035 are met
- Determine the condition of existing buildings, identify and analyse defects, including proposals for repair
- Work with the Retrofit Coordinator to ensure the intended outcomes of the project are met
- Ensure that the Retrofit Coordinator and/or the resident client understand the key features of the design and how the measures should be installed and used
- Be on hand to advise the PAS accredited installers to ensure the quality of work is satisfactory to the PAS standards
- Ensure CPD is kept up to date
Do you have…
- Good organisational skills and time management skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong communication skills
- Qualified Architect with ARB membership or Architectural Technologist with CIAT or CIOB
- Previous experience working on PAS 2030, and PAS 2035 is essential
- Previous experience working on retrofit projects in the social housing sector would also be highly desirable
- Minimum of 2 years experience within design environment preferred
- Experience with using Autodesk or AutoCAD
- Experience with thermal bridging calculations and drawing up details for projects.
Nice to have:
- Demonstrable experience working with tier 1-3 contractors
- Proficient in Revit or SketchUp
- Understanding of energy efficiency measures within the differing funding streams
Interested in Applying?
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