Role Overview
To support growth and professional development, we are looking for an additional cladding draughtsperson to join our busy Drawing Office.
As a key member of our internal project team, you will be responsible for detailing the roof and wall cladding and associated items for our steel structures. Your drawings will be used in the manufacture of sheet metal items and installation of cladding, flashings, gutters and trims on site.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Complying with all relevant Company Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental policies.
- Working in accordance with the Company’s Core Values.
- Preparing cladding layout drawings and flashing and gutter details.
- Liaising with in-house designers, steelwork draughtsperson, bid managers and construction team as well as attending external design team meetings with architects, engineers and clients.
- Liaising with Works Manager and factory team regarding drawing issues and queries.
- Assisting with site surveys when required.
- Creating flashing, gutter and fabrication drawings.
- Preparing lists for manufacturing, purchase and despatch.
- Issuing and monitoring Requests for Information (RFIs) with clients, and responding to site queries.
- Creating detailed parts and fixings inventories of all cladding elements.
- Attending launch and project meetings.
- Advising project managers of any extras or variations as the project progresses.
Key Skills
- Previous cladding experience in a similar industry.
- AutoCAD or similar 2D software.
- Attention to detail.
- Organised and methodical.
- Mathematically capable – applying trigonometry and checking calculations.
- Good communicator – working well within an internal/external project team and obtaining the information you need.
- Commercial awareness – to understand the potential implication of project changes and variations.
The above list is not exhaustive but it covers the main duties of the Cladding Draughtsperson.
There may be other duties, not mentioned here, which become part of the job.
Please apply to hr@reidsteel.co.uk
