Senior Timber Frame Designer

Job Description

The RoleAt Saint-Gobain, we pride ourselves on being innovative, customer focused, agile, open and engaging and entrepreneurial. We are also proud to have been named a Top Employer for 5 consecutive years. If you are a quick learner, you like working in a team,and you want to know what its like to work for a top employer that is working hard to make the world a better home; then please read on to find out more about this exciting opportunity to join us as a Senior Timber Frame Designer.This role will see you working in Inverurie with our Scotframe brand, a leading supplier of award winning timber frame kits for self-build and commercial home developers across the UK and internationally.In this role, you will design, quantify and prepare drawings for Production and Site Operatives, as well as liaise with all departments and clients to uphold Scotframes reputation for quality and customer service.Is this role right for meFirst and foremost, we always want to recruit talented people that align well with our values and way of working. For this role in particular we are looking for someone with the following skills and experience:

• Experience of a technical department and the understanding of the principles of Timber Frame Construction
• Strong communication skills at all levels, both written and verbal
• Ability to consistently demonstrate initiative to spot and highlight areas of potential improvement
• Able to manage workload and work to tight deadlines
• Able to work on own or as part of a team
• IT literate in systems relevant to role i.e. CAD Software (MiTek / Vertex specifically)
• Good business and commercial awareness - preferably gained from similar industry
• Able to translate technical language into simple terms
• Strong literacy and numeracy skills
• Willingness to excel and ultimately accomplish the highest levels of design output

What will I be doing in the role

• Complete timber frame design for a selection of building types involving producing timber frame manufacture drawings for walls, floors and roof trusses and ensuring that all projects are designed to meet Scotframes standard detailing and specification
• Produce clear and concise timber frame manufacture drawings and site layouts with sound interpretation and understanding of architectural and engineering drawings
• Liaise with external partners for support e.g. roof structure design or external joinery design
• Organise material procurement through coordination with our suppliers, ensuring that appropriate quantities of project materials are scheduled - a right first time approach
• Maintain good working relationships with clients and team members
• Identify areas for improvement in processes and practices and recommend improvements to support unrivalled customer service
• Manage potential claims associated with area of responsibility professionally and with minimal liability while taking responsibility where appropriate
• Ensure construction simplicity is accounted for in structural design
• Provide routine updates on current workload progress to Estimating & Design Manager

About UsAre Saint-Gobain an Inclusive employerWere working hard to be, and were keen to hire talented people regardless of their background, abilities, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, taste in music, fashion sense or anything else that makes you, you!We understand that a diverse workplace is not only a more enjoyable place to be, but also facilitates better decision making and innovation. So, whoever you are, and whichever Saint-Gobain business you join, you can be sure of a warm welcome with us.And what about flexibilityThe world of work is changing, and at Saint-Gobain we are open to new ways of working in order to attract talented people to our business. We understand that everyone has different needs and commitments. Therefore, we are very open to discuss any flexiblerequirement or need that you may have for this role (this could be flexible hours, a job share, to name a couple). We cant guarantee to meet all requests for flexibility when we are recruiting, but we promise to listen.

Keyskills :
CADDesignerFrameTimberTrussVertexDesignMiTek