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Design Technician

Job Description

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Design Technician - engineered wood products
Bedfordshire/Cambridgeshire
£25-35,000 (flexible to attract)
Full time, permanent

• Well established within timber engineering and timber frame
• Professional and quality-driven
• Good range of projects: commercial and residential
• Real personal and professional development

Designer working on I-Beams and Easi-Joists, required by a well-established supplier and manufacturer of timber engineering and timber frame with a strong turnover.

This is a professional set up; they do the difficult things well, and they value their people and customers highly and treat both very well. As Designer you will be working on some interesting projects ranging from residential to commercial builds, including high-rise student accommodation and council buildings; all traditional timber frame but using new techniques such as Glulam and CLT. They aren't the biggest, though well set up to provide a quality products and service, and they have sensible plans for profitable growth.

Your role will give you involvement in all parts of the process, from the pre-sales estimating and design, through to preparing detailed drawings for manufacture of floor joists/cassettes and ensuring a smooth handover during site installation.

If you are seeking a solid opportunity with a great company, this could be the one for you. Personal and professional development will be available for you to continuously develop.

Is this you?

• Educated to HNC level or above in Architectural Technology, Design for Construction, Steel or Concrete Detailing or similar
• Good working knowledge of design (ideally within the construction industry)
• In order to make full use of the technology, you will need to be able to visualise in 3D and have a good spatial awareness.
• Motivated and driven but able to remain calm under pressure
• You enjoy detail, producing work to a high degree of accuracy whilst remaining conscious of deadlines

You can expect to be enjoying a good team atmosphere, working hard but having fun.

Interested? Please apply today or call Sue Eustace on 0117 959 2008 if you would like to discuss this role in confidence.

Key skills: Designer, Technician, engineered wood, joists, Roof Truss, mitek, metsawood, wolf, gangnail, AutoCAD

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