Assistant Design Coordinator

3 weeks ago


Leeds, United Kingdom Conrad Consulting Full time

**£27,000 - £35,000 per annum (Permanent)**:
**Leeds**:
Assistant Design Coordinator required to join a pioneering net zero developer based in their purpose-built office near Leeds Dock just on the outskirts of the city centre of Leeds.

Our client are a young company whose purpose is to accelerate the transition to zero carbon cities, they are committed to playing a leading role by innovating in how they design and create future cities.

They started this journey over 15 years ago and in this time have picked up over 40 awards for design, sustainability, innovation and enterprise. The current chapter in their business will see them deliver over 1000 new homes, offices, restaurants and amenities in the region's city centres, which will create some of the most exciting and innovative developments in the UK.

They have developed their own housing system, established a factory to construct their buildings in, operate their own construction teams, carry out sales and lettings directly and have technical and design functions as part of our team.

The finished product combines stunning Scandinavian design with the latest sustainable technology to create beautiful homes that will radically reduce your carbon footprint. They are not just your ordinary developer, they also act as contractor and designer, they are a fully integrated business, from buying the land to selling the houses, they do everything in between.

Your mission is to support the internal design team, namely the Design Manager/ Design Co-ordinator, to deliver amazing places by coordinating and responding to site queries (RFIs), managing variations and recording non-compliance from drawings (NCRs) to help ensure compliance to vision, design and regulations. You will become the design link between live project sites and the design team function in the office.

Roles & Responsibilities of the Assistant Design Coordinator
- Previous experience in a design focused environment.
- Good working knowledge of architectural design principles
- Understanding of the principles behind key construction details
- Appreciation of cost and value regarding design and construction
- Awareness of design output requirements across RIBA stages 3-5
- Willingness to question received wisdom, and an openness to being corrected
- Ability to commit and work to a plan, prioritising appropriately to deliver on promises
- Awareness of UK Building Regulations
- Awareness of Passive House Principles and a fabric first approach
- CAD experience
- Willingness to train and develop and work as part of a team

Nice to have skills of the Assistant Design Coordinator
- Revit experience
- Base understanding of building services and site wide design
- Knowledge of the Planning process

Cultural Traits (that will make you a culture fit):

- They take responsibility for their personal impact on the environment, doing the right thing not the easy thing
- They take responsibility for their own wellbeing and care intensely about my teammates
- They take responsibility for keeping their promises and don't give excuses
- They take responsibility for things that can see can be improved and have a bias for action
- They choose to be an A Player and think like an A Player
- They strive to beat their current personal best
- They achieve amazing amounts of valuable work
- They are humble and take time to provide honest feedback to help teammates grow
- They know what needs to be done and are effective at putting the mission first
- They are bold in thinking and in actions
- They pause and reflect to find creative solutions to overcome conventional problems
- They have a thirst for knowledge and strive to be a master in their area of expertise
- They inspire teammates with their positivity and thirst for improvement
- They hold a great belief in what we do as a business and are proud to tell others what they do

Required Experience & Qualifications of the Assistant Design Coordinator
- An Architectural Design background within either an Architectural Practice, House Builder or main contracting background.
- The ability to be the design link between live project sites and the design team in the office.
- Excellent understanding of UK Building Regulations and management of building control approvals and compliance.
- Recognised Architectural / Design qualification and UK based work experience.

Hours and environment

Our client operate a flexible working policy for this role where it is expected that everyone meets or exceeds their objectives, but they aren't prescriptive about times or days worked as long as the results are being achieved.

Salary £27,000 - £35,000+ Unlimited capped holidays, quarterly performance bonus, 3% pension.



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