Cabinetry Designer

Barr Joinery and Barr Kitchens manufacture exceptional design-led cabinetry for high-end residential and commercial projects and are currently searching for an experienced Cabinetry Designer & Project Manager to join their close-knit project team.

Benefits:

As well as a competitive salary (in line with experience) we can offer:

• Company pension contributions.
• Individualised training and development programme.
• Excellent career opportunities.
• Employee referral scheme.
• Access to company vehicles for all work activity.

The role:

This key role involves surveying, designing, and delivering bespoke cabinetry and kitchen commissions – working with main contractors, architects, interior designers and private clients. Although a varied role, your work would be focused on taking a project from conception to completion, producing creative and accurate cabinetry drawings to the highest level of detail, working with our highly skilled workshop and installation teams.

• Communicating (written and verbal), within the team, and between the organisation and all stakeholders (clients, subcontractors, supplies)– to ensure efficient project delivery.
• Evaluating and responding to the needs of customers and the management team.
• Translating a brief or a concept design into working drawings.
• Delivering creative full detailed cabinetry drawings (experience & proficiency using SketchUp is essential) with speed and accuracy.
• Taking responsibility for your own task lists, time and diary management.
• Overseeing the delivery and installation of multiple cabinetry projects across multiple locations, site presence will be essential at times during installation.
• Snagging and critiquing work, implementing improved processes, and raising issues with the wider team when appropriate.
• The ability to monitor and control profit margin on projects, tracking all outgoings, optimising all procurement for responsible and best practice purchasing.
• Supporting the director and wider team as appropriate.

We are looking for someone with:

Excellent organisational skills:
To ensure work is carried out efficiently, ensuring deadlines are met.

Drive, motivation & creativity:
A passion for design-led cabinetry; the ability to carry out the role with heart and mind.

Self-awareness and accountability for actions:
Learning from project outcomes – and making changes to protocols for self and others as a result.

Strong communication and relationship building:
Able to maintain excellent communication and build relationships within the business, with customers and other stakeholders.

Adaptability:
Ability to change course when needed, in responding to changing project requirements.

Positivity: Carry out duties in a positive and constructive way.

Problem solving:
Find satisfactory solutions to everyday problems and unique issues alike.

Ability to negotiate and influence:
In relation to interactions with suppliers, external contractors, designers and architects.

Further additional benefits:

• Health and wellbeing support programme.
• Lively company social calendar.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Electric vehicle acquisition support scheme with an on-site charging point.
• On-site parking.

In the first instance please send your CV to More detailed information is available on application.