Architectural Technician

The role is in our central design and technical team where you will work closely with the technical and commercial team. Responsible for preparing detailed working drawings, submitting planning and Building Regulations applications. You will also work with other head office functions; sales, site management, customer service, procurement, production and health and safety, as well as external consultants Warranty Providers, and the regional business units

What you will do;

Liaising, coordinating with other departments regarding development works including Engineers, Surveyors, Buyers and the Construction team.
General project co-ordination.
Organisation and preparation of detailed design drawings to Building Regulation / Tender and Construction status.
Writing project and elemental specifications.
Assisting in the preparation of tender documents.
Co-ordination with contractors on site.
Contract administration.
Site visits and inspections.
Carrying out defects inspections on completion of works on site.
Arranging copies of drawings for other departments and consultants.
Updating computer based drawings.
Electronic archiving of drawings received from consultants.
Maintain computer and hard copy of files in the approved drawing office structure and format and ensure that all communications drawing folders and superseded drawing information is up to date and contained within hard files for easy retrieval of information.
Assisting other members of the Design Department in their day-to-day duties.
Co-ordination with external professional consultants.
Liaison with building control authority, fire authority and other regulatory bodies.
Liaison with local authorities and utility service provider.
Reference and keep up to date with current statutory requirements and liaise with technical manager and other drawing office work colleagues in respect of compliance with statutory requirements or advice on technical detailing.
Liaison with Structural Engineers and other consultants (M and E / Lift / Landscape consultant etc) and coordinate structure and service installations within project design information.

What you will have:

The ability to forge and maintain excellent relationships with key internal stakeholders.
Ability to work on your own initiative with minimal supervision
Demonstrable and effective organisational skills
You will be fully conversant with current Building Regulations & Standards and be extremely proficient in 2D AutoCAD, Microsoft Office packages and Adobe.
Flexible attitude in relation to variety of responsibilities
IT skills, including proficient use of Microsoft Office
Fluent in written and spoken English being able to produce written documents to a very high standard of English language
Ideally, the successful candidate will have experience in residential developments in the IOM or UK from individual houses to large scale regeneration projects.

Please apply here - https://careers.dandara.com/job/661927 or email our Head of Recruitment, Ross Davies at rdavies@dandara.com