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Location: Reading
Salary: GBP 35,45,000
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced CAD Layout Designer to join a busy and expanding residential team near Reading. This role would suit a skilled designer with a strong background in producing residential layouts, site plans and masterplans, who is looking to join a collaborative team working across a variety of new-build housing and apartment developments. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing accurate and well-considered layouts from initial concepts through to planning submission, working closely with planning and technical professionals throughout the process. You will play a key role in creating practical and visually strong residential schemes, ensuring designs meet planning requirements, project specifications and deadlines.
The Role
- Prepare detailed site layouts and residential drawings using AutoCAD.
- Develop masterplans and housing layouts for new-build residential developments.
- Produce floor plans, elevations and presentation drawings for houses and apartment schemes.
- Assist with the development of layouts from initial concepts through to planning submission.
- Revise and update drawings in response to planning, design and client feedback.
- Ensure layouts comply with relevant planning requirements, Building Regulations and industry standards.
- Work closely with planning and technical teams to develop practical and deliverable residential layouts.
- Provide CAD and layout design expertise across multiple live projects.
- Maintain accurate drawing records, revisions and version control.
- Manage competing priorities while ensuring drawings are delivered accurately and within project deadlines.
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About You
- Strong AutoCAD proficiency.
- Previous experience producing residential site layouts and housing schemes.
- Experience working on new-build housing and/or apartment developments.
- A good understanding of residential layouts, floor plans and building elevations.
- Knowledge of UK planning requirements and Building Regulations.
- Excellent attention to detail and a methodical approach to design.
- The ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with planning, technical and design teams.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel.
- Relevant residential design experience is essential; formal qualifications are not a prerequisite.
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What's On Offer
- Company pension scheme.
- Health and wellbeing support.
- Free seasonal flu vaccinations.
- Regular team and social events.
- Casual dress policy.
- On-site parking.
- Sick pay.
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