Thorn Baker Construction
Façade Design Manager
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Façade / Cladding Design Manager
Location: Coventry, with the option to work from home 2 days per week.
Salary: Highly Competitive + Benefits
About The Company
The company operates nationally within the offsite manufacturing sector, delivering complex external packages fitted within our production facility. Recognised for technical capability, structured delivery processes, and a collaborative approach with clients and design partners. The business is well-established, stable with a strong future order book.
The Role
You will be responsible for managing façade design team. This includes early-stage design development, technical coordination and procurement alignment. The role requires strong technical awareness and confidence working closely with designers, engineers, and specialist suppliers to ensure buildability and compliance are engineered in before manufacture and delivery on site.
Key Responsibilities
- To create general building elevations facade drawings.
- To draw each facade item in elevation, section and details.
- To draw and schedule all the facade components for manufacture: glazing, cladding, brackets, flashings and fixings.
- To produce façade installation drawings for the factory and site.
- To develop and innovate solutions for bespoke elements at project level.
- Provide training sessions to the wider offsite and on-site teams.
- To coordinate the project specification, tender documentation & RFI Schedules – and provide comments where necessary.
- Acts as a role model for the wider Façade (PMV) Design team, for Health & Safety, Quality and Integrity.
- Champions teamwork, motivation and encouragement within the team.
- Manage & deliver training to ensure the team is sufficiently capable to meet requirements & targets
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Skills And Experience
- Advanced knowledge of construction industry methodologies on detailing and building erection sequencing.
- Previous experience in a cladding and glazing design role– minimum 5 years.
- Computer-literate in AutoCAD 2D and Revit
- Team leadership Skills.
- Architectural Technician qualification (essential)
- Engineering Graduate or equivalent (beneficial)
- Proven track record delivering façade projects
- Role model for Health & Safety with a good knowledge of the Building Safety Act and its impacts on the façade industry.
- Up to date with building legislation and codes of practice relating to design.
- Personal alignment to the company’s core values: Quality, Integrity, Openness, Progressive & Caring.
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Our client is looking to appoint an experienced Façade Design Manager to lead the Façade Design teams. This is a key role within their PMV team, where you will ensure effective and accurate design coordination, ensuring effective installation in production and on-site.
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