Simons Design Ltd
Senior Architectural Technologist
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Company Description
Simons Design Ltd is a well-established architectural practice that blends creative vision with commercial practicality to deliver iconic buildings and spaces that enrich lives and generate long-term value. Based in the historic city of Lincoln, Simons Design undertakes projects nationwide, ranging from new builds and refurbishments in manufacturing and R&D to large-scale town centre redevelopments and fit-out projects for national retailers.
Role Description
We are looking for a Senior Architectural Technologist to join our Design team, delivering a wide range of design work across the full project lifecycle. You will develop technical solutions, produce accurate and coordinated drawings, and provide a professional, high-quality service to our clients. This role suits a technologist who is confident working independently, enjoys solving technical problems, and is proficient in Revit and BIM working methods.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead their own Projects as well as working within a team on larger projects.
- Maintain and update drawings, technical documents, and manuals so that all project and asset records are fully up to date.
- Develop designs to meet technical requirements, producing specifications and solutions for a wide range of problems and issues.
- Produce accurate, well-coordinated Revit models and drawings in line with company and industry BIM standards.
- Provide technical guidance and support to less experienced members of the technical team, reviewing outputs for quality and consistency.
- Develop and extend a catalogue of standard details and solutions for common design problems.
- Produce project programmes for construction works so that projects are delivered on time and within budget.
- Ensure accurate administration of technical work, including drawing numbering, issue control, storage, and retrieval.
- Ensure projects are delivered to a standard that maintains and enhances the company's reputation for quality, in line with the Business Plan.
- Ensure client expectations on requirements, budgets, and programme are met and maintained to the highest standard.
- Contribute to the execution of all work in accordance with CDM Regulations and other relevant statutory and legal requirements.
- Represent the company professionally when dealing with clients, their agents, and other consultants.
- Operate in accordance with the company's Health, Safety, and Quality systems, and develop effective working relationships across teams.
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- Advise on planning permission, Building Regulations approvals, and other statutory requirements, including the client's obligations under CDM Regulations.
- Initiate designers' risk assessments and provide information for cost planning.
- Assist in preparing and submitting outline planning applications.
- Develop scheme designs from approved outline proposals, showing spatial arrangements, materials, and appearance.
- Consult with planning, building control, fire, and environmental authorities and other statutory bodies.
- Develop detailed designs and produce production information, including drawings, specifications, and schedules in Revit.
- Provide information to other consultants for cost estimating.
- Consult with building control and fire authorities on developed design proposals.
- Prepare and submit applications for Building Regulations and other statutory approvals, revising documentation as required.
- Pass relevant information to the CDM Co-ordinator for inclusion in the Health and Safety Plan.
- Make site visits in connection with designs, providing further information as reasonably required for construction.
- Review design information received from contractors or specialists.
- Provide specially prepared as-built drawings and pass relevant information to the CDM Co-ordinator for the Health and Safety File.
- Review completed projects with the client and team, identifying areas of success and improvement.
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