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JOB SUMMARY
To create design solutions using Revit from customer briefs, in order to facilitate the manufacture of stunning customer-focused and prototype residential and leisure homes. The role also involves conducting design specification appointments with customers to be able to produce comprehensive plans and specifications tailored to the customer.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
Whilst there is a degree of role flexibility subject to the skills of the candidates in question, duties covered by the design department include to:
Primary
- Creation of both plan and specification for complex customer designs, ensuring the design meets the customer and business needs
- Work alongside the sales design team to provide bespoke space planning solutions in line with individual customer needs, with potential to liaise directly with customers where required
- Ensure that all customer led home designs comply with the relevant British and European standards and are priced accurately
- Work at all times in accordance with company processes, and assist in the development of internal protocols to support the departments commitment to excellent service through continuous improvement
- Provide support where required with the design of prototype homes
- Apply rigorous checking process to home plans and specifications prior to customer approval
- Creation of visuals for new models and bespoke customer designs
Secondary
- Provide information required for the procurement of materials in a timely manner and give support to the procurement team in the sourcing of new materials where required.
- Work in close partnership with our extensive production facilities to devise and communicate effective manufacturing solutions, whilst also constantly looking at ways to improve the manufacturing process to increase efficiencies.
- Create manufacturing details for customer specific homes as necessary
- Support as required, with the maintenance the standard information library, including model layouts, constructional drawings and component modules
Policy Responsibilities
- Ensure services are delivered in accordance with the company H&S, equality and diversity and other policies outlined in the company handbook.
RELATIONSHIPS
Key Relationships (Internal)
Key Relationships (External)
- Sales Directors
- Sales Team
- Portfolio Team
- Technical Team
- Production Managers and Team Leaders
- Procurement Team
- Trade Customers
- Retail (End User) Clients
- Product Suppliers
ATTRIBUTES
Area
Requirement
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have:
- A creative portfolio or work samples
- Formal qualification and /or experience using 3D design software
- Revit experience in family creation would be an advantage
Experience and Knowledge
- Enthusiastic and self-motivated, willing to put in extra effort when required.
- A proactive mind set.
- Creative problem-solving skills combined with an analytical approach.
- An organised and systematic approach with good planning skills.
- An excellent team player, with good communicational/listening skills and a sense of humour.
- Good practical awareness stemming from a curiosity to understand how things are constructed.
- Good IT skills, competence with Microsoft Office.
- Good self-presentation skills, polite and well mannered.
- Experience in park home construction and BS3632 would be an advantage
- Training will be provided where required (in-house).
Skills, Competencies and Abilities
- Positive, engaged and energetic attitude
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Excellent time management, planning and organisational skills.
- Excellent literacy and numeracy skills.
- Confident decision-maker.
- Possess a flexible, supportive and approachable manner.
- Willingness and flexibility to adapt to new methods and tasks.
- Able to represent the company positively, professionally and with credibility.
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Excellent attention to detail.
- Intermediate level of IT literacy.
- Ability to manage priorities under pressure.
Whilst every effort has been made to ensure this job description provides a comprehensive overview of the responsibilities of this role, all employees may be required to undertake other reasonable tasks as requested from time to time. Individual objectives will be agreed in addition to these responsibilities.
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About Prestige
Prestige is the UK’s leading holiday lodge and residential park home manufacturer. With over 10,000 homes supplied across the UK, our intelligent design, second-to-none craftsmanship and ground-breaking creativity have made us who we are today.
