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Design Lead

  • Location:

    Cork

  • Sector:

    Construction

  • Job type:

    Permanent

  • Salary:

    €70000 per annum, Benefits: Opportunity to work remote and abroad, Travel Money

  • Contact:

    Magda Olech

  • Contact email:

    magda@elkrecruitment.com

  • Contact phone:

    599176301

  • Job ref:

    BH-4776

  • Published:

    1 day ago

  • Expiry date:

    2025-05-02

  • Startdate:

    2025-04-01

Role: Design Lead
Location: Cork
Job Type: Permanent - Full time
Salary: €70,000 DOE Plus Benefits listed below.

At Elk Recruitment, we are looking for a driven Design Lead to join our client’s growing team based in Cork. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Design Lead to make a real impact in an innovative and growing organization.

What’s on Offer:

  • Annual Leave - 21
  • Bank Holidays off
  • Option to work remote with travel to Cork office and Europe
  • Travel Money – there is an allowance while working abroad for the company
Your new role includes:
  • Liaise with relevant departments in the company to ensure all designs are achievable and cost-effective
  • Liaise with the client and keeping them up to date on projects
  • Prepare Drawings using CAD, Revit and BIM Technology
  • Provide advice on the management of projects and design implications.
  • Dealwith and responding to emails
  • Create high-quality detailed technical drawings and plans based on designs supplied by architects and designers and make modifications to existing drawings
  • Ensure that drawings and designs meet client standards
  • Ability to work on own initiative and provide innovative solutions to design issues
  • Provide accurate, detailed and to scale drawings
  • Ensure drawings are compliant with industry and health and safety standards and protocols
  • Strong knowledge of materials and engineering principles to check feasibility of manufacture and construction of the product
  • Present working drawings for use in all stages of the project, tender, manufacture/construction and installation
  • Produce installation and manufacturing documentation
  • Maintain accurate records
Experience you need:
  • Must come from a design background and have experience client facing and leading projects
  • Manufacturing experience desirable
  • Manage a technician on the project so management experience is also desirable.
  • Relevant Qualification
  • Supervisory experience in a similar role
  • Experience with BIM is desirable but not essential
  • Minimum of 5 years experience with production design
  • Good IT Skills (Data entry)
  • Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Have the ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a team.
What’s next
  • Apply Now to submit your application and we will be in touch asap for our initial screening.
  • If this role isn’t the perfect match but you're interested in similar opportunities, feel free to get in touch.