Designer - Warrington
4 days ago
Willenhall
Job Type: Full time We have an exciting opportunity for a Layout Designer to join our team at Vistry, supporting dual regions across both Manchester & Cheshire East, and Merseyside & Cheshire West, based at our office in Warrington. As our Layout Designer, you will be responsible for producing efficient sketch feasibility housing layouts, promoting good design from initial inception through to final planning approval. We value in-person collaboration and team culture, but we’re also committed to supporting flexible working where possible. We encourage you to raise any specific requirements during the interview process so we can explore how this could be accommodated. • Competitive basic salary and annual bonus, • Company car, car allowance or travel allowance, • Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees, • Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service, • 2 Volunteering days per annum, • Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover, • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, • Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice, • Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary, • Share save and share incentive schemes, • Employee rewards portal with many more benefits…, • Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality, • Knowledge of timber frame design & construction methods, • Knowledge and experience of Viewpoint ForProjects, • Knowledge of Revit and BIM, • HNC in Building Studies or Similar, • Extensive experience of working in an architectural design environment for housing schemes, • Excellent CAD skills, • Proficient with PhotoShop, InDesign & SketchUp, • Good communicator and excellent presentation skills, • Work closely with Land & New Business, Estimating, Sales & Technical to produce feasibility layouts and presentation materials to meet bid requirements, • Produce planning application packs, including CAD site layout, street scenes, house types and associated plans, ensuring planning submission dates are achieved, • Write and produce Design & Access statements to support planning application submissions, • Assist Planners with pre-planning consultations to support the planning process and reduce timescales; with the aim to limit / eliminate pre-commencement conditions on the permission notice, • Work closely with the architectural team, ensuring deliverable and efficient schemes are produced and delivered, • Liaise with external architectural and landscape consultants, • Produce sales area designs along with Sales & Marketing plans for sales literature / website, • Complete risk assessments to all feasibility and planning layouts, • Attend site and planning meetings, • Ensure all relevant departmental procedures are complies with Join us in making Vistry. #LI-KM1