Senior Architectural Technologist

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.

Key Tasks

•    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.