Join a collaborative residential design team creating innovative housing developments across the Reading area.
CAD Layout Designer
Location: Reading
Salary: £35-45,000
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced CAD Layout Designer to join a busy and expanding residential team near Reading. This role would suit a skilled designer with a strong background in producing residential layouts, site plans and masterplans, who is looking to join a collaborative team working across a variety of new-build housing and apartment developments. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing accurate and well-considered layouts from initial concepts through to planning submission, working closely with planning and technical professionals throughout the process. You will play a key role in creating practical and visually strong residential schemes, ensuring designs meet planning requirements, project specifications and deadlines.
The Role:
- Prepare detailed site layouts and residential drawings using AutoCAD
- Develop masterplans and housing layouts for new-build residential developments
- Produce floor plans, elevations and presentation drawings for houses and apartment schemes
- Assist with the development of layouts from initial concepts through to planning submission
- Revise and update drawings in response to planning, design and client feedback
- Ensure layouts comply with relevant planning requirements, Building Regulations and industry standards
- Work closely with planning and technical teams to develop practical and deliverable residential layouts
- Provide CAD and layout design expertise across multiple live projects
- Maintain accurate drawing records, revisions and version control
- Manage competing priorities while ensuring drawings are delivered accurately and within project deadlines
About You:
- Strong AutoCAD proficiency
- Previous experience producing residential site layouts and housing schemes
- Experience working on new-build housing and/or apartment developments
- A good understanding of residential layouts, floor plans and building elevations
- Knowledge of UK planning requirements and Building Regulations
- Excellent attention to detail and a methodical approach to design
- The ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with planning, technical and design teams
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel
- Relevant residential design experience is essential; formal qualifications are not a prerequisite
What's on Offer:
- Company pension scheme
- Health and wellbeing support
- Free seasonal flu vaccinations
- Regular team and social events
- Casual dress policy
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
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