We're the construction planning platform replacing outdated spreadsheets with multiplayer tools that delivery teams love. Major contractors like Acciona, CPB Contractors, John Holland, and McConnell Dowell use Aphex to deliver projects from £50 million to multi-billion pound mega projects.
We're market-leading in Australia and the UK, supporting teams building the roads, rail, tunnels, and hospitals that millions use every day. Our founding thesis: owning the planning layer is a gateway to solving high-friction adjacent processes in what we call the orchestration layer of major project delivery. Diary is our first major product expansion of that thesis.
We're looking for a Product Designer to own mobile experience design across Aphex—with a primary focus on Diary, our production tracking and record capture product.
80% of mobile usage is Diary—capture, task updates, photo logging, voice contributions. The people using this aren't at desks. They're site managers in PPE, foremen on shared tablets, engineers shifting between zones with patchy connectivity. Designing for this context is fundamentally different from desktop.
Most construction software looks like it was built by people who've never been on a building site. Our bar is different. We build tools construction teams are genuinely proud to use—and right now, mobile is where the gap between our ambition and our execution is widest.
Where we are:
Flutter mobile app live across iOS and Android
Diary in market with 10 enterprise customers and unanimously strong feedback
Web experience sets a high bar—mobile needs to match it
Small, senior design team that needs to grow to meet the product surface
You'd be the first designer with devoted mobile focus
End-to-end design of mobile features from briefing through to shipped UI
Define and evolve interaction patterns that feel native and considered
Design for real constraints: gloved hands, outdoor visibility, shared devices, patchy connectivity
Work closely with Flutter engineers to ensure designs translate faithfully
Bridge the quality gap between web and mobile
Daily collaboration with PMs on feature scoping—they bring user context, you bring design thinking
Partner with Flutter engineers on feasibility and implementation fidelity
Review builds, catch issues before they ship
Be the person who says "this isn't right yet" when it matters
Evolve Aphex's design system, particularly mobile components
Work with the Head of UX on standards and quality benchmarks
Ensure consistency across web and mobile where it counts
Diary is our biggest revenue lever for 2026. Whether construction teams adopt it depends directly on the mobile capture experience—and that's what you'd own.
This isn't executing someone else's vision in Figma. You'll shape what gets built, visit construction sites, and push back when something doesn't meet the bar. You'd be joining a small, senior design team at the point where mobile goes from "we have an app" to "we have an experience worth paying for."
Essential:
4+ years product design experience, with strong mobile portfolio (iOS, Android, or cross-platform)
Proven ability to design for complex workflows, not just simple consumer apps
Solid interaction design skills: flows, states, and edge cases—not just screens
Comfortable working within platform constraints—a design that can't be built isn't a good design
Can work across the full design process: exploration, detailed design, QA
Remote-first mindset: write clearly, give and receive feedback asynchronously
Highly valued:
Flutter experience andunderstanding of cross-platform mobile constraints
Experience designing for field workers, industrial users, or non-desk environments
Vertical SaaS or B2B experience
Design systems experience
Construction or infrastructure industry knowledge
Not looking for:
Pixel-perfect artists who don't think about interaction or implementation
Someone who wants to hand off mockups and move on
People uncomfortable with ambiguity—we're building a new product category
Work & Culture:
Remote-first role working across UK, Europe, and Australia time zones
Flexible working hours with async collaboration
Join a team that takes ownership, focuses on quality, and genuinely enjoys solving hard problems together
Strategic Impact:
First dedicated mobile designer—define what good looks like
Path to Senior Designer or Mobile Design Lead as the team and product surface grow
Work directly with Head of UX and CEO (acting Head of Product) with genuine influence on product direction
Own the design of our highest-growth product area
Team Connection:
Our company does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, or other non-merit factors. At Aphex, we believe our team should reflect the variety of perspectives in the world we build for. We've noticed that qualified candidates from underrepresented groups sometimes hesitate to apply unless they meet 100% of the listed requirements, while others might apply when meeting just 60%. If you're excited about Aphex and believe you have the core skills to succeed in this role, we encourage you to apply - even if you don't check every box in the description. Your unique perspective might be exactly what we need. If you need any accommodations during the interview process, please let us know.
