Company Overview
At Oakley Food Projects, we are more than just a design-and-build partner. As a family-owned business, we work closely with food, drink, and pharmaceutical manufacturers to help them expand, relocate, and future-proof their production facilities with confidence. Since 2012, we have built a strong reputation as turnkey factory fit-out specialists, managing the entire process from initial concept and design through to build, handover, and operation.
Summary
The Senior Revit Designer plays a crucial role in the early stages of factory design and expansion projects. The role supports conceptual and technical design work, collaborates with clients and internal teams, develops pre-construction documentation, and prepares accurate, compliant design information required for tendering, pricing, and project handover.
You will work closely with the Pre-Construction, Sales, and Operations teams to ensure designs are practical, cost-effective, buildable, and aligned with client objectives. This role bridges creative design with technical feasibility.
Responsibilities
- Produce pre-construction technical drawings, layouts, and models to support client proposals.
- Create detailed technical drawings for production areas, cleanrooms, warehouses, food prep spaces etc. that meet industry regulations.
- Prepare technical schematics for power distribution, lighting, fire detection, and other facility systems in collaboration with specialist designers.
- Develop compliant drawings aligned with building regulations
- Work cross-functionally with the Sales, Pre-Construction and Operations teams to ensure technical accuracy and design feasibility.
- Prepare cost-informed designs, integrating value engineering principles to meet budget expectations.
- Support estimating activities by providing precise drawings and design-related cost inputs.
- Attend site visits with Sales/Pre-Construction to understand client needs and constraints.
- Provide design updates and clarify technical details to clients, subcontractors, and internal teams.
- support with preparing design visuals and supporting materials for client presentations.
Attributes
- Strong communication skills, able to collaborate with colleagues, clients, and contractors.
- Ability to work to strict deadlines and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
- High attention to detail with excellent accuracy in design and costing inputs.
- Practical mindset with good commercial awareness.
Experience
- Proficiency with Revit/BIM software.
- Ability to create detailed technical drawings and schematics.
- Understanding of building regulations and construction processes
- Experience in pre-construction design, technical design, or architectural/engineering design for industrial or commercial buildings.
- Background in food factory, cleanroom, or process-industry design is beneficial but not essential.
- Prior experience in construction, technical design, or M&E coordination adds value.
What We Offer
- Opportunity to work with a creative and collaborative architectural design team.
- A role that blends operational excellence with client-facing responsibility.
- Competitive salary and benefits package, including profit share.
- Professional growth and development opportunities.
- cooked lunches provided three times per week.
- Company events and team building days.
- Company pension.
- Free annual flu jabs.
- On-site parking.
- Private dental insurance.
- Private medical insurance.
Join our team at Oakley Food Projects where your creativity helps shape the future of food manufacturing facilities. If you’re passionate about innovative design solutions and want to grow professionally within a supportive environment, we’d love to hear from you!
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £60,000.00-£70,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Canteen
- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Winnersh RG41 5HU: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Food Factory, Cleanroom, or Process‑industry Design: 2 years (required)
- Revit/BIM software: 2 years (required)
Work Location: In person
