Senior Designer

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At Taylor Wimpey, we don’t just build houses; we build futures. Not just for the people who live in our homes, but for our own people too. When we bring our collective skills together, we make amazing things happen - for ourselves, for each other and for our customers. There are incredible opportunities on your doorstep, and we want you to discover them all.

With 22 regional offices across the UK and operations in Spain, we bring our vision to life locally. Here, you’ll be given the tools to develop your skills and the freedom to explore new avenues. Share your ideas, experience a no-blame culture, and shape your work around your life.

Every single one of us plays a vital role in bringing to life incredible places and spaces, where anyone can thrive. We believe in making a positive difference to our planet, as well as to people.

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Deliver the highest quality designs and most commercially viable planning permissions by supporting the Planning team with designs and supporting information required for the preparation and submission of planning applications.

In addition, the Senior Designer must offer advanced Design/Technical Skill, Process Management & possess the mentoring skills to aid the Design Manager with the retention and development of the Design team.

• Deliver designs and supporting information in a consistent format across all schemes and in line with the department’s standards.
• Ensure the design of schemes is compliant with all external requirements (Building Regs, TW Technical Bulletins, Water Authority, Highway Authority, NHBC etc).

Attend concept, pretender, pre start, specification and any other relevant meeting as required under the Company’s Framework procedure.

• Ability to consistently achieve challenging programmes.
• Set an example for management of project fees and costs to budget and through the TW processes (fee schedules, Workflow etc).
• Produce & co-ordinate high quality designs, utilizing TW standard products and details wherever possible.
• Management of external consultants to ensure information is received, coordinated and distributed on time and within budget.
• Ensure the design scheme is viable, liaising with internal colleagues to ensure the scheme meets BU requirements.
• Implement the departments Quality Management Process to ensure Design information meets the high-quality expectations of the business.
• Arrange, co-ordinate and manage all design meetings with other departments in a timely and efficient manner, ensuring all relevant action points are noted and recorded.
• Liaise and negotiate where necessary with Statutory Authorities, Local Planning Authorities, Highways, Consultants etc. to ensure projects achieve the set objectives and programmes.

• Liaise and co-ordinate design information with the Engineering team to insure adoptable and approval standards are met.
• Provide knowledge/expertise to react to changes in legislation as dictated by industry standards of Building Control, NHBC and planning law.

• Alongside the Planning team, manage community consultations, enquiries and reactions of the surrounding population to planning applications.
• Alongside the Planning team, manage and drive Section 106 agreements, identifying the commercial impact and negotiating commercially viable contributions with authorities.
• Alongside the Planning team, clear all planning conditions prior to approval.
• Responsible for all planning and development functions on a determined number of sites.

• Degree level qualification in a relevant field
• Previous experience in the house building sector
• Capable of preparing and managing a number of planning applications
• Computer literate with knowledge of Autocad

At Taylor Wimpey, we are committed to enabling you to make a home with us. Our work is not just about building homes; it's about doing work that matters, making a positive impact on the lives of our customers and the…