Architectural Designer - Fixed Term Contract

at  Taylor Wimpey

Date: 21 Aug 2024
Location: Winchester, GB, SO21 1WP
Company: Taylor Wimpey
Department Function
The Technical and Design department provides tools and guidance to the business, including standard house types, construction specifications and construction details. The guidance can be formal, such as documents like “Our Approach to Placemaking” and help given through the technical feedback forum, or it may be more ad hoc, with a simple phone call or visit to site to discuss an issue. The T&D team is also involved in the leadership of TW, through tactical or strategic interventions such as the development of a new house-type range, improving our groundworks design or running training programs for our design and technical staff. The T&D team also have a part to play in building the TW community, through events such as the Technical Directors conferences, the Design Competition, and the Design Leads conference.
Job summary/Purpose
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.
Please be aware this is a this is fixed term contract covering a maternity period for up to 15 months dependent on availability for start date.
Primary Responsibilities

Health, Safety & Environment

• Competently implement CDM/EMS, identifying foreseeable risk in designs and taking action to design risk out, in line with company policy.
• Discharge the Designers responsibilities under CDM regulations
• Fully understand the CDM/EMS regulations and demonstrate a working knowledge of how these should be incorporated into designs.
• Ensure CDM/EMS site start processes and site close out procedures are followed and recorded.
• Maintain a good understanding of environmental/ecological constraints to development and ensure that appropriate mitigation is undertaken to allow development to proceed in line with the Regional Programme.

Please refer the Job description for details