We are excited to be sharing that we have an opportunity for an Assistant Design Manager to join our Design / Technical team. Based from our Chester office, you will have the opportunity to get involved with and gain exposure to our prestigious PBSA and BtR developments across the UK.
As part of the role, you'll be assisting with producing design information and schedules including pod handing schedules and collating information such as design trackers and consultant's statements to assist with reporting. You'll also be offered exposure to working with 3rd parties as you'll be helping to coordinate reporting information. To offer you the right level of development, we'll look for you to attend site as and when required, this will give hands on experience where you'll be involved with preparing for, attending, and contributing to site workshops, design team meetings, and client meetings.
About You
This role requires an individual who holds or is working towards an NVQ Level 4 qualification (or equivalent) in a related discipline. You'll need to demonstrate the ability to make confident decisions based on sound reasoning and rational as well as the ability to challenge constructively and articulate a point of view in relation to designs. A good working knowledge of MS Word and Excel along with an intermediate knowledge of AutoCAD design software and Adobe Acrobat is essential.
This is an exciting role which gives you the opportunity to join a company which can offer excellent career and development prospects tailored to your individual requirements.
Why Join Us?
Watkin Jones offers an in-house Learning & Development team to support you with personal and professional development including vocational qualifications, as well as a company car or car allowance, discretionary annual bonus, a health cash plan, discounted gym memberships, and exclusive shopping discounts.
Watkin Jones' success to date has been based on our emphasis on building relationships of trust, our customer focus, and our forward-thinking structure. Our intention is to create the future of living, which to us means high quality rental homes, community focus and sustainably driven development.
About Us
Watkin Jones Group is the UK's leading developer, builder, and manager of residential for rent homes, with 52,000+ homes developed and in-build across 135 schemes. Our operating arm, Fresh, manages over 22,000 units across 64 schemes, reflecting approximately £1.7bn of assets under management, giving us unique and unrivalled insight into what tenants and investors desire.
Our company was established in 1791 and has been building homes since 1927. More recently, we listed on the AIM market in 2016, and have a current market cap of c.£250m. In FY2022 we generated gross revenue of £407m and a Gross Profit of £67m. Our position in the market is based on a ‘capital light' model, where we typically work with institutional forward funders.