CAD DESIGNER
Full Time, Colchester based (40hour week Mon-Fri with 2.30pm finish on Fridays, and the potential for flexible/hybrid working in future)
Competitive Salary, £30,000-£40,000 (depending on experience)
SDDS are looking for an experienced CAD designer with a joinery background, keen for quick progression into a Design Management role.
You’ll immediately become a big player in our small but mighty new office, have a real impact on our growth strategy and help us shape how SDDS is run.
We’ll lean on your design expertise, while developing your skills and fast-tracking your progression to design managing your own door packages.
It’s an exciting time to join SDDS.
We’re a young and growing company working primarily in the high-end commercial fitout sector, and fortunate to work on prodigious projects with industry-leading clients, contractors and architects.
In fact, our clients are wanting us to take on more and more projects - we need the right person to join our team to help us keep up with demand.
Join us and you won’t be just another CAD designer, you’ll be a key part of the team helping to drive SDDS forwards.
What makes SDDS different?
We do door packages right, but more than that, we want to be a business that does things differently…
From early finish Fridays (yes, 2.30pm finish every Friday!), to flexible/hybrid working (once trust has been built and training completed), to a modern office space with a fantastic vibe (on site café, pool table, showers, kitchen facilities etc), we want the SDDS team to deliver projects to be proud of while enjoying that elusive work life balance…
But why doors?
We get it, door packages have a bit of a reputation for being challenging. At SDDS we love a challenge, and thrive on getting right into the weeds to achieve the higher level of coordination required.
With our unique background in the joinery, construction and most importantly door manufacture industries, we have a rare insight into construction fit-out door packages. You’ll feed off that expertise, and we’ll ensure you have the mentoring and support to become one of the few experts in this field.
Can I apply?
If you are an ambitious CAD Designer ready to come on a journey with a dynamic young business, you like the sound of those early finish Fridays… and you tick our skills and competencies boxes, please do!
Main Responsibilities are, but not limited to:
* Production of high-quality, fully coordinated door set drawings
* Identification and raising of design queries
* Production and ongoing maintenance of detailed door schedules
* Site visits and project meeting attendance.
Skills and Competencies:
* Experience in timber door package design for commercial fit-out projects
* 2D AutoCAD skills essential, 3D Revit / Solidworks advantageous
* Understanding of fire door Field of Application reports and application within designs
* Understanding of timber door and general joinery manufacturing processes and knowledge of door hardware
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work and liaise with architects, main contractors, door manufacturers and ironmongery specifiers
* Positive attitude, team player with good work ethic
* Excellent attention to detail
* Solid problem solving skills
* An eagerness to learn and develop, keen for progression
* Ability to work on simultaneous projects and prioritise workload with deadlines in mind.
Benefits:
* Potential for fast-track progression into Design Management role for the right candidate
* Competitive salary (£30,000-£40,000 depending on experience)
* Pension Scheme
* Basic twenty-five days holiday per annum
* Early finishes on Fridays! (office hours 08.30-17.00 Monday to Thursday, 08.30-14.30 Friday)
* Potential for flexible/hybrid working (once trust has been built and training completed)
* Modern office space with a fantastic vibe - on site café, pool table, showers, kitchen facilities.
To apply for this position, please email jen@sddsolutions.net with:
* Your full CV
* A covering letter to support your application, stating your salary expectations
* 3 examples of joinery doorset drawings
Closing Date: 27th March 2025
Interview Date: w/c 31st March 2025