Architectural Designer

Horizon Search & Selection are currently recruiting for a Creative Architectural Designer, a rare opportunity to join our client, a highly prestigious manufacturing company whose main business is focused on the design and manufacture of exquisite and classically-designed orangeries, garden rooms and conservatories.

Having first been established as a company of master craftsmen, producing fine cabinetry, our client first started making timber and glass structures around 40 years’ ago and are now the go-to-people for beautifully designed, painstakingly made garden rooms the world over. Typically these garden rooms fall within the £1,200 – £36,000 -£1m price bracket and less than 100 are manufactured per annum.

This position is offered on a full time, permanent basis and will be predominantly working from home. There will be visits to our client’s site in London’s Belgravia and also to their head office in Norfolk, as well as a handful of customer visits per year which are most likely to be within Europe or North America.

This truly exciting opportunity requires a candidate with substantial experience in hand-drawing, and a genuine appreciation of classical architectural styles. The successful appointee will be responsible for pro-actively developing client relationships, leading and co-ordinating proposal presentations, delivering presentations and securing contracts. Client visits are imperative to this position, as the Architectural Designer will be expected to formulate a brief for each new garden room, in line with client expectations and manufacturing feasibility. Then a presentation will be made to each client, comprising of beautiful hand-drawn visuals of the proposed scheme, along with an estimate of costs and a draft contract.

This is a challenging yet exciting post which entwines technical hand-drawing skills as well as CAD work coupled with business development/sales and project co-ordination. As such, we require a candidate who has the following skills, attributes and experiences;
• The ability to produce tidy, accurate and good-looking proposal drawings, typically in classical architectural styles (both computer-generated and hand-drawn) along with specifications and outline schedules
• Brilliant people skills, confidence in dealing with those from different cultures and backgrounds and the ability to conduct yourself in a highly professional yet friendly manner, exercising honesty and integrity
• A understanding of material functions, principles and processes (timber/joinery work, metal, glass, finishes and fixtures)
• An independent, self-motivated and can-do approach with strong time management, time planning and prioritisation skills
• Significant experience in dealing with projects which range in size and complexity, ideally including projects in central London and outside the UK
• Knowledge of UK building regulations and planning standards
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite as well as AutoCAD and SolidWorks

For a chance to join this seemingly-traditional yet brilliantly innovative client of ours, please get in touch with us. Alternatively, if you wish to apply, please do so via CV Library.

Due to the high volume of CV’s we receive on a daily basis unfortunately we are unable to provide specific feedback on each application. If you have not been contacted after two weeks from the date of your application unfortunately you may have been unsuccessful. We strive to deliver an excellent service to all of our candidates and as such, should you wish to discover the reason you may have been unsuccessful please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.

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