Designer

Make a Home at Taylor Wimpey

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. 

Home to work that matters, and you can be a part of it.

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.

Primary Responsibilities

Pre-Development Management 

• Produce & co-ordinate high quality designs, utilizing TW standard products and details wherever possible
• Management of external consultants to ensure information is received, checked, co-ordinated and distributed on time and within budget.
• Attend concept, pre tender, pre start, specification and any other relevant meeting as required under the Company’s Framework procedure.
• Ensure the designed scheme is viable, liaising with internal colleagues to ensure the scheme meets BU requirements
• Arrange, co-ordinate and manage 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.

Assisting in the preparation and submission of planning applications

• Participate in managing the preparation of information required for clearance of all planning conditions.
• Ensure thorough co-ordination between all consultants to prevent any adopting, conflicting or maintenance issues during construction of the development.
• Assist in ensuring submitted application is in line with Operational Framework Requirements and TW internal guidance on “Good Practice” for submission of planning applications.
• Attend internal and external team meetings as required to assist in the preparation of information for planning submission.
• Participate in managing fees budget in accordance with regional conventions and protocols and effectively manage and administer same through entire life of project.
• Submission of supporting planning applications

Prepare Working Drawings and Collate all supporting information

• Arrange for the preparation of all working drawing requirements –residential and none residential uses - and supporting information for issue to Commercial Department for tendering purposes in line with agreed Programme, utilising external consultants where appropriate.
• Undertake detailed assessment and approval of all supporting suppliers and manufacturer’s information, including renewable energy requirements.

• Regular use and update on filing system and trackers

• Ensure structural assessment of all house type drawings is undertaken by an approved consultant.
• Accuracy of issue and working to tight deadlines and programmes is essential.
• Liaison with sales department in procurement of accurate sales presentation drawings.

Secure Building Regulations/Statutory approvals

• Prepare, submit and secure Building Regulations Approvals for developments.
• Clear all Building Regulation conditions to ensure CML’s can be delivered in line with Regional Budget.
• 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 Regional Programme.

Provide technical support for Production sites

• As a priority, deal with the resolution of site queries in close conjunction with the Project Manager and liaise with Site Manager/Sales Executive to ensure continuity of build progress/sales progress.

General

• Prepare for, attend and participate in all necessary key meetings as required by the Operational Framework.

• Attend all site based and Head Office Development Meetings as necessary.
• Continual input into Value Improvement process.
• Input into health, safety and environmental check lists including house type risk assessments.
• Provide any necessary Input into CDM.
• Any other duties as defined and required by the Technical Director and Technical Manager.

Experience, Qualifications, Technical Requirements

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

What we offer at Taylor Wimpey

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 communities we serve.

We enjoy many benefits as standard, including excellent retail discounts, company funded life insurance and private healthcare, and access to a quality pension scheme with company contributions.  We also offer our discounted house purchase scheme, car leasing scheme and share plans, as well as the opportunity to tailor your benefit package to suit your needs with options such as buying extra annual leave or adding dependants to your benefit cover.  Our total reward offer works perfectly with our culture, we are a welcoming community where everyone can feel at home.    

We create a home to your future by providing opportunities for growth and development. We offer industry leading professional training and development, which supports you to unlock your potential and fulfil your career and personal goals in a variety of opportunities and environments. We look to develop our people in the skills and areas they are most interested in, leveraging your qualities and appreciating your unique competencies, skills and expertise that, when we come together, make this a great place to work.

If you want to do work that matters and build a career that lasts, make a home at Taylor Wimpey. 

Inclusivity Statement

As a proud Disability Confident Employer, Taylor Wimpey is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively collaborate with individuals who have disabilities and long-term health conditions which have an effect on their ability to do normal daily activities, ensuring that barriers are eliminated when it comes to employment opportunities. In line with our commitment, we guarantee an interview to applicants who declare to us during the application process that they have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role. Join us in building a truly diverse and empowered team.

Internal Applicants:

Please inform your line manager if you wish to apply for this role.