Senior Design Technician

We are recruiting a Senior Design Technician at Caerphilly County Borough Council.

Working hours: 37
Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent
Location: Penallta House

Team: Building Consultancy

This position offers an excellent opportunity to become part of our team and provide support across the organisation.

We pay an attractive salary of £39,152 - £41,771 and offer access to training and development opportunities.

Join Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Building Consultancy team as a Senior Design Technician and help shape improvement and new build projects across the Council’s estate.

You will lead and support projects from brief development through design, tender and construction, producing high quality drawings and specifications, coordinating consultants and helping deliver schemes on budget and to programme.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced technical professional with strong design, contract administration and stakeholder skills who wants to contribute to practical, well-designed public sector projects that make a visible difference to local communities.

For the role, we ask that you have:

• A relevant Level 4 or 5 qualification on the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales (CQFW). For example, HNC or HND in architectural design, design technology, building surveying.
• Proficiency in the use of AutoCAD.
• Extensive design experience covering a range of building types.
• Extensive contract management experience.

We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns and staff discount schemes.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list.

After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Ben Winstanley on 07955433262 or email winstb@caerphilly.gov.uk

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact webrecruitment@caerphilly.gov.uk for further information.

Caerphilly County Borough Council does not receive applications submitted via the StudySmarter website. All applications must be submitted through our official Council website.