CAD Designer /Project Manager, Warehouse, Office Fit-Out and Solar Projects

The Role: Where Design Meets Delivery This is not a heads-down, screen-only drawing role. It is a hybrid position combining hands-on AutoCAD design with full project management ownership. You will take projects from the very first sketch through to installation and handover, working shoulder-to-shoulder with clients, internal teams and suppliers to deliver safely, on time and to specification.

Every project brings brilliant challenges. One week you might be designing the simplest load-bearing pallet racking; the next, a complex automated storage structure, a high-spec office refurbishment, or a rooftop solar PV system. The role suits someone technically strong in AutoCAD layout design who is equally comfortable running a project and talking confidently with a customer on site.

Your Key Areas of Responsibility 1. Design & Technical (Hands-on AutoCAD) • Creating compelling designs and schemes for warehouse and commercial projects in AutoCAD, translating customer needs into practical, efficient, buildable solutions. • Conducting site surveys to understand the design challenges, constraints and opportunities first-hand. • Updating designs throughout the project lifecycle to reflect client changes, while maintaining full compliance with Health & Safety standards and Building Regulations. 2. Project Management & Delivery • Managing the full project lifecycle, from order through to completion and handover. • Procuring materials, labour and plant, and coordinating multiple contractors on site. • Producing work programmes and H&S documentation, ensuring CDM compliance throughout. • Kicking off and monitoring projects with regular site inspections and proactive customer liaison. • Monitoring progress, budgets, risks and opportunities, and keeping every project on track. 3.

Client & Relationship Focus • Acting as a trusted, visible point of contact for clients from first survey to final handover. • Building genuine relationships with warehouse managers, operations directors and facilities leads. • Representing NSI Projects professionally on site. 4. Standards, Quality & Improvement • Maintaining accurate drawing standards, templates and project records. • Feeding practical insight back into how we design, price and deliver. What We’re Looking For • Located within a commutable distance of our Leyland office; this is an office-based role with regular travel to sites. • Proficiency with AutoCAD (2D essential; 3D a bonus). • Ideally experience in racking and shelving, mezzanines, or internal fit-outs (partitioning, ceilings, etc.).

Candidates with other relevant construction and/or engineering experience are also welcomed. • Strong negotiation, organisation and communication skills. • Understanding of contract conditions and H&S legislation. • A customer-focused mindset and a genuine passion for delivering great results. You are • Technically sharp and detail-driven; you take pride in getting a drawing right. • A confident communicator, equally comfortable discussing load capacities and talking a client through their options. • Organised and calm under pressure, able to juggle several projects without dropping the ball. • Someone who takes ownership, you see a project through from first line to final handover. Why NSI Projects?

Over 45 years in the industry and a growing reputation in solar PV and sustainability services. We deliver smart, sustainable commercial spaces across the UK, from cutting-edge warehouse solutions to high-spec office refurbishments and innovative solar installations and we are proud of our reputation for quality, teamwork and innovation. We work with household names such as DHL, Coca-Cola, Victorian Plumbing and Polestar, alongside a host of SMEs who value our design, procurement and project management expertise.

You will join a small, ambitious team where your wins are visible and your impact is immediate. You won’t get lost here — you’ll be central to how we design, win and deliver great work, with the opportunity to shape your own projects and grow your career. First 3 Months: Your Success Scorecard Month Key Focus Success KPIs Month 1 Learn the Toolkit & the Sites Deep-dive into NSI’s product lines and AutoCAD standards.

Shadow estimators, designers and delivery teams. Attend your first site surveys. • AutoCAD templates and drawing standards mastered • 3+ site surveys shadowed • First pallet-racking layouts produced Month 2 Own Your Drawings Independently produce layouts and schemes for live projects. Take a small project from design through to order. • 5+ schemes drawn and issued to clients • 1 project owned end-to-end • Compliant H&S / CDM documentation on every job Month 3 Drive Projects & Standards Run full project lifecycles from survey to handover.

Identify one design or process improvement. •2+ projects managed to completion and handover • Budgets and work programmes kept on track •1 improvement to design templates or workflow implemented