**MUST HAVE AN IRISH WORKING PERMIT TO APPLY** Design Lead Kilkenny City Hybrid. Permanent role. Up to 60k salary DOE + additional benefits. Optimize Recruitment is working with a local company delivering high-end projects across the pharmaceutical and data centre sectors. Reporting to the Design Manager, this role is to lead all aspects of the design process, management of all technical deliverables along with maintaining and improving standards as required. Our client is busy in Ireland, the UK and across Europe, with a strong pipeline of work upcoming. Requirements: Level 7 or 8 Qualification in Architecture, Architectural Technology, Engineering or equivalent desired. Minimum 2 years experience in a similar role BIM Qualification desired Ability to build rapport with clients Strong problem solving abilities and leading with a sense of urgency Organised with a high attention to detail. Project Management qualification/diploma or equivalent desired. Knowledge of design software not limited to Revit and Navisworks. Responsibilities: Ensuring the design team delivers drawings and documents and the delivery of the design brief/deliverables using your technical building expertise. Liaising with the Design Manager/ Project Engineer Manager to complete the design of projects and to ensure all the requirements quoted are included in the design. Reviewing specifications and documents to ensure all design deliverables are met in a timely manner. Propose cost effective products and solutions while meeting specifications and requirements Reviewing and quality checking design drawings, documents and procurement schedules with the Project Manager/Project Engineer prior to issue. Reporting directly to supervisors/team leaders to ensure deadlines are met and details of the project are produced accurately and efficiently. Liaising with the project management teams to update documents where necessary. Ensure that handover documentation is compiled and issued appropriately. Providing information along with bills of materials to the procurement department to allow material orders. Visiting site to problem solve, ensure constructability and record survey information. Issuing documents to clients as requested. Liaise with the Client and other stakeholders as required to ensure a smooth handover of the design package. Production of technically sound architectural deliverables (drawings, specification, schedules) using Revit, in accordance with project standards and schedule. Ensure all design work conforms to standards and is buildable. Contribute to the development of architectural standards and solutions. Responsible for planning of resources on projects ahead of schedule and project kick off where possible. Skills: Design Manager Architecture Architectural Technology Design Engineering Architectural deliverables