Design and Estimator - Wernick Refurbished Buildings
(2025-08)
- Leading the design and technical coordination of modular building projects from initial client concept through to manufacture. Ensuring all design information is fully coordinated, compliant with relevant building regulations, aligned with client requirements, and suitable for efficient manufacture, delivery and installation.
- Providing key technical input throughout the project lifecycle, developing robust, practical and commercially viable design solutions. Producing and managing technical information for manufacture, while coordinating input from external consultants and subcontractors, including structural engineers, M&E consultants, groundworks specialists and other disciplines, to ensure fully integrated, compliant and buildable project solutions.
Freelance Design Manager/Engineer - Self-employed
(2024-05 - 2025-08)
Managing the design of projects through RIBA Stages 3 and 4, ensuring timely delivery and the production of comprehensive, coordinated design information.
- Design a standardized set of modular house types, allowing for customisation while reducing design and manufacturing time.
- Design bathroom pods to improve manufacturing efficiency.
Head of DFM - Lighthouse Modular Homes - Sheffield
(2023-09 - 2024-04)
- Leading a diverse team of Design Engineers, managing subcontractors and consultants to meet business targets.
- Managing the design of projects from concept through to build. Setting the design programme and driving all design work from in-house Architects, Design Engineers and M&E Engineers to external subcontractors. Ensuring all milestones are met and the project is compliant.
- Working closely with key stakeholders from the client and Business Development Team to Production, Engineering and Purchasing/Planning. To ensure the product is streamlined, lean for manufacture and meets the client's needs.
- Implementing stage gate processes and standardised design programmes to ensure the projects are efficiently run and provide project visibility.
- Implementing and leading design clash detection reviews for the architectural, M&E and DFM designs. To ensure the design is full co-ordinated and eliminate errors during the build.
Design Manager (Contract) - Premier Modular - Driffield
(2023-07 - 2023-09)
- Futureproofing the design of the hire fleet and liaising with consultants to ensure the designs are compliant.
- Converting the hire fleet into digital 3D models to clash detect and interrogate, eliminating errors in the build and ensure compliance.
Lead Design Engineer - ilke Homes - Knaresborough
(2018-09 - 2023-07)
- Managing a diverse team of Design Engineers – 5 direct reports plus subcontractors - and consultants to meet business targets.
- Managing the design process from concept to manufacturing, ensuring adherence to project timelines, quality standards, sustainability practises and regulations.
- Delivering large scale projects with multidisciplinary teams, driving all DFM work and reporting progress and timescales of projects to senior management.
- Responsible for setting up workflows, processes and which software is used, from initial concept through to how the final design is communicated to the wider business.
- Responsible for ensuring all elements of the design are risk-assessed in the form of a DfMEA and are delivered in accordance with ilke Homes BIM Protocols.
- Keep up to date with product innovations from the marketplace to drive efficiencies in design and process for the line.
- A meticulous approach to design, ensuring lean manufacturing and the best principles of 'mass customisation' are upheld. To enable scalable, adaptable designs that meet diverse client needs while improving production efficiency and reducing errors.
CAD Designer - Stage One - Tockwith, York
(2014-09 - 2018-09)
- Creating 3D models, detailed engineering drawings and machine files for the UK's leading event manufacturer.
- Working accurately and efficiently to tight deadlines as the design lead or as part of a team.
- Using problem solving, critical thinking and technical skills to find solutions to engineering problems.
- Attend meetings with clients to develop a concept or advance the design. Attend design briefs with relevant departments to discuss suitable construction methods and realise the design.
- Working closely with metal, wood and GRP depts, 3D print workshops, machining dept, CNC etc during the project to ensure smooth running of the manufacture and test build.
- Travelling to site with the build team to provide technical design support on the build.
- Raising purchase orders and producing detailed BOMs.
Part-time Shift Manager - Black Dog - London
(2011 - 2014)
Manager - Urban Burger - Melbourne, Australia
(2010 - 2010)
Skilled Labourer - Kalmar Construction - Auckland, New Zealand
(2009 - 2009)
Line supervisor - Sim Fresh Citrus - Mildura, Australia
(2008 - 2008)
Supervisor - Co-op petrol station and supermarket
(2006 - 2008)
Runner - Chameleon TV
(2005 - 2005)
