About the role
Expected salary – Salary up to £62,000 depending on experience.
Contract type – Permanent contract.
Working pattern / flexible working – Hybrid approach; 2‑3 days in office, remainder at home; includes travel to stores, investment sites, and suppliers.
Location – Bracknell Head Office.
Key responsibilities
- Produce accurate technical standards and specifications, ensuring accessibility to all stakeholders.
- Allocate drawing work to external design and third‑party agencies, ensuring quality suitable for procurement.
- Collaborate with Store Concept Designers to ensure new designs follow the Stage Gate approval process and are cost‑effective and technically accurate.
- Create and recommend innovations, including the use of AI, to maintain an industry‑leading suite of standards.
- Recommend new material and design solutions to support Carbon plan targets and minimize environmental impact.
- Oversee regular feedback loops with internal customers, suppliers and contractors to improve processes and service level agreements.
Essential skills/experience you'll need
- Proven ability to read store plans, technical manufacturing and architectural drawings.
- Architectural or product design experience, including working with shopfitters to develop technical design solutions for concept drawings.
- Experience in retail design development and practical application of design implementation on site, working with construction SMEs.
- Administration of data systems and ability to develop reports using various software systems.
- Analytical mindset and problem‑solving skills, demonstrating high levels of organisation, prioritisation and communication.
Desirable skills/experience you may have
- Proficiency with AutoCAD, REVIT and AI tools.
- BA(Hons) Degree in 3D design, architecture or a similar field.
- Experience in managing building and/or design and planning standards and communicating change.
- Strong understanding of the Waitrose brand.
- Experience managing third‑party resources such as architects and shopfitters.
- Project management experience.
