Design Coordinator

Role overview

A well-established Irish manufacturer is looking for a Drawing Office Manager / Coordinator to join its growing team in County Meath / Kildare. This permanent position carries responsibility for managing engineering drawings, tracking revisions, and keeping design, production, and quality functions aligned.

The role also involves coordinating drawing-related information across teams, maintaining accurate records, and helping ensure that the latest approved documentation is always available before production begins.

What you will do

• Plan drawing issue dates and manage the schedule for projects.
• Prepare and circulate weekly performance updates for the drawing office, covering progress across active jobs.
• Keep track of drawing status and chase updates to prevent avoidable delays.
• Follow up on GA drawing feedback and approvals from architects and engineers, then ensure revisions are updated and reissued correctly.
• Maintain drawing logs, registers, and revision histories.
• Coordinate the movement of drawings between the drawing office, engineering, and production teams.
• Support the release of shop drawings, reinforcement drawings, and fabrication details.
• Confirm that production teams are working from the most recent approved drawings before manufacturing starts.
• Help prepare drawing packages for manufacturing and site installation.
• Assist with document control processes for technical drawings and related project files.
• Keep drawing databases and electronic filing systems organised and up to date.
• Help check that reinforcement schedules and components align with production needs.
• Support coordination across design, reinforcement yard, mould preparation, and production planning.

What the employer is looking for

• Hands-on experience with technical drawings, GA drawings, reinforcement drawings, and construction documentation.
• Working knowledge of drawing packages such as Allplan, AutoCAD, or comparable software.
• Understanding of drawing approval workflows and revision management.
• Strong organisation skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage several priorities while meeting deadlines.
• Clear communication skills for dealing with architects, engineers, and internal colleagues.
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office.
• Previous exposure to precast, reinforcement detailing, manufacturing, or construction would be an advantage.

Additional details

This is a permanent full-time position with a competitive salary, depending on experience (DOE). The reference for this vacancy is S12015.

Applicants must be based in Ireland and hold a valid work permit. Candidates without a valid work permit cannot be supported for this opportunity.

Due to the volume of applications, only candidates whose CV closely matches the role criteria will be contacted.

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