Junior Designer
Join the UK’s leading roofing merchant and bring your customer service skills to a role that makes a real impact.
At SIG Roofing, we’re proud to support roofers across the UK with quality products and reliable service. With over 100 branches nationwide – from Inverness to Plymouth – and more than 40 years of experience, we’ve built up a wealth of knowledge along the way. We’re here to share that know-how and do our bit to help the roofing industry thrive.
Junior Designer – Solar PV at SIG Roofing
This is a key role in our newly formed design team, working in the renewable energy sector as a Junior Solar PV Designer with a clear career pathway to becoming a Solar PV Designer. You’ll play a key role in delivering high-quality domestic and commercial solar projects, using technical designs to elevate customer & colleague engagement. You will be supporting the Solar Designer and learning from them directly
What you will be doing:
- Solar PV designs for Industrial, pitched & flat roof schematics
- To be able to advise on suitable renewable specific products including solar PV and batteries
- Creating & reviewing designs & technical improvements to optimise efficiency, quality and performance
- Prepare MCS-compliant and regulation-ready design documentation
- Work closely with wider internal & external solar sales team and support them on sustainable opportunities
- Ensuring PV designs are compliant with legislation, standards and CDM regulations
- Become proficient on design software including but not limited to AutoCAD, PVSOL, SolarEdge Designer, Valk Planner Pro
- To support and advise SIG Roofing branches and their respective salespeople within those divisions on Solar products
- Produce accurate technical electrical designs up to, and no further, switchgear level
- Support project planning, operations, and customer experience
- Ability to simplify technical designs into clear, client-friendly reports
What you will bring:
- Qualified to HND or higher preferred.
- Some technical knowledge of new builds, retrofit and renewable energy solar PV and battery storage preferred
- Experience having used design software, like AutoCAD or equivalent
- Some experience in a design focused role
- Excellent communication skills both written and oral
- Excellent Presentation Skills – both formal and informal
- Ability to use own initiative as well as perform as part of a team
- IT capabilities for emails, written reports and CRM input
- Effective Decision-making skills
- Willingness to learn and develop within a growing and thriving team
- Must have a Category B driving license
What we offer:
- Highly Competitive salary
- 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays. Company closed during Christmas period
- A great pension, with SIG contributing up to 7.5% and up to 4x life insurance
- Money saving with retail discounts via colleague portal
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Share Incentive Scheme
Apply today and become part of the SIG Roofing team - The home of roofing
SIG is committed to creating a fair and inclusive environment where employees feel safe, proud, and valued. We welcome talent that reflects the diverse customers and communities we serve. If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unfortunately unable to consider additional applications — we therefore encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.