AutoCAD Technician

Working from home, our client is looking for an experienced AutoCAD Technician with more than five years’ experience from the civil engineering, structural, infrastructure or construction sectors. Our client is a leading specialist civil, structural, and ground engineering contractor and has earned an enviable reputation for quality, innovation and customer service. The company offers a range of geotechnical, foundations and structural engineering design, build, install and construction services to clients within highways, roads, rail, energy, environmental, civil engineering, infrastructure and building sectors. Our client works collaboratively with their stakeholders and takes pride in maintaining exceptionally high standards in technical capability, quality management, safety, training and environmental best practice. In turn, this enables the company to provide all their clients with the most efficient, reliable and value-engineered solution, regardless of a project’s size, complexity or location. Overview Due to continued growth, a significant increase in workload and a number of recent contract awards, our client now wishes to appoint an experienced AutoCAD Technician. Working from home, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to work within a dynamic team on a wide range of infrastructure, civil and ground engineering, structures, roads, rail, energy, nuclear and infrastructure projects. You will provide CAD support to the team, which will require you to produce engineering drawings in both 2D and 3D based on given designs, and this will be to comply with client key drivers or specific project requirements. The Role * Create 2D drawings and 3D models as required by Engineers with minimal supervision using AutoCAD and Revit * Produce 3D visualisation files which can be used in presentations * Ensure all work produced meets the required standards * Maintain a drawing register, and file electronically and manually as appropriate * Ensure completion of all assigned tasks within agreed timescales * Regularly liaising with Project Managers, lead technical staff, Engineers and clients * Assist Project Engineers with data input (such as co-ordinated setting out drawings and schedules) * Maintain and develop a strong client focus in the timely provision of accurate drawings * Ensure drawings are issued to site in a prompt and correct fashion * To take a responsible and pro-active role in communicating with both internal and external stakeholder * Be responsible for efficient use of resources and equipment at all times, and ensure that the work you produce is consistently in line with the required standards * Play an integral part of the team by assisting and supporting the needs of others The Person * Up to five years’ experience in a drawing office environment or similar role carrying out the above responsibilities, with exposure to structures or structural engineering projects * Experience in the use of AutoCAD and Revit * IT literate, and an intermediate level user of Microsoft Excel and Word * Experience within any area of the structures or structural engineering arena would be a distinct advantage, although a good level of experience within the civil engineering, infrastructure or building and construction sectors would also be attractive * Possess commercial awareness, be highly organised by nature and able to use your own initiative * Confident, articulate, punctual, diligent, and possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills * Offer the ability to adapt and amend your workload priorities in a regularly changing environment * To be a natural team player, with a positive and friendly attitude, and be self-sufficient with minimal supervision required * A humanitarian approach to relationships with colleagues, staff, clients and suppliers alike An attractive basic salary plus extensive benefits package is on offer for the successful candidate, along with security of work given the company’s commitment to growth and a significant forward order workload. We are committed to equal opportunities. We wish to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and appointed solely on their suitability for the post irrespective of race, gender, age, disability, caring responsibilities, sexual orientation, marital/civil partnership status, religion/belief or nationality