AutoCAD Freelancer

Canvasoffices; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ongoing freelance collaboration

Drawing standards training

Remote-first work

Growth into larger projects

Regular space-planning requests (~6/mo

Job summary

Canvas Offices in London is seeking a freelance CAD technician to support ad-hoc space-planning requests and layout changes across our design-led workspace portfolio.

You'll work on measured-survey DWGs, assess layout viability, and deliver updated DWGs and PDFs with clear notes on feasibility and any concerns. Most tasks are 1–3 hours, with a two-working-day turnaround.

Qualifications

• Strong 2D AutoCAD skills and drawing standards.
• Good spatial awareness and space planning understanding.
• Confident in questioning briefs and considering layout impacts on MEP, access and circulation.
• Clear written communication, time management and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Test furniture layouts, desk capacities and meeting room configurations.
• Assess partition changes and feasibility of client layouts.
• Consider circulation, accessibility and MEP implications; flag concerns.
• Deliver updated DWG and PDF with notes on assumptions and issues.

Job description

Canvas Offices creates characterful, design-led flexible workspaces across London. Our Property Development team manages the design, development and evolution of our portfolio, and we're building a long-term relationship with a freelance CAD technician to support us with ad-hoc space-planning requests and layout changes.

About the role

Most requests are small, well-defined jobs on existing measured-survey DWGs, already set up to our drawing and brand standards, with a clear brief and access to our team for questions. Typical jobs take one to three hours. This isn't just about drawing what's asked — you'll assess whether a layout actually works and flag anything that doesn't.

• Testing furniture layouts, desk capacities and meeting room configurations
• Assessing partition changes and whether a client's requested layout is feasible
• Considering circulation, accessibility, clearances, capacity and user experience, and flagging (not resolving) any power, data, lighting, HVAC or MEP implications
• Delivering an updated DWG and PDF, plus a clear note on any concerns, assumptions or feasibility issues

Most jobs carry a two-working-day turnaround from brief to delivery, so responsiveness matters — we need someone who can acknowledge new requests promptly. You're welcome to decline individual jobs when your workload doesn't allow, and to flag ahead of time when you're unavailable.

About you

• Strong 2D AutoCAD skills and good technical drawing standards
• Good spatial awareness and an understanding of space planning
• Confident questioning a brief rather than simply reproducing it, with a basic awareness of how layout changes affect MEP, access and circulation
• Clear written communication, strong time management and reliability
• Based in or near London, with the flexibility to take on short-turnaround jobs regularly

This could suit a junior CAD technician, interior designer or architectural technician building an ongoing freelance relationship alongside other work — strong fundamentals matter more to us than years of experience.

What we offer

• An ongoing relationship, not a one-off brief — we'd rather work with one freelancer regularly than a different one each time
• Training on our drawing standards, workplace planning principles, furniture and brand standards
• Remote-first work, with occasional site visits where it helps
• Room to grow into larger renovation, test-fit and drawing projects over time
• Around six space-planning requests a month, with no guaranteed minimum hours