CAD Engineer

KIER GROUP; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Plymouth is looking for a CAD Engineer to join their team. The role involves producing technical drawings, ensuring compliance with standards, and providing training. The ideal candidate will have experience in rebar design and be proficient in AutoCAD, with a strong background in civil and structural design principles. Diverse workplace benefits are offered, and a security clearance is required.

Benefits

Wide variety of tailor-made benefits

Qualifications

• Must have strong background in producing drawings.
• Experience in rebar design and checking is essential.
• Understanding of civil/structural design principles is required.

Responsibilities

• Act as a subject matter expert for drawing production and provide technical support.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 19650, BAM, and CAD standards.
• Provide training for drawing production to team members and supply chain.

Skills

Rebar design and checking

Civil/structural design principles

Producing drawings

Proficient in AutoCAD

Training and mentoring

Job description

We're looking for CAD Engineer

We're seeking a CAD Engineer to join our Natural Resources, Nuclear and Networks team based Plymouth. KierBAM are a Joint Venture (JV) partnership between Kier and Bam Nuttall. We are seeking a CAD Engineer to join us on a Major Project at Devonport dockyard in Plymouth, Devon where we are refurbishing the Royal Navy dockyard.

Security Clearance

BPSS security clearance is required. Please note that this process can take up to 8 weeks.

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must hold a passport from an EU, NATO, Five Eyes, or MISWG member country and have resided in the UK for the past 5 years.

Location & Hours

Devonport Royal Dockyard, Plymouth – occasional working from home may be available.

42.5 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Act as a subject matter expert for the production of drawings and provide technical support to personnel as and when required and represent the company where necessary at internal and external meetings.
• Ensure that all drawing work is carried out in compliance with ISO 19650, BAM and CAD standards and provide Drawing production training, both to the team members and to the supply chain.
• Provide support to the Document Control team to review Drawings before submitting to the client.
• Understand the hardware and software requirements on the project and communicate with the BIM Lead and Project information Manager.
• Maintain high safety and environmental standards in accordance with company policies and report any inadequacies.

What are we looking for?

• Experienced in rebar design and checking.
• Have good understanding of civil/structural design and principles.
• Have a strong background in producing drawings.
• Proficient in AutoCAD.
• Able to train and mentor site engineers and others to produce in accordance with standards.

Rewards and benefits

We’re proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We’re proud of the steps we’ve taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies.

Disability Confident

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

Pre‑employment checks

Due to the nature of this role and the nature of the work at this site, you will be required to complete a Government Security Check (SC) Clearance, which takes place before your employment, and is conducted by the Cabinet Office’s United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) agency who set out a pre‑requisite criteria including residency history.

Application

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier