CAD Manager

Tony Gee and Partners; Esher; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in infrastructure sector is seeking a talented CAD Manager to provide technical leadership across the business. You will be responsible for implementing CAD standards and strategies to enhance quality and efficiency while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. The role involves mentoring and establishing best practices, along with driving process improvements and innovations in CAD technology.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in CAD delivery and technical drawing.
• Experience in developing and implementing CAD standards.
• Strong collaboration skills and effective communication.

Responsibilities

• Development of a UK-wide strategy to enhance CAD quality and efficiency.
• Conduct audits and technical reviews to support project teams.
• Mentor technicians and promote skills development.

Skills

Technical knowledge of AutoCAD

Technical drawing

Modelling

Collaboration

Communication

Problem-solving mindset

Education

Professional qualification (achieved or in progress)

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Revit

Dynamo

Python

Job description

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Tony Gee is seeking a CAD Manager to provide technical leadership in CAD systems, technical drawing, and modelling across the business.

Supporting our Infrastructure sectors across the UK, you will work with multi-disciplinary teams to improve consistency, efficiency, and quality in design deliverables, ensuring they align with client, project, and industry standards.

As CAD Manager, you will play a key role in integrating with project leadership teams and ensuring adherence to company and client standards. You will also bring together technician networks, fostering collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and skills development across the business

Responsibilities

• Development and implementation of a UK-wide strategy to enhance CAD quality and efficiency.
• Establish and maintain CAD standards, workflows, and best practices, ensuring consistency across UK projects.
• Conduct audits, technical reviews, and compliance checks to support project teams.
• Identify and implement process improvements, driving efficiency and technical quality.
• Mentor and support technicians, promoting skills development and best practices.
• Report to senior leadership on CAD quality, efficiency, and skills development.
• Work with innovation teams to assess and implement emerging CAD technologies and automation solutions.

Experience

• Extensive experience in CAD delivery, technical drawing, and modelling.
• Strong technical knowledge of AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Revit, and other CAD software.
• Experience in developing and implementing CAD standards across projects.
• Familiarity with Common Data Environments (e.g., Autodesk Construction Cloud, BIM360, ProjectWise).
• Experience mentoring technicians and improving CAD capability in teams.
• Strong collaboration skills, engaging with technicians, engineers, BIM specialists, and project leaders.
• Clear communicator, experienced in training, mentoring, and technical leadership.
• Working to client CAD standards (e.g., National Highways GG184).
• Highways or power sector experience.
• Automation or scripting skills (e.g., Dynamo, AutoLISP, Python, VBA).
• Achieved or working towards a professional qualification.
• Motivated and capable of driving self-development.
• Clear and effective communication skills.
• Strong time management and organisational skills.
• Comfortable delivering presentations and training.
• Problem-solving mindset with a proactive approach.