CAD Technician

Electricity North West; Scotland; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the electricity sector is seeking an Electrical CAD Technician to manage project design drawings and enhance customer satisfaction. The role requires excellent CAD skills, understanding of electrical networks, and a commitment to safety and quality standards. Join a supportive team that values work-life balance and offers competitive benefits.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme

25 days of annual leave increasing with service

Private healthcare

Employee discounts

Market-leading pension scheme

Employee assistance program

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience with Electrical Protection & Control diagrams.
• Understanding of electricity distribution network and substation layouts.
• Experience with document issue and control methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Manage and update project design drawings ensuring customer satisfaction.
• Convert sketches into CAD format and provide drawings for various purposes.
• Support safety culture by reporting safety observations and conducting briefings.

Skills

CAD knowledge

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Customer service experience

Education

ONC in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

SAP systems

Job description

At Electricity North West (Construction and Maintenance) Limited, we’re committed to creating a sense of belonging for our colleagues. We are an organisation that cares about your work-life balance and puts family and well-being first. We want our people to have rewarding careers, bringing their whole selves to work and giving 100%. We are a tight team who work well together and celebrate together, working hard with integrity and we treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging.

About The Opportunity

We are hiring! Do you know your reds from your greens? We are looking for an Electrical CAD Technician with experience in block cable diagrams, substation layouts, and SLDs.

As a CAD Technician, you will have an awareness of electrical network design and an understanding of technical drawings and document management processes.

You will share responsibility for managing and updating project design drawings and ensuring customer satisfaction. You will take ownership of and proactively seek support and resolution of connectivity and layout design issues on customer projects, including optioneering, discussions with design engineers, and our supply chain.

Ultimately, you will ensure all work is carried out to the highest quality standards, in accordance with health, safety, and environmental legislation, while providing excellent service to our customers.

Principal Responsibilities Of The Role

Customer

• Support opportunities for increased customer satisfaction and overall commercial growth, building and maintaining effective relationships with customers.
• Act as an ambassador for the business and the customer when engaging with third-party organisations, advocating the company purpose and principles.

Project Design

• Convert hand-drawn and electronic sketches from engineers into CAD format.
• Provide electronic and paper drawings for engineers to use and issue for tender, construction, and as-laid purposes.
• Store drawings in an appropriate filing structure.
• Highlight variations to the original design to project managers for commercial payment purposes.

Safety / Risk

• Support our safety culture by reporting safety observations, operational accidents, near-misses, and routinely carrying out site observations, safety briefings, and toolbox talks.

Commercial

• Deliver projects on time, within budget, and maximize profit while ensuring compliance with all commercial obligations.

Who We’re Looking For

• Excellent CAD knowledge and experience using AutoCAD (essential).
• Understanding of the electricity distribution network, substation switchgear, transformers, underground networks, and metering room layouts (essential); primary & transmission level substation layouts (desirable).
• Minimum qualification: ONC in Electrical and Electronic Engineering or equivalent (essential).
• Proven experience with Electrical Protection & Control diagrams (SLDs, KLDs, block cable diagrams) (essential).
• Experience with document issue and control methodologies (desirable).
• Knowledge of Electricity Asset Data Records (GIS) and relevant specifications (desirable).
• Knowledge of electrical modelling software (e.g., ETAP, Digsilent) (desirable).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to organise, prioritise, and meet deadlines.
• Experience in a customer service environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and SAP systems.

The successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK without sponsorship by the start of employment.

What We’re Offering

We offer a competitive salary, a supportive team environment, and a range of benefits including:

• An annual bonus scheme
• 25 days of annual leave increasing with service
• Private healthcare
• Employee discounts
• Market-leading pension scheme
• Employee assistance program and professional development opportunities

For application support or adjustments, contact our recruitment team at [e-mail] or call 0845 366 0092 (option 2).

Note: All offers are conditional upon pre-employment checks, including references, DBS, and drug & alcohol testing. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early.

We do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. Any received will be considered the company's property, and no fee will be payable.