Highways Planned Delivery - Cad Resource

Civic Recruitment Limited; Chichester; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Two in-office days/week

Job summary

Civic Recruitment Limited is seeking a Highways Planned Delivery CAD Resource in Chichester for a 3-month contract with a local authority. You will provide high-quality CAD support for highway and engineering projects, produce accurate drawings, interpret utilities and statutory information, and support data-driven tasks such as mapping and statistical searches.

The role requires a highly capable CAD user who can work independently, manage competing priorities, and deliver to high technical

Qualifications

• Significant experience using CAD at a high level in highway/engineering design.
• Ability to produce accurate, technically detailed highway designs.
• Strong understanding of highway design principles and engineering drawings.
• Experience interpreting utilities and infrastructure information for technical designs.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality technical highway and engineering designs using CAD software.
• Act as a high-level CAD user with strong technical knowledge for highway design.
• Prepare accurate drawings and design documentation per standards and specifications.
• Interpret utilities and statutory undertaker information into technical designs.
• Review drawings, plans, surveys and information to identify issues and ensure accuracy.
• Undertake mapping, data analysis, statistics, and data-driven activities for highway planning.
• Collaborate with engineering, planning, surveying and other colleagues to deliver solutions.
• Ensure outputs are accurate and consistent across CAD outputs and data.
• Manage allocated work independently, prioritising tasks and deadlines.
• Identify discrepancies or missing information and take corrective action.
• Maintain and organise technical drawings and records per procedures.
• Support wider Highways Planned Delivery with technical activities as required.
• Keep up to date with CAD practices, highway design standards, and systems.
• Demonstrate proactive, self-starting approach and contribute to process improvements.

Skills

CAD

Highway design

Data interpretation

Mapping systems

Independent worker

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Job description

Highways Planned Delivery - Cad Resource

Chichester, United Kingdom | Posted on 07/09/2026

Job Description

3 Month Contract With A local Authority

Job Purpose

To provide high-quality technical CAD support for highway and engineering design projects within the Highways Planned Delivery team. The postholder will produce accurate and consistent technical designs, interpret utilities and statutory information, and support wider data-driven activities including mapping and statistical searches. The role requires a highly capable CAD user who can work independently, manage competing priorities, and deliver work to a consistently high technical standard.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality technical highway and engineering designs using CAD software.
• Act as a high-level CAD user, applying strong technical knowledge and expertise to highway design and related engineering projects.
• Prepare accurate, detailed, and consistent drawings and design documentation in accordance with relevant standards and specifications.
• Interpret and incorporate utilities, statutory undertaker, and other relevant information into technical highway designs.
• Review drawings, plans, surveys, and technical information to identify potential issues and ensure design accuracy.
• Undertake mapping, data analysis, statistical searches, and other data-driven activities to support highway planning and delivery.
• Work with engineering, planning, surveying, and other technical colleagues to develop and deliver effective design solutions.
• Ensure all CAD outputs and technical information are produced to a high level of accuracy and consistency.
• Manage allocated work independently, prioritising tasks and meeting agreed deadlines.
• Identify discrepancies, design issues, or missing information and take appropriate action to resolve them.
• Maintain and organise technical drawings, design data, and associated records in accordance with team procedures.
• Support the wider Highways Planned Delivery function with technical and design-related activities as required.
• Keep up to date with relevant CAD practices, highway design standards, technical requirements, and systems.
• Demonstrate a proactive and self-starting approach, contributing to the continuous improvement of design processes and ways of working.

Requirements

• Significant experience using CAD at a high level, particularly in a highway, civil engineering, or technical design environment.
• Proven ability to produce accurate and technically detailed highway or engineering designs.
• Strong understanding of technical highway design principles and engineering drawings.
• Experience interpreting utilities, statutory undertaker, and other infrastructure information and translating this into technical designs.
• Ability to work confidently with mapping systems, technical data, statistics, and other data-driven information.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail, with a consistent approach to technical work.
• Ability to work independently and demonstrate initiative as a CAD self-starter.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage workload, prioritise tasks, and meet deadlines.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively with engineering, planning, surveying, and other professional teams.
• Experience working within a highways, engineering, planning, surveying, or local authority environment is desirable.
• Knowledge of relevant highway design standards, specifications, and technical requirements is desirable.

Additional Information

• Working Arrangements: Flexible working, with a minimum of two days per week in the office