Hybrid CAD Technician – Power & Utilities Drawings

United Infrastructure Ltd; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangement

Career development pathway

Company pension scheme

25 days annual leave plus bank holiday

Job summary

United Infrastructure is seeking experienced CAD Technicians to join UIPTD T&D engineering team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for producing and managing engineering drawings for 33–400kV OHL and UGC schemes delivered for clients including SSE, SPEN, NGED, and National Grid, working closely with design engineers to produce high-quality, client-standard deliverables across the full project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years CAD experience in an engineering environment, with specific experience in T&D or power infrastructure drawing production.
• Advanced proficiency in AutoCAD; Civil3D and MicroStation desirable.
• Experience of producing T&D specific drawings
• Familiarity with T&D drawing conventions and ability to read and interpret engineering calculations and survey data.
• Experience working within a formal document control system.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to produce accurate, consistent drawings to a high standard.
• Good communication skills and ability to work effectively within a multi-discipline design team.
• Desirable: SSE, SPEN, NGED, or National Grid CAD standards; GIS experience.

Responsibilities

• Produce engineering drawings to client and UIPTD standards, including route maps, corridor plans, profile drawings, WCDs, and setting-out drawings for OHL and cable routes.
• Prepare and update asset, plant and material schedules.
• Produce as-built drawings following construction phase with site mark-ups and RFI outcomes.
• Convert survey data into production-quality engineering drawings.
• Produce drawings in AutoCAD and/or MicroStation to client-specified standards.
• Manage drawing registers and ensure documents are correctly named and controlled.
• Upload and manage drawings within document management systems (Oracle, Projectwise, or equivalent).
• Coordinate drawing issue and revision cycles, incorporating engineer and client mark-ups.
• Maintain and update drawing schedules and transmittal records throughout the project lifecycle.
• Work closely with design engineers to translate scheme requirements into accurate drawings.
• Attend design team meetings and contribute to planning and programme management.
• Support engineers in creating presentation drawings and client-facing materials.
• Provide drawing QA checks on outputs.
• Assist with GIS data preparation and route corridor mapping using ArcGIS or equivalent.

Skills

CAD experience

AutoCAD

Civil3D

MicroStation

T&D drawings

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

HNC/HND or Engineering degree

Tools

ArcGIS

PLS-CADD

Projectwise

Oracle

Job description

United Infrastructure is seeking experienced CAD Technicians to join UIPTD T&D engineering team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for producing and managing engineering drawings for 33–400kV OHL and UGC schemes delivered for clients including SSE, SPEN, NGED, and National Grid, working closely with design engineers to produce high-quality, client-standard deliverables across the full project lifecycle.