P&C CAD Technician - Aberdeen/Leeds/Newcastle

Balfour Beatty plc; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company in Scotland is seeking a P&C CAD Technician to support design and engineering teams. The role involves producing detailed drawings and ensuring compliance with quality standards. Ideal candidates will have strong AutoCAD skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work to deadlines. Benefits include flexible working options and generous leave policies.

Benefits

Smart working options

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of AutoCAD software.
• Desire to operate in a CAD technician role and develop skillset.
• Attention to detail and awareness of quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Produce and modify drawings based on design requirements.
• Ensure quality delivery of drawings compliant with technical standards.
• Organise and monitor the progress of allocated project works.

Skills

Understanding of AutoCAD software

IT Literate (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel)

Attention to detail

Ability to meet strict deadlines

Organizational skills

Job description

About The Role

The P&C CAD Technician will work with the project team, designers and engineers through both initial and detail design phase of projects to deliver the safe and suitable scope of works in line with the project objectives. Produce drawing output for both initial and detail design phases and support the design of substation works including Single Line Diagrams, Key Line Diagrams, General Arrangements, Circuit Diagrams, Wiring Diagrams, Interface Wiring Diagrams including cable connections.

What you'll be doing

Below are some of the responsibilities of the role;

• Produce and modify drawings based upon the design requirements on PT&D projects as directed by senior members of the project team.
• Ensure the timely and quality delivery of drawings to a high quality standard which are compliant with the required Client and national technical standards (BS/Eurocodes/ENA).
• Assess and identify design and temporary works requirements on each project. Including:
• Drive a Safety by Design approach at all times.
• To take personal responsibility and accountability for actions, constantly striving to improve and exceed expectations ensuring safety and quality are never compromised.
• Ensure that Procedures and Manuals provided for compliance with the appropriate Quality Assurance Standards are applied.
• Working with multiple clients to produce drawings to their specific standards.
• To actively develop working methods to improve the quality of the output.
• Liaise as necessary with the designer and engineer to determine the most suitable and practical interpretation of design requirements.
• To comply with project and function specific standards and practices.
• Organise, supervise and monitor the progress of allocated project works.
• Produce accurate drawing packages.
• Produce accurate and complete records.

Who we're looking for

• Possess strong understanding of AutoCAD software.
• Desire to operate in a CAD technician role and develop skillset to support designers and engineers.
• IT Literate (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel).
• Must be capable of working to strict deadlines and be highly organised.
• Attention to detail and an awareness of the quality standards required.
• ECITB SAFE Passport - desirable.
• An understanding of the Electrical industry - desirable.

Why work for us

Benefits

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About Us

Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [e-mail]