Senior CAD/BIM Designer (Civil & Structural)

COSTAIN GROUP; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure solutions company is seeking a Senior CAD/BIM Designer in Greater Manchester. This hybrid role involves producing CAD and BIM design deliverables and ensuring designs meet quality and budget requirements. Ideal candidates should have strong communication skills, relevant qualifications, and experience in industry best practices.

Qualifications

• Qualified to City & Guilds or HNC/HND.
• Competent in design and detailing of various civil and structural systems.
• Extensive industry experience at all stages of project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Prepare preliminary and detailed designs in 2D/3D for civil and structural projects.
• Use a range of software for design deliverables and maintain project integrity.
• Line-manage a team of Apprentices and assist in their training.

Skills

Communication

Time-management

Teamwork

Education

City & Guilds or HNC/HND

Tools

Aveva E3D

Autodesk AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Revit

Bentley Microstation

Openbuildings Designer

Job description

Job Description

As a Senior CAD/BIM Designer, the fundamental requirement of your role will be producing CAD and BIM design deliverables, including 3D models, technical drawings and sketches for projects in the civil and structural department.

You will be delivering designs to quality, programme and budget requirements and helping to develop processes and drive efficiencies within the CAD/BIM team.

This is a hybrid role. Your office will be in Manchester with occasional visits to other offices and sites required.

Responsibilities

You will:

• Prepare preliminary and detailed designs in 2D/3D for civil and structural, temporary and permanent works as requested by Principal or Lead Engineers and Designers.
• Use a range of software including but not limited to Aveva E3D, Autodesk AutoCAD, Civil 3D and Revit and Bentley Microstation and Openbuildings Designer.
• Work within a Common Data Environment (typically ProjectWise)
• Ensure that draughting activities are executed within budget and schedule, while maintaining technical integrity.
• Ensure that work is carried out with relevant codes, standards and procedures, and maintain and develop awareness of current relevant codes and standards.
• Implement company, and where applicable client/ project policies and procedures.
• Communicate effectively with other disciplines to ensure that interfaces are clearly defined and correctly designed.
• Communicate appropriately with other departments, project personnel, vendors and clients.
• Assist in developing the knowledge and skills, including assisting in training and technical development of less experienced team members.
• Line-manage a team of Apprentices carrying out performance management, team development, work allocation and administration of company line-management processes.
• This is a hybrid role, with around 2 days a week spent in the Manchester office.
  
  

Qualifications

• Qualified to City & Guilds or HNC/HND
• Competent in design and detailing of piping systems, process structures, foundations, below ground infrastructure, drainage, cable ducting, steel and concrete.
• Excellent communication and time-management skills and experience of working within multidisciplinary teams
• Extensive industry experience at all stages of project lifecycle
• Excellent knowledge of design working practices, UK legislation and standards

Desirable

• Multiple industry sector experience, including one or more of the following: Water, Nuclear, Pipelines, Highways, Rail, Energy, Green Energy.
• EngTech or I-Eng ICE professional qualification

About Us

Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

Costain appreciate the time and effort taken when applying for one of our positions but, due to the high volume of responses, we are unable to provide individual feedback on candidates at application phase.

We do share individual feedback following an interview.

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