Senior CAD Technician

BUKO Traffic & Safety; Erith; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

BUKO Traffic & Safety is seeking a Senior CAD Technician to lead the design team in delivering Temporary Traffic Management designs. The role requires applying risk assessments, ensuring compliance with legislation and standards, and mentoring junior staff.

You will produce CAD drawings, maintain documentation, and liaise with clients and operations to deliver safe, practical traffic management solutions. A strong background in CAD and risk-based design is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in producing Temporary Traffic Management designs using CAD.
• Ability to apply design risk assessments and professional judgement.
• Knowledge of current traffic management legislation and standards.
• Strong communication with clients and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design team and ensure safe, compliant TTM designs.
• Approve CAD drawings and maintain drawing registers.
• Conduct site audits and support project delivery.
• Mentor junior CAD Technicians and promote best practices.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to meet client requirements.

Skills

CAD software

Cone software

Design risk assessment

Stakeholder communication

Mentoring teammates

Leadership

Job description

Role Overview: The Senior CAD Technician is responsible for the overall design team. The role serves as a technical lead, overseeing the creation and validation of detailed Temporary Traffic Management designs, while ensuring strict adherence to safety legislation and industry standards.

Central to this position is the management of design risk assessments to protect both the workforce and the general public during roadworks. Beyond technical drawing, the individual must mentor junior staff, collaborate with diverse stakeholders, and maintain accurate project documentation. Ensuring that the development and quality assurance of all Temporary Traffic Management (TTM) designs comply with current legislation, industry standards, best practices and BUKO Traffic & Safety's procedures.

A key responsibility of the role is to ensure that CAD Technicians undertake comprehensive, documented TTM design risk assessments, applying professional judgement to identify the safest, most practical and compliant traffic management solution for each scheme.

The Senior CAD Technician will ensure that all technicians follow a consistent design process and utilise a standardised template, promoting uniformity, accuracy and quality across all Temporary traffic management designs.

Working closely with clients, operational teams and key stakeholders, the role combines technical design expertise with effective communication to deliver safe, practical and efficient traffic management solutions tailored towards the client’s needs.

Using CAD and Cone software, the Senior CAD Technician produces accurate traffic management drawings, undertakes comprehensive design risk assessments, maintains drawing registers and supports project delivery through site meetings, stakeholder engagement and regular site audits.

The role also provides technical guidance through the approval of both internal and external CAD drawings, ensuring consistency, compliance and high-quality design standards across the teams.

Through the application of current legislation, industry standards and engineering judgement, the Senior CAD Technician ensures that every TTM design effectively mitigates risk to the workforce, road users and the general public.

The post holder is expected to maintain an up-to-date knowledge of relevant traffic management legislation, standards and best practice, sharing this knowledge and technical expertise within their team, mentoring and promoting continuous professional development.

Strategic Leadership

• Technical Decision-Making: Applies technical expertise and engineering judgement to develop safe, compliant and practical Temporary Traffic Management (TTM) designs that meet client requirements while minimising risk to the workforce, road users and the public.
• Problem Solving & Critical Thinking: Evaluates site-specific constraints, traffic flows and operational risks to develop effective traffic management solutions, balancing safety, compliance, operational efficiency and project requirements.
• Attention to Detail: Leads the team to ensure delivery of accurate, high-quality CAD drawings and design documentation, ensuring all plans comply with current legislation, client specifications and company standards. Identifies potential design risks before implementation.
• Communication & Stakeholder Engagement: Builds effective working relationships with clients, operational teams and stakeholders to understand project requirements, communicate design intent and ensure the safe delivery of TTM operations.
• Professional Accountability: Takes ownership of the final design risk assessment, ensuring every TTM design represents the safest practicable solution and that all hazards have been identified, assessed and mitigated before deployment.
  
  

Organisational Development

• Collaboration: Works closely with Project managers and operational teams both internally and within client teams to develop practical traffic management solutions that support successful project delivery.
• Continuous Improvement: Shares technical knowledge and lessons learned to improve design quality, consistency and efficiency across the CAD function, supporting the continuing professional development of colleagues and promoting best practices.
• Quality Assurance: Reviews and approves CAD drawings produced by other technicians, both internally and externally, ensuring compliance with legislation, company standards and client requirements.
  
  

Compliance & Risk Management

• Design Risk Management: Ensures that the team undertakes a comprehensive design risk assessments for every TTM design, ensuring these are documented and that risks are eliminated or reduced through design wherever reasonably practicable and that the safest operational methodology is selected.
• Legislative Compliance: Maintains expert knowledge of current traffic management legislation, standards and guidance.
• Health, Safety & Environmental Compliance: Ensures all traffic management designs support safe systems of work, comply with company HSEQ standards and minimise risks to employees, contractors, road users and the public.
• Audit & Assurance: Undertakes site audits to verify that installed traffic management reflects the approved design and identifies opportunities for continual improvement.
  
  

Operations & Systems

• Traffic Management Design: Produces accurate Temporary Traffic Management designs using CAD and Cone software for a wide range of highway and infrastructure projects.
• Technical Documentation: Maintains accurate drawing registers, design records, meeting minutes and cost capture information, ensuring document control and traceability throughout the project lifecycle.
• Operational Planning: Identifies specialist traffic management equipment, resource requirements and operational constraints, ensuring these are effectively communicated to delivery teams to support successful implementation.
  
  

People Development

• Technical Leadership: Provides technical guidance and mentoring to other CAD Technicians, promoting consistency, quality and compliance across all TTM designs.
• Knowledge & Development: Maintains professional competence through continuous professional development, keeping up to date with legislative changes, industry guidance and emerging best practice within the traffic management sector.
• Collaborative Culture: Promotes a culture of safety, professionalism, quality and continuous improvement, encouraging open communication and knowledge sharing across the wider business. Promote a positive and professional working environment. Lead by example, model company values and behaviours consistently.
  
  

Monday to Friday 08:00-17:00 with 30mins for lunch (42.5hrs per week)

Upto £50,000.00 per annum (dependant on experience and will be discussed at interview stage)

The successful candidate would be subject to a 6 month probationary period.