Senior CAD Technician

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing engineering consultancy in Exeter is looking for a Senior BIM Technician to lead the Digital Design team. Responsibilities include managing BIM/CAD deliverables, mentoring team members, and working within Common Data Environments. The ideal candidate has experience in the water engineering sector and proficiency with major CAD/BIM tools. This role offers a supportive environment and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Prior experience as Technician or Senior Technician.
• Full familiarity with ISO 19650 project delivery.
• Experience in Common Data Environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the digital design team in the Southwest.
• Collaborate with regional leads across the UK.
• Manage regional workload plans and deadlines.

Skills

Experience in water engineering sector

BIM/CAD deliverables management

Project delivery to ISO 19650

Proficiency in Autodesk and Bentley tools

Mentoring junior colleagues

Tools

BIM360 AAC

ProjectWise

Job description

Overview

Are you an experienced Senior Technician that is looking for a new challenge? Are you interested in working with a progressive and growing engineering consultancy whohas been named as one ofthe UK’s best places to work in 2025in Glassdoor’s annual Employees’ Choice Awards? Then come join us at Stantec!

Stantec are seeking to recruit a Senior BIM Technician to join our Digital Design team in the Southwest Region, based from either our Bristol or Exeter offices, and specialising in projects within the water sector.This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a fast-growing, multi-disciplinary infrastructure consultancy.

As a senior member of our Digital Design team, you will be self-motivated and responsible for supporting Digital Delivery across the UK and Ireland. As the regional lead for BIM / CAD Modelling and digital delivery within our South-West regional team, you will provide technical design support to our Engineering teams and play a key role in the successful delivery of our major projects.

We will provide you with an excellent working environment in our modern offices and a support network that will enable you to achieve your professional aspirations. We will give you every opportunity to deliver high quality work and take your career to the next level.

Responsibilities

Duties will include:

• Regional leadership of the digital design team in the Southwest
• Collaboration with your equivalent regional leads across the UK
• Working as part of the engineering team with specific responsibility to deliver BIM/CAD deliverables.
• Responsible for managing regional workload plans; establishing and maintaining delivery deadlines.
• Developing and mentoring local Digital Design team members.
• Being the point of contact with clients for development, maintenance and delivery of digital deliverables
• Working within the Common Data Environments.

About you

You will have prior experience working within a Technician or Senior Technician role or similar digital delivery role - with experience of working within the water engineering sector. In addition, you will have:

• Full familiarity and experience of project delivery to ISO 19650
• Extensive experience of working in Common Data Environments using Data Management Systems such as BIM360 AAC, or ProjectWise
• Highly proficient at 2D and 3D delivery
• An experienced user of the major 2D and 3D CAD/BIM tools from Autodesk and Bentley
• Experience of contributing to project planning, providing estimates for project delivery and work breakdown schedules
• Ability to manage your workload and maintain project delivery across multiple projects
• Experience of mentoring junior colleagues

Finally, you will embody our passion for innovation and client service,with ambitions to tackle a range of challenges as the team looks to continue its growth within the sector.

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