Senior CAD Technician

AECOM; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

AECOM University

Volunteer days

Flexible hybrid model

Job summary

AECOM in Glasgow is seeking a Senior CAD Technician to help deliver high-quality drawings and BIM models for water infrastructure projects. You will work from our Glasgow office with a flexible hybrid working model and contribute to design development from concept through detailed delivery.

You will coordinate across project teams, uphold CAD standards, mentor junior technicians, and champion BIM across projects, using Civil 3D, Revit and Navisworks to support accurate, clash-free models.

Qualifications

• HND or equivalent in an engineering discipline.
• Experience delivering project information in line with BIM standards.
• Proficiency in Civil 3D or Revit; able to validate and coordinate models in Navisworks.
• Experience with Common Data Environment such as ProjectWise or Autodesk Construction Cloud.

Responsibilities

• Develop design outputs from initial concepts through to fully detailed deliverables.
• Encourage the use of digital tools to review, influence, and enhance design quality.
• Promote, articulate, and lead BIM behaviours on projects.
• Support coordination of deliverables for multiple projects, ensuring on-time completion within budget.
• Proactively maintain relationships with internal stakeholders and report progress on technical issues.

Skills

Civil 3D

Revit

BIM coordination

Navisworks

CAD standards

Team collaboration

Education

HND or equivalent in engineering

Tools

Civil 3D

Revit

Navisworks

ProjectWise/ACC

Job description

Company Description

Start here. Grow here.

Are you ready to support a talented team of engineers and consultants, and shape the future of the water industry? Join our dynamic and multidisciplinary Water Team as a Senior CAD Technician.

We are looking for a passionate individual with Civil 3D/Revit experience to contribute to the delivery of high-quality technical drawings and models across a range of infrastructure projects. You will be based in our fantastic Glasgow office, whilst also taking advantage of our flexible hybrid working model.

At AECOM, we are at the forefront of innovation, delivering an exceptional portfolio of water programs and projects through long-term partnerships with key clients. These include major water companies such as Thames Water, Welsh Water, Severn Trent Water, Wessex Water, South West Water, Scottish Water and Tier 1 Contractors.

Job Description

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Digital Delivery:Responsible for developing design outputs frominitialconcepts through to fullydetailed designdeliverables
• Utilise Digital Tools: Encourage the use of digital tools to review, influence, and enhance design quality processes
• Champion BIM: Promote, articulate, and lead BIM behaviours on the projects
• CoordinateprojectDeliverables:Support coordinationof deliverablesfor multiple projects, ensuring completion within budget. Provide support andmanagementofprojectresourcestofacilitateproduction ofdeliverables
• Team Relationship: Beproactivein relationships with internal project stakeholders, reporting progress of highlighting any technical issues fortimelyresolution
• Maintain Standards: Support theCAD LeadinmaintainingCAD standards, best practices, and processes formodelling, content creation, and advanced digital developments
• Design Team Meetings:Activelyparticipateand input to design team meetings, bringing with you a digital by default mindset, championing the use of 3D model reviews and markups
• Mentor Junior Technicians: Work across theScotlandoffices supporting junior Revit Technicians, from a technical perspective

Grow with us.

Become part of our dynamic Water business, which boasts around 700 experts across the UK & Ireland. Collaborate with top-tier engineers and consultants to deliver a variety of captivating projects, from small initiatives to large-scale ventures, all the way from concept to completion.

You’ll thrive in an inclusive and forward-thinking environment where your contributions are valued. If you're passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality, we want to hear from you! Why not give our AECOM Water page on LinkedIn a follow to stay updated on the impactful projects we’re working on and see firsthand the difference we’re making in the industry!

Don’t Forget the Perks!

You’ll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well‑being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, technical practice networks, AECOM University, volunteering days and our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work‑life balance that suits you. We recognise that everyone’s circumstances are different, so we’re more than happy to discuss part‑time or flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Here’s what we’re looking for:

• Certified minimum of HND or Equivalent in an engineering disciplineCivil/Structural Engineering
• Project Information Delivery: Experience in delivering project informationin accordance withBIM standards
• Software Proficiency: Proficient in using Civil 3d or Revit, with experience invalidatingand coordinating models in Navisworks or similar software.(minimum5years of experience)
• Common Data Environment Experience: Experience working in a Common Data Environment such as ProjectWise, Autodesk Construction Cloud, or similar

Additional Information

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at [e-mail]. At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives.

If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe wouldbenefitus, we would be delighted to hear from you!

To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in‑person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public‑and private‑sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well‑being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long‑term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [e-mail] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

ReqID:

J10154058

Business Line:

Water

Business Group:

DCS

Strategic Business Unit:

Europe & India

Career Area:

Digital & Engineering Technology

Work Location Model:

Hybrid