Senior CAD Technician - Brighton

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Brighton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a progressive engineering consultancy as a Senior CAD Technician in Brighton, where you will be part of a dynamic Digital Design team. This role offers a unique opportunity to work on technically complex projects within the water sector, utilizing advanced CAD software like Civil 3D and Revit. You will play a crucial role in mentoring junior staff and collaborating with a diverse team of professionals. The company, recognized as a 'Best Place to Work', provides a supportive environment for professional growth, allowing you to balance in-office and home-working. If you are passionate about innovation and client service, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Experience as a CAD Technician or similar role, ideally in water or energy sectors.
• Ability to mentor junior colleagues in CAD and BIM software.

Responsibilities

• Prepare project drawings and BIM models per local CAD standards.
• Collaborate with engineers and technicians across multiple disciplines.

Skills

CAD Software

BIM

Civil 3D

Revit

Data Management Systems

Education

Degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

BIM360

ProjectWise

Job description

Are you a CAD Technician or Digital Designer who is looking for a new challenge? Interested in working with a progressive and growing engineering consultancy who were winners of ‘Best Place to Work’ and ‘International Consulting Firm of the Year’ at the recent New Civil Engineers (NCE) Awards in 2024? Then come join us at Stantec!

We have an opportunity for a Senior CAD Technician to join our team - specialising in major projects across the water sector. This role is based from our Brighton office with hybrid working allowing for a mix of in-office and home-working.

As a Senior CAD Technician, you will work as part of our well-respected Digital Design team – working alongside highly skilled technicians and engineers to deliver some of the most technically complex and exciting projects across the Water sector. You will be working with a variety of 2D and 3D software – including Civil 3D and Revit – and will offer mentoring and training to more junior colleagues on how to most effectively use CAD software.

You will report into a Regional Discipline Lead who will be on hand to offer technical guidance and to support you in further developing your career. 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.

Duties will include:

• Preparing project drawings and BIM models, understanding, interpreting, and implementing local client CAD standards and BIM data requirements.
• Collaborating with engineers, consultants and technicians from multiple disciplines.
• Managing personal workload plans, establishing, and maintaining delivery deadlines.
• Working within the Common Data Environments.

About you

You will have prior experience working as a CAD Technician, Senior CAD Technician, or similar digital delivery role - ideally with experience of working within the water or energy sectors. In addition you will be able to demonstrate that you have:

• Experience of working to develop design deliverables in collaboration with multi-discipline design team members.
• Worked in a Common Data Environment using Data Management Systems such as BIM360 and ProjectWise.
• Used 3D software such as Civil 3D or Revit.
• The ability to organise your workload across multiple projects.
• Willingness to mentor less experienced colleagues when it comes to BIM and any new software developments.

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.