Senior CAD Technician – Power & Utilities Infrastructure

United Infrastructure Ltd; Horsham; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

25 days annual leave

Career development pathway

Company pension

Job summary

United Infrastructure is seeking experienced CAD Technicians to join the UIPTD T&D engineering team. You will produce and manage engineering drawings for 33-400kV OHL and UGC schemes for clients including SSE, SPEN, NGED and National Grid.

You will work closely with design engineers, attend design team meetings, and support with GIS data and client-facing materials, ensuring high-quality, client-standard deliverables throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of CAD experience in an engineering environment, with T&D or power infra drawing background.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering calculations and survey data.
• Experience with formal document control systems and drawing management.

Responsibilities

• Produce engineering drawings to client and UIPTD standards, including route maps, profile drawings and WCDs.
• Manage drawing registers, file naming, numbering, and document control in project systems.
• Coordinate drawing issues and revisions with engineers and clients.
• Assist with GIS data preparation and route corridor mapping using ArcGIS or equivalent.
• Ensure outputs comply with client CAD standards and internal guidelines.

Skills

CAD proficiency

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Reading engineering drawings

Communication skills

Education

HNC/HND or degree in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Civil3D

ArcGIS

QGIS

Job description

United Infrastructure is seeking experienced CAD Technicians to join the UIPTD T&D engineering team. You will produce and manage engineering drawings for 33-400kV OHL and UGC schemes for clients including SSE, SPEN, NGED and National Grid.

You will work closely with design engineers, attend design team meetings, and support with GIS data and client-facing materials, ensuring high-quality, client-standard deliverables throughout the project lifecycle.