Senior CAD Technician - Water Sector

TN United Kingdom; Southampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a progressive engineering consultancy as a Senior CAD Technician, specializing in the water sector. This role offers the chance to work on major projects, collaborating with skilled professionals while utilizing advanced CAD software such as Civil 3D and Revit. You'll mentor junior team members and contribute to innovative solutions that tackle complex engineering challenges. With a hybrid working model, you can balance your time between home and the office, all within a supportive environment that fosters professional growth. If you're passionate about delivering high-quality designs and eager to make an impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a CAD Technician or in a similar role.
• Proficient in 2D and 3D BIM delivery using industry-standard tools.

Responsibilities

• Prepare project drawings and BIM models according to client standards.
• Collaborate with engineers and technicians across disciplines.

Skills

CAD Software Proficiency

BIM Delivery

Collaboration Skills

Project Management

Mentoring Skills

Education

Relevant CAD Technician Experience

Experience in Water or Energy Sectors

Tools

Civil 3D

Revit

BIM360

ProjectWise

Job description

Senior CAD Technician - Water Sector, Southampton

Client:

Location: Southampton, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 066567cc704c

Job Views: 7

Posted: 24.04.2025

Expiry Date: 08.06.2025

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 can be based from either our Brighton, Southampton, High Wycombe or Reading offices 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:

1. Preparing project drawings and BIM models, understanding, interpreting, and implementing local client CAD standards and BIM data requirements.
2. Collaborating with engineers, consultants and technicians from multiple disciplines.
3. Managing personal workload plans, establishing, and maintaining delivery deadlines.
4. 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 - with experience of working within the water or energy sectors. In addition you will be able to demonstrate that you have:

1. Experience of working to develop design deliverables in collaboration with multi-discipline design team members.
2. Worked in a Common Data Environment using Data Management Systems such as BIM360 and ProjectWise.
3. Familiarity and understanding of information delivery in accordance with ISO 19650.
4. Highly developed skills in 2D and 3D BIM delivery using industry standard tools from Autodesk and Bentley.
5. The ability to organise your workload across multiple projects.
6. 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.

About Stantec

The Stantec community unites more than 31,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities.

Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.

Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world-class talent is a crucial key to our success. If you are excited by this role but worry that your experience doesn’t exactly align, we encourage you to apply.

At Stantec we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process then please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.