Senior Civil 3D Technician

Balfour Beatty plc; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

Remote 40% where allowed

25 days annual leave

Pension

Share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Recognition schemes

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking a Senior Civil 3D Technician to provide modelling and drafting support for temporary works on major infrastructure projects. You will develop accurate Civil 3D models, 2D drawings and 3D visualisations, ensuring compliance with standards and safety requirements.

Location: Maxim Office Park, Eurocentral. The role offers flexible Smart working options up to 40% remote, generous leave, pension and career development through the Balfour Beatty Academy.

Qualifications

• Advanced proficiency in Autodesk Civil 3D and modelling workflows.
• Experience producing detailed design models, drawings and visualisations.
• Strong attention to detail with organised design outputs.
• Excellent communication for multidisciplinary teams.
• A proactive approach to buildable solutions and safety.
• Ability to manage priorities across projects.
• Commitment to safety and temporary works design.

Responsibilities

• Develop Civil 3D models for temporary works including alignments, profiles and corridors.
• Produce high-quality 2D drawings and 3D visualisations.
• Ensure road layouts comply with standards including DMRB.
• Coordinate with engineers to ensure buildable, safe designs.
• Identify design risks and support CAD/BIM process improvements.
• Support tender activities and work-winning with technical input.
• Promote Safety by Design and Zero Harm culture.

Skills

Autodesk Civil 3D

Modelling workflows

Detail-oriented

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Multi-project management

Safety culture

Tools

InfraWorks

Navisworks

Revit

Job description

About the role

Job Title: Senior Civil 3D Technician

Location: Maxim Office Park, Eurocentral

Company: Balfour Beatty

About the Role: Balfour Beatty is looking for a talented and experienced Senior Civil 3D Technician to join our UK Construction Services Regional Scotland team. In this role, you will provide modelling and drafting support for the design and delivery of temporary works solutions on a wide range of civil engineering and construction projects.

Working closely with temporary works engineers, coordinators and operational teams, you will use Autodesk Civil 3D to develop accurate, safe and compliant designs that support the successful delivery of major infrastructure projects. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong technical expertise and a passion for innovative engineering solutions to contribute to some of the UK's most exciting construction projects.

What you'll be doing

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop Civil 3D models for temporary works, including:
• Alignments, profiles and corridors
• Excavation layouts using gradings
• Working platform layouts
• Surface creation
• Volume analysis
• Produce high-quality 2D drawings and 3D visualisations.
• Ensure temporary road layouts comply with relevant standards, including DMRB.
• Coordinate with engineers and project teams to ensure designs are buildable, safe and accurate.
• Identify and help mitigate design risks throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support continuous improvement of CAD standards, BIM processes and design workflows.
• Provide technical support to work-winning and tender activities.
• Exercise designer obligations under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations.
• Promote a strong "Safety by Design" culture.
• Maintain a relentless focus on Zero Harm.

Who we're looking for

We're seeking a technically skilled and collaborative individual who can bring expertise and innovation to our temporary works design team.

Essential:

• Advanced proficiency in Autodesk Civil 3D and a strong understanding of modelling workflows.
• Experience producing detailed design models, drawings and visualisations within a civil engineering or construction environment.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to deliver accurate and organised design outputs.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and developing practical, buildable solutions.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities across a range of projects.
• A strong commitment to safety and the principles of temporary works design.

Desirable:

• Experience with InfraWorks, Navisworks and Revit.
• Knowledge of BIM processes and digital engineering best practice.
• Familiarity with infrastructure projects involving roads, rail or major civil engineering works.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

Professional and personal development

The size and scale of Balfour Beatty coupled with our strong pipeline of work provides incredible opportunities, regardless of what stage you are at in your career.

We encourage and empower our employees to take control of their career and explore which part of the business they want to work in and what role is right for them. We actively encourage our managers and employees to have open communication throughout the year about wellbeing, development and career opportunities.

We're proud of the Balfour Beatty Academy. Whether it’s sharpening your technical expertise, improving your personal skills or seeking support to become professionally qualified, our 70:20:10* approach to development means we have a learning approach that suits everyone.

*70% learning on the job, 20% learning from those around you, and 10% formal training courses and learning events.

About us

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Further information on Disability Confident can be found at https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/