Senior Overhead Line CAD Technician (Energy)

WSP in the UK & Ireland; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance with hybrid working

Health & wellbeing programs

Flexible working options

Professional development and training

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Senior Overhead Line CAD Technician to upgrade the UK Overhead Line Transmission Network. The role includes producing detailed drawings, coordinating with teams, and mentoring junior staff. Candidates should have experience in overhead line design, proficiency in AutoCAD and Revit, and excellent communication skills. This position offers a hybrid working model, fostering a healthy work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Experience on National Grid Electricity Transmission projects.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and Revit.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Produce detailed engineering drawings for overhead line design.
• Ensure coordination and timely delivery of project deliverables.
• Guide and mentor less experienced team members.

Skills

Experience on National Grid Electricity Transmission projects

Overhead Line CAD outputs for detailed design

Proficiency in AutoCAD

Familiarity with 3D tools like MicroStation

Teamwork and communication skills

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

PLS CADD

Job description

Overview

Senior Overhead Line CAD Technician (Energy) role at WSP in the UK & Ireland.

What you will do

Working at the forefront of engineering innovation, you will contribute to upgrading and future-proofing the UK Overhead Line Transmission Network, ensuring resilience, efficiency, and alignment with the UK’s Net Zero 2050 goals. From early-stage concept development to detailed design, you translate complex engineering requirements into buildable solutions that power communities and industries across the nation.

You’ll collaborate with engineers, project managers, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality CAD outputs that support planning, approvals, and construction. Your work will influence projects modernising the grid, integrating energy sources, and enabling a more sustainable and secure energy future.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Drawing Outputs: Produce and support detailed engineering drawings for overhead line design, including line route and access maps, stage-by-stage, wire clearance diagrams, insulator string drawings, fittings, tower steelwork detailing, foundation design and setting out drawings, etc.
• Coordinate with Teams: Work with GCC CAD and UK teams to ensure seamless coordination and timely delivery of project deliverables.
• Standardise Drawings: Develop and implement standardised drawing practices to ensure consistency and quality across all project deliverables.
• 3D Modelling: Provide 3D modelling for multidisciplinary projects within the OHL portfolio, e.g. importing LiDAR or survey data; suggest methods to optimise model or drawing production.
• Quality Assurance: Create checklists and conduct quality checks for other engineers and designers to maintain high standards.
• Mentorship: Guide and train less experienced team members; lead training for GCC CAD technicians to build and develop the team.
• Client Collaboration: Coordinate design activities across departments; conduct design reviews and meetings with contractors and clients.
• Support proposals: Assist the wider team in preparing pricing, programmes and narratives for project proposals.

What we look for

• Experience on National Grid Electricity Transmission projects or other UK utilities (e.g., SSEN, SPEN).
• Experience in Overhead Line CAD outputs for detailed design, tower design and detailing.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and Revit. Familiarity with 3D tools (MicroStation, PLS CADD) for OHL design is desirable.
• Demonstrated teamwork and communication skills with the ability to mentor others.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

What’s in it for you

• Work-life balance with hybrid working: work from home two days a week and collaborate in UK offices.
• Inclusivity and belonging: diverse, respectful culture with employee resource groups.
• Health & wellbeing: Thrive programme, Virtual GP, reasonable workplace adjustments, Gymflex, and menopause support.
• Flex your time: WSP My Hour for personal activities; part-time and flexible working; additional leave options; bank holiday entitlement handling.
• Your development: training, mentoring, and Chartership support.

#WeAreWSP

We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria; please let us know if you require workplace adjustments.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Professional Services