The posting
Job Title: Senior CAD Technician
Reporting to: Head of Design/Principle Design Engineer/Section Lead
Role purpose
The Senior CAD Technician will:
- Be responsible for managing and coordinating the CAD delivery of projects, with a strong understanding of delivering work to agreed quality, cost, and programme requirements.
- Manage and deliver single and/or multi-disciplinary CAD outputs in line with project schedules, budgets, and quality standards.
- Lead and coordinate steelwork detailing design activities, acting as the lead CAD technician on projects of varying size and complexity, appropriate to their experience.
- Produce high-quality steelwork detailing and other industry related CAD designs and drawings, and work closely with Omexom Engineers to develop concepts and calculations into detailed, construction-ready drawings as part of a wider design team.
- Maintain a sound working knowledge of relevant legislation, standards, and client specifications applicable to structural design, ensuring drawings comply with all required requirements.
- Work using their own initiative and provide technical guidance, checking, and mentoring support to CAD technicians, graduate engineers, and trainees as required.
- Deliver appropriate levels of design and detailing across a range of OHL related elements, in accordance with project requirements and direction from the BUGM and their reports. Will contribute to the development and mentoring of junior staff.
Responsibilities & Duties
Including but not limited to the following:
- Produce, manage, and coordinate high-quality CAD designs and drawings in accordance with project specifications, industry standards, and Omexom procedures.
- Act as Lead CAD Technician on allocated projects, coordinating drawing production, revisions, and issue registers to meet programme and delivery milestones.
- Develop set drawings, wire clearance diagrams, layouts, general arrangements, detailed construction and steelwork drawings and other related outputs from engineering concepts and calculations.
- Liaise closely with Engineers and other discipline teams to ensure designs are fully coordinated and technically compliant.
- Ensure all CAD outputs meet quality, cost, and schedule requirements, carrying out self-checks and peer reviews as required.
- Maintain awareness of relevant legislation, standards, and client requirements applicable to Civil and Structural design and ensure compliance within drawings.
- Line manage, support and mentor CAD technicians, graduates, and trainees, providing technical guidance and drawing checks where required.
- Manage CAD standards, layering conventions, drawing templates, and document control processes in line with company procedures.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of CAD processes, workflows, and best practice within the Primary design team.
- Work independently using own initiative while reporting progress, risks, and issues to the BUGM or nominated project leads.
Key interfaces
Relationships with key stakeholders:
- Head of Design
- Design Manager
- Design Engineers (Graduate, Design, Senior, Lead designer, Principal)
- Engineering Manager
- Temporary Works designers and Coordinators.
- Client Representatives
- Project Managers
- Site Manager.
- Estimating and Planning Engineers
- External stakeholders, e.g. client, authorities
Person Specification
Qualifications and experience
The jobholder shall hold a degree, HNC/HND, or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience in a similar role.
Essential:
- Proven experience working as a Senior CAD Technician or CAD Technician within the civil and structural field.
- Extensive experience 5-8 years producing General arrangements and details for structures, foundations and roads.
- High level of proficiency in relevant CAD software (e.g. AutoCAD, REVIT, Tekla or equivalent).
- Experience working to industry standards, client specifications, and internal CAD procedures.
Desirable:
- Degree or higher qualification in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
- Experience working on National Grid, DNO, or other major utility projects.
- Knowledge of BIM environments and model-based design (e.g. BIM 360, Revit, ProjectWise).
- Experience supervising or mentoring junior CAD technicians or trainees.
- Familiarity with CDM Regulations and design assurance processes.
Competencies
Required skills, knowledge, and abilities:
- Working knowledge of the 2015 CDM Regulations, including Designer duties and awareness of Principal Designer requirements.
- Ability to support and discharge Designer responsibilities under CDM, ensuring Designer Risk Assessments are completed and reflected in CAD outputs.
- Promote and follow company CAD, design, and document control procedures.
- Knowledge of current UK technical standards and relevant legislation.
- Understanding of common UK construction materials (e.g. steel, concrete, reinforced concrete, timber) and their design limitations.
- Strong attention to detail, ensuring designs are coordinated, suitable, and constructable.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
- Highly proficient in CAD software such as AutoCAD and Revit.
Values
In line with Omexom’s values, the jobholder must have the following qualities:
Team Spirit & Generosity – able to work effectively within and contribute to the Omexom team to deliver results, provide support and drive performance.
Trust and Empowerment – enjoy managing their responsibilities and time to ensure work is completed efficiently and professionally.
Integrity and Responsibility – enjoy taking responsibility for their duties and managing these effectively to ensure efficient high quality results.
Innovation & Entrepreneurship – continually strive to improve processes and introduce new initiatives to improve efficiency.
