7 CAD Technician – Temporary Works Support roles in Derby

What you'll be doing

As a CAD Technician you will:

• Liaise with the Temporary Works design team and Operations teams to produce a variety of drawings for the delivery of engineering projects such as highways, structures (i.e. bridges), buildings and site plans.


• Work on your own & as part of a team, be willing and able to share technical ability, knowledge to other members of the team whilst being keen to learn new skill sets


• Utilise Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) software to prepare drawings in 2D and 3D


• Incorporate engineering design changes into drawings


• Prepare layout drawings of given structure using AutoCAD software


• To be flexible to ensure that deliverable timescales are met, and complete site visits as and when required to support your work


• Drive a Safety by Design approach at all times.


• Actively supports the Balfour Beatty values of Integrity, Teamwork, Excellence and Respect


• Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Har

Who we're looking for

This role requires an individual with the following qualifications, knowledge, experience and personal qualities:

• HNC/HND (or equivalent) Computer Aided Draft & Design


• Demonstrates a working knowledge of Autodesk AutoCAD.


• Other preferrable skills include:
  
  
  
  • Working under a BIM environment (i.e. BIM and knowledge of ISO 19650)
  
  
  • User capability of Autodesk Civil 3D and Revit
  
  
  • Experience with co-ordination software (i.e. Navisworks)
  
  
  
  


• Ideally has some experience of site based activities and a knowledge of construction activities and temporary works


• Able to establish good working relationships with both work colleagues and project operation teams


• Full support will be available from Balfour Beatty if the candidate would like to work towards professional accreditation with the Institution of civil engineers (ICE), for example Eng TECH MICE


• Hold a full UK driving licence

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.

This is your chance to join a growing business with the opportunities to develop and further your career in a multi disciplined specialist environment that will challenge you on a daily basis.

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…

About us

Our skilled and dedicated teams deliver a range of proactive and reactive services which support a reliable and safe supply of power flowing to millions of homes and businesses around the world. Our contracts range from 50,000 schemes to 100 million plus major projects.

Balfour Beattys Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions. With experience and expertise across the full spectrum of the electricity grid our teams have capability across overhead lines, cable tunnels, distribution networks and substations. From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support clients in the development of some of the worlds most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

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 Women into Construction. 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/