CAD Technician / Draughtsperson

Job Title: CAD Technician / Draughtsperson

Location: Geneva 2, Lake View Drive, Nottinghamshire, NG15

Salary: £25k to £30k (dependant on experience)

Job Type: Full time / permanent

Why join us?

We invest in our employees heavily, giving you time to learn and develop into a skilled CAD professional or Engineer. Our working spaces are ones you'll love. Bright, vibrant, modern and a little quirky too...there's not many places you get to collaborate with colleagues over a quick game of darts whilst the coffee is brewing.

Our salaries are competitive and as you progress, so do they. Plus, we offer so many other perks and benefits from paid for works nights out, to theme park trips, paid time off for your mental well-being, flexible working hours, free car parking, company social events, enhanced holiday allowance...oh and the day off for your birthday....there's so much more too we want to tell you about, we just can't fit it all in.

We understand the value of a diverse workforce too. It's the wide range of employee backgrounds and personalities that make us such an innovative team. We all have different experiences to draw upon and bring ideas to the table, that's one of the many things that makes us special.

What we do:

Groundline is a global design consultancy providing design and CAD services to contractors and electrical infrastructure operators. These designs allow our customers to build, improve and maintain the overhead electrical network throughout the UK and overseas. Groundline design foundations, towers and overhead conductor infrastructure to keep the lights on around the country, while ensuring we deliver these solutions in a safe and sustainable way, focusing on Net Zero and Innovation.

What we are looking for:

Groundline, are looking for a CAD Technician to join our global, industry leading team of engineers. The role requires you to deliver overhead line draughting outputs, including the production of 2D and 3D drawings and models, schedules and lists for the purposes of providing safe, clear and technically compliant visual instructions to site operatives and procurement for purchasing and installation. Someone who enjoys working with technical detail and has an engineering background, or education.

Whilst preference will be given to those that have worked within our industry, or closely related ones, we will consider applicants from outside the sector looking to enter.

Some of the activities that you can expect to be involved with are:

Using industry standard software to produce, develop and check 2D and 3D drawings and models, based upon the output required. Drawings include (but are not limited to) set drawings, steelwork detailing and wire clearance diagrams.

Delivering detailed and accurate technical documentation with consideration of areas such as electrical clearances, geology, structural modifications and upgrades, maintenance, construction and temporary works in the production of the technical drawings.

Producing and checking CAD outputs in line with statutory, CDM, industry specific standards and best practice guidance documentation.

Reviewing and utilising (where appropriate) technical notes and original drawings considering CDM and the customers technical knowledge.

Making amendments to technical drawings and documentation in line with feedback from reviewers.

Qualifications

• Engineering HNC/HND or equivalent (Desirable)

Knowledge

• CAD 2D and 3D Principals (Essential)


• Experience of working within an Engineering Design Consultancy (Desirable)


• Production of CAD drawings for the power, energy, or related industry (Desirable)


• Project team member experience of delivering successful outputs to intricate time bound, budgetary parameters (Desirable)


• Autonomous working to deadlines, raising concerns and challenges in a timely and appropriate manner.(Desirable)

If you’re interested in the role and would like to put yourself forward please hit APPLY

Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; CAD Technician, CAD, CAD Estimator, CAD Security, CAD, Computer Aided Design, Computer Aided Design, AutoCAD, 2D CAD, CAD Operator, CAD Designer, CAD Design, Draughtsperson may also be considered for this role.