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Our client is currently looking to recruit a CAD Technician to be based in their Leeds office. They will join a growing multi-disciplinary design team who are focussed on doing temporary and permanent engineering design, delivering as part of AMP8 Yorkshire Water Frameworks. They are looking for candidates with at least 3 years experience within the construction or civil engineering industries. 

Their day-to-day responsibilities will include: 

-    Developing 2D and 3D drawings and models of projects. Typically these may include: 

o    Site layouts and GA drawings of structures. 

o    Reinforced concrete buildings

o    Pumping stations

o    Pipelines, valves, mechanical components

o    Cabling / pipework / containment

o    Temporary works structures (including shutters and formwork).

o    Steel structures.

o    P&ID’s

o    Electrical SLD’s and block diagrams.

-    Co-ordinating with the CAD Team and designers to create and review drawings / models. 

-    Co-ordinating with site delivery teams to get input on constructability and preferred methods of construction.

-    Input into various reviews of designs, such as HAZOPS, ALMs, Stage Gate reviews. 

They are looking for candidates who: 

-    Have experience of using AUTOCAD for 2D (Essential) and 3D modelling.

-    Ideally have experience of 3D modelling (Revit) for Civil / construction projects.

-    Have experience of working with rules set out in BS19560.

-    Have experience working with BIM360 and /or any other cloud file hosting environments

-    Be proficient at the use of Microsoft Office software, such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc. 

-    Be a clear communicator, able to articulate their ideas clearly, and receive feedback.

The successful candidate will also: 

-    Have good written and verbal communication skills, so that they can explain their work to different groups of people such as clients, operatives on site, and project management teams. 

-    Be self-motivated and driven.

-    Have a good attention to detail and be thorough with their work. 

-    Be well organised and capable of multi-tasking (working on different projects at the same time). 

For successful candidates we’re offering the following package: 

-    Base Location: Our newly acquired Yorkshire office: Astley Way, Swillington, Leeds, LS26 8XT.

-    Salary – competitive depending on experience.

-    Start date: Flexible depending on candidate notice period.

-    Hours: Your working week will be Monday to Friday and working hours are as determined by work location. Your normal working week will be 45 hours, including 1 hour of rest breaks each day. However you are expected to be co-operative in working outside these hours if necessary.

-    Pension: Employee 5%, company matched 3%. 

-    Annual leave: 27 days (excluding bank holidays) per year. 

Noting that 7 days leave is required to be retained for the 2 week construction industry Christmas holiday

-    Note that Hybrid working is not promised or offered from the outset of the job to facilitate for integration into the team. Any future hybrid working will need to be agreed with the successful candidate’s line-manager. 

They are able to sponsor work visas for the right candidate, however payment for the visa etc. will not be provided by the company