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Balfour Beatty is currently recruiting a Principal CAD Technician - Civils Foundation, to join the Power T&D team based in Derby.
Role purpose:
To work with project team, designers and technicians through the design phase to deliver the safe and suitable
scope of works in line with the project objectives. Produce drawing output for both initial and detail design phases
and support the design of Overhead Line and Substation Foundation works.
We are open to both full time and part time candidates (including job share), and offer a flexible working policy.
What you'll be doing
To produce drawings based upon the civil designs required on PT&D projects.
Ensure the timely and quality delivery of drawings to a high technical level which are compliant with the required
Client and national technical standards (BS/Eurocodes/ENA).
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive a Safety by Design approach at all times.
- Control of and reporting on all work allocated by the Technicians Team Leader, including the control of the programme and the day-to-day management of the Team members.
- Organise, supervise and monitor the progress of allocated projects.
- Arrange preparation of all necessary drawings and documents for a project within defined area of responsibility.
- Ensure that all members of the drawing project team are aware of what is required of them and that the information provided to them is correct and up to date.
- Work closely with other elements of the design team to ensure effective collaboration on multi-disciplinary projects.
- Understand, maintain and apply Divisional QA policy and procedures in line with the requirements ofISO9 001:2000 and to ensure that corrective and preventive action in respect of products, services and the quality systems are effective.
- Produce Drawings and Material Schedules to the required standard first time and within time scales set.
- Assist in the checking of Documents produced by other members of the team.
- To actively develop working methods to improve the quality and quantity of the output.
- Liaise as necessary with the designer and operations personnel to determine the most suitable and practical interpretation of design requirements.
- To comply with project and function specific standards and practices.
- To assist in the estimation of timescales for a specific task.
- To assist in the training of junior members of staff and direct contract/agency personnel & technicians with their duties.
- Participate in the development of all software packages, and in particular, the introduction of new facilities and their use by other members of the CAD Team.
Who we're looking for
- Proven experience of the drawing of civil engineering Foundation works.
- Proven experience with Revit 3D
- AutoCAD experience
- IT Literate (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel)
- Good understanding of BIM principals (PAS1192 and ISO16950)
- Desire to operate in a principal technician role and develop skillset to support designers.
- Experience of supervising a small team of CAD Technicians.
- Civils 3D software experience
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.
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.
About us
Balfour Beatty’s 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 world’s 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/
Job Reference: BBUK07586
