CAD Technician

We're looking for a CAD Technician to join our MEICA Design team based in Salford. Kier Design are a top-25 engineering consultancy, delivering a wide range of services across all sectors of the built environment, providing construction-focused, innovative and sustainable solutions. We have preferential access to Kier's 11bn+ project pipeline, including mega projects like High Speed 2 and Hinkley Point C, frameworks with national and local government and other public bodies, and a range of other interesting projects in every sector of the built environment.

We believe in building teams around our people, rather than squeezing people into our teams, we want to help you carve out a role in which you'll grow and thrive for many years to come. Offering market-leading development opportunities, supporting our graduates through the early stages of their careers, enabling our people to become professionally qualified, providing management training and qualifications, and supporting ongoing technical development throughout our people's careers. Actively promoting, so you can keep pushing and stretching yourself.

Location: Salford

Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us

What will you be responsible for?

As CAD Technician, you'll be working within the MEICA team, producing accurate, high-quality 2D and 3D CAD drawings and models (using REVIT, Civils 3D and Navisworks) for MEICA elements of water and wastewater projects.

Your day to day will include:

• Interpreting instructions from Design Engineers and Engineering Technicians regarding technical production of drawings, preparing, modifying and updating MEICA layout drawings, GA's, schematics, cable routing, equipment arrangement, and installation details
• Translating standard and proprietary manufacturer's equipment details into 3D models and producing working drawings, including P&I diagrams, pipework layouts, plant & equipment layout, cable routing, access ways etc.
• Producing civil interface drawings, including penetrations, bases, plinths, duct routes, chambers, access requirements, and spatial coordination
• Liaising with Civil, Structural, Process, and Electrical Engineers ensuring all designs are aligning and integrating correctly, supporting the compilation of design deliverables such as P&IDs, instrument schedules, valve schedules and design packs
• Certifying drawing are complying with the relevant quality and British standards, ensuring the dimensional accuracy and compliance with available drawings and specifications of information issued
• Working with supply chain partners in incorporating vendor information into models and drawings

What are we looking for?

This role of Major Projects Senior Mechanical Engineer is great for you if:

• ONC / HNC in mechanical or process engineering.
• Working knowledge of Revit, Navisworks, ACC, or similar digital design tools
• Understanding of UK water company frameworks (e.g., AMP programmes) and standards WIMES

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

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