CAD Technician

Newcastle, England, United Kingdom

12/20/2024

About the role

Balfour Beatty is currently recruiting a Electrical CAD Technician to join the Power T&D team. in Newcastle.

The main function of the role is to carry out HV plant layout designs for electrical substation projects up to a voltage of 400kV. 

You will need to have experience in AutoCAD 2D / Revit and Working on BIM360 environment.

We are open to both full time and part time candidates (including job share) and offer a flexible working

What you'll be doing

Key accountabilities:

• Develop the HV substation design deliverables e.g. single line diagram, layout/Elevation drawings, MEWP access layouts, earthing layout design etc in AutoCAD 2D and BIM model.
• Develop the design to the Customer specification requirements, ensuring compliance with relevant National / International Standards and legislation.
• Produce the design work with due regard to Health & Safety Procedures and the Company’s obligations in compliance with current CDM regulations. Any perceived risks and mitigation measures should be advised to Project Manager for effective action.

Key Responsibilities:

• To deliver to the design department the satisfactory production of single line diagram, layout/Elevation drawings, MEWP access layouts, earthing layout design etc in AutoCAD 2D and BIM model.
• Very good working knowledge of AUTOCAD 2D, Revit and BIM models.
• Identify all relevant standards and Customer requirements, ensuring compliance with relevant National / SSE/International Standards and legislation, and contract specification.
• Design work to be undertaken with due regard to Health, Safety & Environmental Procedures and production of Designer Risk Assessments, as necessary, to fulfil the Company’s obligations in compliance with current CDM regulations.
• Understand the requirements of contract documents and liaise with Senior/ Principal Design engineers as necessary to agree design requirements.
• Be part of a team to deliver project specific drawings at a high standard and accuracy in accordance to client specification and BIM requirements & across all departments.
• Must be proactive with ability to work on your own initiative and 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.
• Receive “As Installed” site markup drawings and documentation and ensure accurate final records are prepared and submitted to client in line with the requirements of the contract specification.

Highlight any design issues to the Principal /Lead Engineer proposing any possible solution for review

Who we're looking for

Education:        

• Minimum HNC in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.

Experience:

• 2 years’ experience in substation layout design.
• AutoCAD 2D / Revit Experience is mandatory.
• Working on BIM360 environment.
• Microsoft Office Packages.

Personal skills:

• Articulate and persuasive
• Result oriented
• Adaptable and able to respond to change.
• Self starter capable of meeting tight deadlines
• Highly organised

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/