Senior OHL Technician

Derby, England, United Kingdom

12/20/2024

About the role

Balfour Beatty is currently recruiting a Senior OHL CAD Technician to join the Power T&D team based in Derby.

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

Role Purpose -

Liaise with the Technicians Team Leader/ Principal CAD Technician to complete allocated projects in accordance
with programme, quality requirements and cost.

What you'll be doing

Key Accountabilities:
• Scoping and delivering projects to an agreed time scale.

Key Responsibilities:
• Control of and reporting on all work allocated by the Technicians Team Leader/Principal Technician,
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
• 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
• Direct participation in the work associated with enquiries and contracts and responsibilities for the maintenance of technical excellence
• Arrange preparation of drawings and documents for a project within defined area of responsibility.
• Prepare contract start up information if so directed or supplement the existing material if inadequate
• Liaise with the designer and/or technician to obtain the most suitable interpretation of design requirements
• Arrange the checking of all drawings, material lists, calculations and other documents with area of responsibility to ensure that standards are maintained. Ensure that all drawings and documents have signatures present as specified in the procedure
• A drawing office specification and that a record is kept of any changes since the commencement of work
• Participate in development of all software packages, and  introduction of new facilities and their use by other members of the CAD Team
• Understand, maintain and apply Divisional QA policy and procedures in line with the requirements of ISO9001:2000 and  ensure that corrective and preventive action in respect of products, services and the quality system are effective
• Participate in the review and improvement of engineering drawing team process maps and documents.

Interacts with:
• PT&D Designers and CAD Technicians
• PT&D Project Teams
• PT&D Procurement
 

Who we're looking for

Skills Required:

Significant working experience in either overhead line work (profiles, wire clearance diagrams) / checking drawings, project managing contracts.
Knowledge or working understanding of the following design activities / software packages:

• Must be proficient in MicroStation latest versions
• Wire Clearance Diagrams
• Insulator Set Drawings (components to BS 3288)
• Composite Route Mapping using GIS
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• 3D modelling of components
• Phasing Diagrams
• Construction stage by stages
• Scaffold clearance checks

Desirable:

• Preparation of material schedules.
• Experience in substation/power generation.
• Experience using Navisworks software.
• AutoCad latest versions
• Foundations/Bar Bending Schedules – Revit
• Diagonal Setting Level Diagrams
• Stringing Information and Material Summary
• Profiling using PLSCADD
• Profiling tower lines using Optimal TowerCAD
• Profiling pole lines using Optimal PoleCAD
• Tower Line Schedules
• Pole Line Schedules

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/

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