Senior CAD technician

Senior CAD Technician - permanent - Peterborough

Mott MacDonald's highly successful Water and Environment Unit is recruiting a CAD technician to join our Mott MacDonald Bentley team, in Peterborough and help to support our work with Alliance. Alliance is Anglian Water's main delivery vehicle for their AMP5/AMP6 capital programmes of water and wastewater, infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects with a total AMP5/6 programme value of approximately GBP2bn. This role will offer you the chance to work on industry leading projects by offering CAD support to the design teams.

Your responsibilities may include:

* Support project design delivery teams in outperforming the affordability challenge
* Work to the CAD standards and CAD manual, ensuring that a consistent approach is used
* Support project delivery teams with relevant technical knowledge
* Work as part of a project team. Always focus to meet reasonable customer requirements
* Produce high-quality CAD output and ensure that all the CAD outputs are subject to appropriate quality checks prior to submission to the delivery team
* Report issues directly and keep the CAD manager informed on all key CAD matters and successes
* Communicate with project teams to clarify requirements and priorities, make project teams aware of any delivery uncertainties and ensure quality customer service and satisfaction
* Be flexible in approach and prioritise workload in conjunction with project delivery teams
* Support and help to improve the CAD system, develop improvement ideas and drive further efficiencies
* Use approved procedures and initiatives, accepting the changes and challenges set by the Business for project delivery and adopting new approaches as necessary
* Provide support to the business as 3D techniques are increasingly utilised to deliver value and quality
* Maintain currency of knowledge in the CAD industry and inform the Business of latest applicable innovations and ideas

You must be able to demonstrate the following;

* Highly competent in the use of 2D/3D AutoCAD
* Strong relevant wastewater infrastructure experience
* Relevant technical knowledge including: excellence in health and safety in design, constructability/ease of manufacture, latest good practice and latest technology and innovation to improve quality and remove cost / waste
* Able to produce high-quality CAD output and ensure that all the CAD outputs are subject to appropriate quality checks prior to submission to the delivery team
* Able to work on your own initiative, whilst displaying a commitment to contribute to the wider team
* Flexible and able to prioritise workload in conjunction with project delivery teams

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate, and take positive steps to create an inclusive culture.