CAD Operator (Property Team

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• Producing accurate red line plans, design guidelines and studies in AutoCAD
• Maintaining and regularly updating space management plans and data for all Selfridges sites.
• Providing CAD and planning support for feasibility and strategic projects.

• Liaise and conduct floor walks with retail managers and store operations at all stores to regularly update and produce accurate space allocation plans and spreadsheet floor reports using CADCAFM software.
• Publish space allocation information to the business through maintenance of the appropriate Sharepoint locations.
• Produce accurate and coordinated design guideline packages with plans, elevations and other details, to issue to brands.
• Maintain and update CAD plans for all Selfridges sites by conducting site surveys on the shop floor and using as-built drawing information received from brands.
• Produce feasibility plans for strategic projects, highlighting retail potential, M&E information, and retail versus stockroom square meterage.
• Produce planning layouts for strategic projects, focusing on fixture layouts for potential brand mats.
• Efficiently and accurately produce red line plans.
• Host a weekly meeting with the project management team to update plans indicating timings for projects and to issue the plans to the wider business.
• Maintain CAD standards and templates, and quality assured drawing production.
• Support the design team and wider business by producing 3D models and visuals that communicate ideas and aid decision making.
• Support the retail planning process with plans, studies, diagrams, photos when retail briefs are being updated to ensure the business and external partners clearly understand the requirements.
• Respond to general CAD queries, to agreed SLA and communicating expected delivery time.

• Expertise in AutoCAD is essential. Any CAFMCAD software experience would be beneficial.
• Ensure the production of high-quality, accurate and coordinated CAD information.
• Proficient in Photoshop, InDesign, Sketchup, Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat with excellent formatting skills for presentations.
• IT literate with good Excel knowledge. Familiarity with SharePoint and  is beneficial.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Able to regularly walk the floors of all stores to record space information and to conduct site surveys.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to communicate with people at different levels and from different parts of the business. Good relationship management.
• Excellent time management and workload management with the ability to prioritize multiple competing tasks and deadlines is essential
• Excellent record keeping and file management and understands the importance of effective filing.