Cad Technician

Requirement for an Electrical CAD Technician/Designer to support a team of electrical design engineers delivering high value protection and control schemes, and layout drawings for electricity distribution projects, based in Colchester.

• Produce high quality drawings in AutoCAD – 2D drafting of wiring diagrams, block diagrams, layout drawings, cable layout drawings.
• 3D modelling in AutoCAD 3D or Revit.
• Accept engineering input from other members of the team.
• Follow best practice, and any relevant company procedures.
• Complete work to agreed time‑scales and with minimal supervision.
• Provide guidance related to CAD modelling to other members of the team.
• As required, support hardware and system issues.

• Experience producing electrical design drawings for substation installations at 11 kV, 33 kV or 132 kV (66 kV).
• Understanding of the electrical aspects of power supplies, substations or cabling projects.
• Project Wise drawing management.
• Knowledge of management of drawings in line with National Grid TP135 – Management of Drawings (capable of reading, understanding, and following the document).

• Distribution Network Operator (DNO) requirements and working environment.
• DNO/IDNO/ICP and other customer standard requirements.
• Electrical and Safety clearances.
• Electricity Network Regulations.
• Health, Safety and Environment (HS&E) requirements in the electricity industry.

• Confident, motivated and dynamic.
• Versatility – able to turn your hand to a wide range of proposals.
• Good verbal and paper communication skills.
• Working well under deadline pressure.
• Self‑assessment/critique.
• Self‑sufficient.

At a minimum, possess an ONC/HNC/HND or equivalent.