MEP CAD Technician

MEP CAD Technician

Location:

Billericay, Essex Salary: £40,000 (negotiable for the right candidate) An established and growing consultancy is looking to appoint an experienced MEP CAD Technician to join its expanding Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health team. This is a varied role combining hands-on 2D MEP CAD production with responsibility for developing and improving the company's CAD systems, standards and workflows. You will work closely with mechanical and electrical engineers to produce accurate technical drawings for live projects, whilst also taking ownership of templates, libraries, blocks, drawing standards and quality-control processes.

The role would suit an experienced MEP CAD Technician or CAD Coordinator who enjoys both technical drawing production and improving the way CAD information is managed and delivered. MEP CAD Technician

Salary & Benefits:

£40,000 salary, negotiable for the right candidate Full-time position, 37.5 hours per week Opportunity to take ownership of CAD systems and standards within a growing MEP team Varied project work across mechanical, electrical and public health services Opportunity to develop CAD automation and AI-assisted workflows Exposure to future BIM/Revit development Collaborative working environment alongside experienced MEP engineers and wider consultancy teams Ongoing professional development and training MEP CAD Technician Job Overview:
The successful candidate will be responsible for producing accurate 2D MEP drawings using AutoCAD LT, whilst also helping to develop and maintain the company's CAD standards, templates, libraries, blocks and quality-control processes. You will produce mechanical, electrical and public health drawings, schematics, plant layouts, sections and details from engineer briefs, mark-ups, calculations, survey information and other project records. The role also provides the opportunity to contribute to the development of dynamic blocks, CAD libraries and practical AI and automation workflows designed to improve drawing production and quality.

The role will include:
Producing accurate 2D mechanical, electrical and public health drawings using AutoCAD LT Producing floor plans, plant-room layouts, schematics, elevations, sections, details and builders-work information Working from engineer briefs, mark-ups, calculations, sketches, survey records, photographs and existing drawings Developing and maintaining drawing templates, title blocks, layers, line weights, linetypes, text and dimension styles and standard notes Creating, editing, testing and maintaining static and dynamic AutoCAD blocks Developing blocks using attributes, visibility states, parameters and actions Developing and maintaining controlled CAD libraries for recurring MEP components and details Supporting the development and improvement of CAD standards and drawing-production workflows Reviewing existing CAD content and bringing suitable information into controlled company standards Supporting consistent conventions for equipment references, drawing tags, legends and schedules Coordinating drawing information with architectural, structural, civil and other project information where required Identifying apparent clashes, inconsistencies or missing information and raising these with the responsible engineer Incorporating technical review comments and maintaining clear revision histories Preparing drawing files and PDFs for controlled issue Carrying out drawing quality checks covering layers, blocks, tags, legends, references, revisions and presentation Supporting the development of automated checks to identify drawing and document issues Exploring practical applications of AI, automation and emerging digital tools within CAD and project delivery…