CAD​/Data Technician

We’re making a difference:
Together, we can ensure that there is enough water for everyone, now and in the future.

Portsmouth Water is seeking a skilled CAD/Data Technician to play a key role in maintaining and enhancing our technical drawing library. In this position, you’ll use AutoCAD to digitise assets and produce high-quality GA drawings, schematics, detailed site plans, and associated data sets, ensuring our records remain accurate, up-to-date, and ready to support operational and engineering needs.

• Following complex instructions and diagrams to create or modify drawings.
• Taking verbal direction and implementing into sketches and calculation to produce the final work.
• Produce plans, elevations, technical details and building layouts.
• Coordinating filing, storage and retrieval of drawings.
• Drawing maps, diagrams or plan for construction projects and structures.
• Planning and drawing details of supply management systems.
• Being able to define problems and finding solutions for them.
• Visiting sites to survey the location of new and renewed water mains and produce as-laid drawings from the surveys.
• Work with Engineers, building services and other contractors in producing plans and drawings.
• Knowledge in using different software packages to convey instructions about materials, technical specifications, assembly procedures, measurements and site requirements.
• Accuracy is important for CAD operators, as you need to take lots of complicated and technical information and interpret it into a drawing, with supervision.
• Preparation of drawings for renewals schemes and other electronic drawings to include updates of CAD Network skeletons to support operational processes and procedures.
• Data analysis of assets - working with data owners and operational teams to ensure data accuracy and completeness.
• Assist with the clarification, validation and reconciliation of asset data.
• Identify and correct data anomalies, gaps, and inconsistencies in asset records.

• Adaptable with good attention to detail.
• Accountable for own actions with a willingness to collaborate with others, whilst developing and sharing knowledge, ideas, and best practice with others.
• Empathetic, Self-Aware, and Comfortable with constructively challenging areas that could be improved.
• Passionate about providing an excellent service, to our customer, colleagues and across the Water Industry.
• A minimum of 5 GCSE’s, including Maths and English.
• Level 3 apprenticeship or equivalent qualification or demonstrable equivalent comparable experience.
• MS Office, specifically Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD.
• Ability to quickly learn new software applications.
• To be flexible, decisive, able to recommend changes and adaptable to change.
• Excellent communication, verbal, including presentation skills, written and numerate skills.
• Accuracy and excellent attention to detail, with the ability to prioritise and organise workloads to meet deadlines.

We recognise people want to work in a variety of different ways, and that’s why we’re happy to consider flexible working arrangements. Please feel free to talk to us at interview about the flexibility you may be looking for.

Please note, we may close this advert early if we receive a high volume of applications — so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid missing out.

We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and we actively encourage applications from all sections of society.

Please be aware, the Company has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

Due to the high volume of applications we may receive, we’re unable to respond to every applicant individually. If your application is of interest, we’ll usually be in touch within 4 weeks of receiving it.

At Portsmouth Water, we believe in rewarding our people. Here’s just a taste of what’s waiting for you when you join the team:

Enjoy 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays, giving you plenty of time to relax, recharge, and explore.