CAD Technician - Structures

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We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent CAD Technician to join our Amey Consulting Structures team in Scotland. We have design hubs in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Motherwell, Perth, and Aberdeen together with additional office space in Dumfries, Ayr, Dundee, Nairn and Huntly.

Our Amey Consulting Scotland Team are involved in designing some of the largest civil engineering and associated infrastructure projects across Scotland with cumulative values in excess of £1bn.

Amey manages both the Southwest and Northeast Trunk Road Network Management contracts, with the Southwest being awarded in 2020 and the Northeast in 2022. These are 8-year contracts, extendable up to 12 years. In addition to these long-term contracts, we also have a diverse portfolio of major roads, bridges and transportation and civil design projects with Transport Scotland, Local Authorities, and established contractors across the country.

These long-term contracts provide excellent opportunities for technical, engineering, and professional design staff at all stages of their careers to be involved in some of the most exciting and challenging engineering projects associated with Scotland’s arterial road network.

As a Technician, you will play an important part in the design of sustainable bridges and civil engineering structures. You will be part of a dedicated design engineering team taking schemes from inception through design to construction and maintenance.

The standard hours of work are 40 hours per week.

Work-life balance and flexibility are key for our success. We empower our people to make choices that are right for them, with hybrid, part-time and flexible work patterns. And with a network of offices across Scotland, we’re open to discussing working options that suit you.

You will be responsible for:

• Producing accurate, high-quality models, drawings & schedules for bridges and civil structures
• Supporting the team to develop practical, sustainable design solutions
• Compliance with BIM standards
• Contributing to the improvement of company CAD and BIM procedures
• Performing the role of CAD Manager when required
• Mentoring and developing junior members of the team. .

What makes this role unique?

That you will work in a diverse team across a diverse portfolio of projects. You’ll be empowered to challenge yourself, as well as your colleagues. You’ll have the opportunity to thrive, and we’ll help you shape your career whether through further qualification, learning new skills or whatever else you need to achieve you ambitions.

We want to hear from you if you have:

• HNC / HND, or equivalent in a relevant discipline
• Demonstrable experience as a CAD technician on structures projects
• Strong team working skills
• Ability to work under minimal supervision
• Client-focused approach to service delivery
• Experience in the road and / or water sectors 3D modelling experience with software such as Revit, Infraworks or Civils 3D
• Knowledge of document management systems such as Projectwise

What we can offer you:

When you join us, we can offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life’s ups and downs. It’s the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers and we have a competitive reward and benefits program

• Career Development - Exceptional development and progression plan
• Pension – Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to
• Choices - Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership
• Save with Amey - Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in. It includes healthcare, free GP service, dental vouchers
• Social Value - You’ll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives

We embrace difference and support individuals to work in ways that work best for them.

We are committed to working sustainably and by working in partnership with the communities we serve, so…