P&C CAD Technician
Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, SY7, England, UK
Listed on 2025-12-30
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Engineering
Engineering Design & Technologists, Electrical Engineering
P&C CAD Technician – Balfour Beatty plc
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AboutThe Role
To work with the project team, designers and engineers through both initial and detail design phase of projects to deliver the safe and suitable scope of works in line with the project objectives. Produce drawing output for both initial and detail design phases and support the design of substation works including single line diagrams, key line diagrams, general arrangements, circuit diagrams, wiring diagrams, interface wiring diagrams including cable connections.
Whatyou'll be doing
- Drive a Safety by Design approach at all times.
- Take personal responsibility and accountability for actions, constantly striving to improve and exceed expectations, ensuring safety and quality are never compromised.
- Ensure that procedures and manuals provided for compliance with the appropriate Quality Assurance Standards are applied.
- Work with multiple clients to produce drawings to their specific standards.
- Actively develop working methods to improve the quality of the output.
- Liaise as necessary with designers and engineers to determine the most suitable and practical interpretation of design requirements.
- Comply with project and function specific standards and practices.
- Organise, supervise and monitor the progress of allocated project works.
- Produce accurate drawing packages.
- Produce accurate and complete records.
- Prepare all necessary drawings and documents for a project within defined area of responsibility.
- Ensure the use of Document Management procedures (i.e. BIM
360
Docs) across the team and projects, in line with company procedure.
- A strong understanding of AutoCAD software within the Electrical Design Engineering environment.
- IT Literate (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel).
- Capable of working to strict deadlines.
- Desire to operate in a CAD technician role and develop skillset to support designers and engineers.
- Attention to detail and an awareness of the quality standards required.
- Highly organised.
- ECITB SAFE Passport.
- An understanding of the Electrical industry.
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Benefits- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.
From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on‑going maintenance, our in‑house experts, flexible resources and industry‑leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.
Diversity and InclusionAt Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background.
We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.
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