CAD Technician - site - Skye

About the Role

Balfour Beatty Power Transmission & Distribution (T&D) is looking for a CAD Technician to join our growing team in Scotland. This is a site‑based role on Skye.

Work with the project team, designers and technicians through the design phase to deliver safe and suitable scope of works in line with project objectives. Produce drawing output for both initial and detail design phases and support the design of substation civil works, including public road improvements, bellmouths, drainage and earthworks.

• Produce drawings based upon the civil designs required on PT&D projects.
• Ensure the timely and quality delivery of drawings to a high technical level, which are compliant with the required client and national technical standards (BS/Eurocodes/ENA).

• Drive a Safety by Design approach at all times.
• Work closely with other elements of the design team to ensure effective collaboration on multi‑disciplinary projects.
• Ensure that procedures and manuals provided for compliance with the appropriate QA standards are applied.
• Produce drawings and material schedules with particular emphasis on substation designs to the required standard first time and within time scales set.
• Assist in the checking of documents produced by other members of the team.
• Actively develop working methods to improve the quality and quantity of the output.
• Liaise with designers and operations personnel to determine the most suitable and practical interpretation of design requirements.
• Comply with project and function‑specific standards and practices.
• Assist in estimating timescales for specific tasks.
• Assist in the production of reports and inquiry documentation.
• Assist in the training of junior staff and direct contract/agency personnel and technicians with their duties.
• Produce accurate packages with a minimum of re‑work.
• Produce accurate and complete records.

• Proven experience in drawing civil engineering works.
• AutoCAD experience.
• IT literate (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel).
• Good understanding of BIM principals (PAS 1192 and ISO 16950).
• Desire to operate in a technician role and develop skills to support designers.

• Experience with microdrainage software.
• Experience with Civils 3D software.

• 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).
• Family‑friendly policies, including 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partner leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more.

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 ongoing 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.

At 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 an inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We are also 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. For more info, visit: https://disabil

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