Civil Engineering CAD Technician - Pipelines

What you’ll be responsible for

1. Create high-quality, detailed technical drawings and plans based on designs supplied by engineers, and make modifications to existing drawings.


2. Be proficient in the use of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software, including AutoCAD and Autodesk Civil 3D.


3. Liaise with engineers to understand design requirements and construction techniques.


4. Manage your workload and meet deadlines within a busy and dynamic team environment.


5. Produce accurate, detailed, scale drawings.


6. Ensure drawings comply with industry, health and safety, and technical standards and protocols.


7. Conduct site visits and surveys when required.


8. Prepare working drawings for use throughout all stages of design, detailed design, construction and as-built documentation.


9. Maintain accurate records.

About you

Essential

Qualifications

• ONC/HNC in Civil Engineering, a related discipline, or equivalent relevant qualifications and experience.

Experience

• Experience of working to regulatory, operational or project deadlines.

Knowledge & Skills

• A genuine commitment to delivering excellent outcomes for customers, with the ability to take ownership and accountability for your work.


• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships and collaborate effectively within a multi-disciplinary engineering team.


• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills, with the ability to interpret information, manage competing priorities and work effectively under pressure to meet regulatory and project deadlines.


• Understanding of Health and Safety requirements and safe working practices.

Good to know

Hybrid working with an expectation of approximately three days per week in the office.

The role is based in South Wales; however, we welcome applications from candidates across Wales and may consider an alternative base location for the right candidate.

 For an informal discussion or to find out more about the role, please contact Jonathan Houston at [email protected]

Benefits

As well as a market competitive salary, 34 days  annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:

• Variable pay schemes (your salary will always stay the same, but depending on the performance of the company you could receive a yearly bonus)


• Enhanced employer pension contributions – Up to 11% employer contributions


• Enhanced family friendly policies


• Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes


• Reduction on gym memberships and high street shopping


• Cycle to work scheme


• Car-leasing scheme


• Health CashBack scheme


• An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family

Whilst also working for a not-for profit company that truly cares about earning the trust of customers everyday, and about looking after our beautiful environment.
 

Who we are

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water keep 3 million people healthy each day with safe, reliable water, and take away wastewater to clean, before returning it safely to our beautiful rivers and seas.

To be able to deliver high quality, essential services which help to protect the health of our customers, colleagues and our environment, we need the right people to deliver on our vision.  This is achieved by living our core values and demonstrating the core behaviours that underpin them.  The security of our people, assets and information is key to us, so we are looking for people who understand and comply with the company’s required security objectives.

We know that the most successful teams are the most diverse teams. Equality, diversity and inclusion provide the very foundation to our culture at Welsh Water. We want every individual to feel confident, proud and able to bring their whole selves to work. 

To ensure an improved representation in our workforce, applications are particularly welcome from minority groups including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, Females, LGBT+, Non-binary and people with disabilities. Together we continue to build a workplace that not only celebrates the diverse voices of our colleagues but also represents each customer we serve.

In essence, ours is a company based on trust, openness, respect, commitment and honesty. A company that our colleagues are proud to work for.