CAD
Technician

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CAD
Technician

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

CAD Office

  • Receiving information via email typically PDF, CAD and/or Jpeg file attachments, hard copies typically drawings from the departments, Engineers Marked Up drawings (EMUs) and miscellaneous sources external to the business.
  • Filing Information in a logical and systematic way enabling efficient retrieval of the information when required.
  • The production of fire and security system drawings for all stages of the contract process including, Preliminary, Design, Construction and As Installed.
  • Communicating with estimators, project managers, designers and engineers regarding specified tasks.
  • Reading and interpreting building construction drawings particularly where specific to fire and security.
  • Keep accurate records of different versions/stages of your work for future reference where necessary.
  • CAD drawings:
    • Predominantly 2D scaled drawings where required.
    • To TFS CAD Office standards, clearly laid out and legible (training will be provided).
    • Predominantly using AutoCAD (Knowledge of REVIT advantageous).
    • To Scale when scale is known or required
  • The production of technical data and documentation including:
    • Cause and Effect Matrixes,
    • Operation and Maintenance Manuals
    • Data Sheets
    • Additional miscellaneous items such as Fire Risk Assessments etc.
  • Copying and duplicating utilising large format colour scanning of hard copy drawings, predominantly EMUs, Cause and Effect Matrixes and various documents as required by departments.
  • Presenting drawings and information in the required format whether Hard copy, CAD or PDF Files or other specified format.
  • Plotting/Printing/Folding drawings from A3 to A0 inclusive and larger sizes as required.

Plotter/print Room

  • Maintaining a clean and tidy print room ensuring:
    • The large format plotters, scanner, photocopier and printers maintained and in good working order.
    • Ensuring ALL materials and consumables are in stock.
    • Ensuring the shredder is emptied regularly.

Software literacy:

  • AutoCAD
  • REVIT an advantage
  • Adobe Creative Cloud, specifically:
    • Acrobat
    • Photoshop an advantage
    • Illustrator an advantage
  • Microsoft Office, specifically
    • Word
    • Excel and
    • Outlook

APPLY WITH YOUR CV

EXPERIENCE:

You must have
  • Experience drafting with AutoCAD
  • Experience working in a CAD/Drawing Office
  • Experience working with building construction drawings
  • Experience working in the construction industry an advantage
  • HNC in Building Construction Technology and/or CADD
  • City & Guilds Level 3 in 2D CAD an advantage
  • REVIT knowledge advantageous
  • SALARY:

  • Competitive
  • Negotiable dependant on experience
  • LOCATION:

    Rainham, Kent