Head of CAD Design

We are BUKO Traffic & Safety - a trusted name in temporary traffic management, bringing together the experience of Road Traffic Solutions (RTS) and Hooke Highways under one united brand. As part of the BUKO Group, a European leader in safety and infrastructure solutions, we have been keeping roads, sites, and people safe for over 20 years.

The main aspect of the role is to lead an experienced and dedicated team of CAD Designers, understand and manage fluctuations in work levels, ensure that all drawings meet company standards, client requirements and relevant legislation (including Chapter 8, TSRGD and local authority guidance), manage the performance output across the team and ensure the department's KPIs are being met. The role will be office based at the Head Office in Scunthorpe.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and develop the CAD Design Team, ensuring high performance and continuous improvement.
• Oversee the production of accurate, compliant traffic management drawings for tender, planning, and live site operations.
• Manage workflow, quality assurance, and timelines across all design requests.
• Implement and maintain CAD standards, templates, and processes to ensure consistency across the business.
• Liaise with clients, planners, and operational teams to understand project requirements and deliver effective design solutions.
• Support training and professional development across the planning and design functions.
• Manage drawing allocation on a daily basis, including resolving queries and invoicing all chargeable drawings completed, when necessary, in line with department KPIs.
• Ensure you maintain an excellent level of customer service with the clients by communicating regularly and conducting customer visits and meetings, if required.
• Champion innovation - exploring new technologies, software, and automation to enhance efficiency and output quality.
• Oversee key customer accounts for the design side, ensuring all specific customer KPIs are met as well as completing all related applications.

Requirements:

• Strong organisational and administrative skills.
• IT skills, Microsoft packages.
• Excellent attention to detail and quality assurance focus.
• Organised, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to prioritise workload.
• Self-motivated with a 'can-do' attitude.
• Significant experience in traffic management CAD design within highways or construction sectors.
• Proficient in BricsCAD (or similar) with a strong understanding of Chapter 8 and CAD standards.

Desirable Requirements:

• Experience with digital design platforms (e.g. Cone 11, AutoTURN).
• Understanding of traffic management planning systems and permit schemes.
• Experience managing and developing design teams.

Benefits:

• Holidays increasing to 33 with long service (standard is 28 days inc bank holidays).
• Long Service Awards.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Death in Service Policy.
• Paid Wellbeing and Community Days.
• A company culture focused on our team, with our Wellbeing Committee ensuring our people come first.

Diversity and Inclusion: We are an equal opportunity employer; we are committed to diversity and inclusion. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.

Hours of Work: Full time, Monday to Friday 08:30-17:00 with 30mins for lunch (40hrs per week).

Salary: Starting from £31,000.00 per annum (dependant on experience and will be discussed at interview stage). The successful candidate would be subject to a 3 month probationary period.

The description above is intended to reflect the core duties and requirements of the role. It is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities and may be subject to change at any time.