Senior BIM / CAD Technician in Derby

Do you want to work for one of the most sustainable engineering consultancies in the UK? Can you deliver high-quality 3D models and 2D drawings? Are you experienced in either Transmission & Distribution, Data Centres, and Water infrastructure? Then, kick start your career by making solutions that enable a better tomorrow.

To further strengthen our Digital Delivery team, we are looking for Senior BIM / CAD Technicians to join us. Working on the delivery of major infrastructure programmes across the UK & Ireland, you’ll play a key part in delivering high-quality digital outputs across a range of sectors, with a particular focus on Transmission & Distribution, Data Centres, and Water infrastructure. This is not just about producing models and drawings. It’s about supporting how projects are set up, coordinated, and delivered through effective Digital Delivery and Information Management.

The role

You’ll be responsible for the production and coordination of high-quality 3D models and 2D drawings, supporting multidisciplinary teams across the full project lifecycle. Alongside delivery, you’ll take an active role in improving how we work, supporting quality, consistency, and the development of others across the discipline.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Produce and deliver high-quality 3D models and 2D drawings in accordance with organisational and project standards
• Support the coordination and integration of multidisciplinary designs within a digital delivery environment
• Contribute to model quality assurance and quality control, maintaining a high standard across all deliverables
• Work closely with engineers, discipline leads and project managers to ensure outputs are accurate, consistent and delivered on time
• Plan and prioritise your own workload, and where required support junior team members, reporting progress clearly
• Ensure deliverables are aligned to the project programme and budget expectations
• Support effective project set-up, including workflows, standards, and information structures
• Maintain organised project data within agreed Common Data Environment (CDE) workflows
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, tools and ways of working
• Supervise and mentor junior team members where required, supporting their ongoing development
• Contribute to the development of discipline standards, tools and best practice
• Maintain a positive, proactive approach to checking, with a clear focus on quality and delivery

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that, you’ll have:

• Strong experience delivering 3D modelling and 2D drawing outputs on UK infrastructure projects
• Proven experience within one or more of the following sectors:
• Transmission & Distribution / Energy
• Data Centres
• Water / Wastewater infrastructure
• An HNC or higher qualification in Civil Engineering (or related discipline), ideally with professional registration at Eng Tech level (MICE or TMIET), or working towards this
• Consideration will also be given to strong candidates with an ONC or equivalent experience, supported by demonstrable technical capability
• A solid understanding of digital delivery workflows, coordination and model integration
• Experience working within a Common Data Environment (e.g. ProjectWise, ACC or similar)
• Experience delivering projects aligned to ISO 19650 principles
• Strong technical experience in at least one 3D modelling platform, with the ability to work across 2D and 3D environments
• Familiarity with a range of industry tools such as Revit, Civil 3D, AutoCAD, Tekla, OpenBuildings, MicroStation, Navisworks or similar
• Ability to plan and manage your own work, and support others where required
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams
• A proactive approach, with a focus on quality, consistency and continuous improvement

A place to work and so much more

At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity – and sometimes even our courage – to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. We support our customers’ transition towards increased sustainability. We strive to lead by example by embedding environmental management, social responsibility and good governance into our business practices and the options we provide to our customers.

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.

With offices primarily located in the Nordic region, the UK, North America and India, we are currently more than 7,500 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.

What we also offer:

To us, a fair reward is more than a competitive salary. We want to take care of our people professionally and personally as well.

• 28 days' holiday plus all UK bank and public holidays
• Formalised development plans and yearly promotion opportunities
• Private health care, for you and your immediate dependents
• Flexible and hybrid working conditions
• Annual subscription fees paid for your membership of two Professional Institutions
• Group personal pension scheme – salary exchange
• Life assurance
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Corporate gym membership

Got more questions?

If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to Ciaran Gilfedder at CIGI@COWI.COM.

Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.

Equal opportunity employer. COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age or disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.