Senior CAD Technician in Manchester

The Senior Technician is responsible for the accurate, coordinated, and timely delivery of discipline-specific digital technical information in support of project delivery. The role sits at the intersection of engineering design intent and digital production, ensuring that models and graphical information are developed correctly, consistently, and in a way that supports coordination, construction, and downstream use. The Senior Technician provides hands-on technical leadership within their discipline at project level, translating engineering requirements into reliable digital outputs while maintaining alignment with agreed standards and project constraints. This is a delivery-focused role with accountability for discipline outputs on live projects, requiring strong technical capability, sound understanding of design and construction workflows, and the judgement to identify and resolve issues before they impact programme, coordination, or quality.

Some of the key deliverables in this role will include:

• Discipline Delivery and Accountability
  • Take ownership of discipline-specific digital deliverables on assigned projects.
  • Ensure models and graphical outputs are produced in accordance with project requirements, programme, and agreed standards.
  • Translate engineering design intent into accurate, buildable, and coordinated digital information.
  • Ensure outputs are suitable for coordination, construction, and handover, not just internal design use.
• Coordination and Integration
  • Ensure discipline outputs integrate effectively with other disciplines and support overall project coordination.
  • Respond to coordination outputs, clash detection results, and project feedback in a timely and controlled manner.
  • Identify coordination, constructability, and sequencing issues early, escalating where required.
  • Work closely with BIM Coordinators to support effective model federation and coordination outcomes.
• Quality Assurance and Control
  • Apply checking and review processes to ensure information is accurate, complete, and fit for purpose prior to issue.
  • Maintain control of revisions, ensuring changes are clearly understood, coordinated, and implemented correctly.
  • Ensure outputs comply with agreed standards, templates, and configuration requirements.
  • Take responsibility for the quality of discipline outputs and resolve issues before escalation.
• Standards and Ways of Working
  • Apply Technical Drawing Office standards, templates, and workflows consistently across all outputs.
  • Ensure correct use of approved templates, title blocks, model structures, and configuration settings.
  • Support the consistent application of standards across discipline teams.
  • Provide feedback to the Principal Technician and Head of Technical Drawing Office where improvements are required.
• Team Leadership and Support
  • Provide day-to-day technical leadership to Technicians and Assistant Technicians within the discipline.
  • Allocate tasks, review outputs, and provide guidance to ensure work is delivered correctly and efficiently.
  • Support development of less experienced team members through mentoring and practical guidance.
  • Promote a culture of accountability, consistency, and high-quality delivery.

Does this sound like a role you have envisaged yourself in?

• Strong experience in a technical production role within design and construction environments; DNO experience highly desirable.
• Proven understanding of discipline-specific design requirements and construction considerations.
• High level of competence in relevant CAD and modelling platforms.
• Sound understanding of coordination principles and multi-discipline working.
• Ability to manage workload, prioritise tasks, and deliver to programme.
• Strong problem-solving ability and attention to detail.
• Clear communication skills and confidence working with engineers and project teams.

Role Characteristics

• Delivery-focused and technically hands-on.
• Accountable for discipline outputs on projects.
• Combines production, coordination, and leadership.
• Ensures “right first time” delivery.
• Acts as the bridge between engineering design and digital production.

Why Join Us?

At Freedom, we believe in attracting and retaining the best talent by offering great benefits and career progression opportunities, including:

• Pension with up to 8% employer contribution.
• Car Allowance.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days.
• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme (Hybrid/Electric Vehicle).
• Flexible benefits (e.g., Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Tax-Free Bikes).
• Ongoing Training & Development Programme.

Next Steps: As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation. We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

About Us: Freedom are part of the NG Bailey Group, one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training. Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies. Progression is something we value and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.