We’re making a difference: Together, we can ensure that there is enough water for everyone, now and in the future.
Portsmouth Water is seeking a skilled CAD/Data Technician to play a key role in maintaining and enhancing our technical drawing library. In this position, you’ll use AutoCAD to digitise assets and produce high-quality GA drawings, schematics, detailed site plans, and associated data sets, ensuring our records remain accurate, up-to-date, and ready to support operational and engineering needs.
What will you be doing?
Key Responsibilities
- Following complex instructions and diagrams to create or modify drawings.
- Taking verbal direction and implementing into sketches and calculation to produce the final work.
- Produce plans, elevations, technical details and building layouts.
- Coordinating filing, storage and retrieval of drawings.
- Drawing maps, diagrams or plan for construction projects and structures.
- Planning and drawing details of supply management systems.
- Being able to define problems and finding solutions for them.
- Visiting sites to survey the location of new and renewed water mains and produce as-laid drawings from the surveys.
- Work with Engineers, building services and other contractors in producing plans and drawings.
- Knowledge in using different software packages to convey instructions about materials, technical specifications, assembly procedures, measurements and site requirements.
- Accuracy is important for CAD operators, as you need to take lots of complicated and technical information and interpret it into a drawing, with supervision.
- Preparation of drawings for renewals schemes and other electronic drawings to include updates of CAD Network skeletons to support operational processes and procedures.
- Data analysis of assets - working with data owners and operational teams to ensure data accuracy and completeness.
- Assist with the clarification, validation and reconciliation of asset data.
- Identify and correct data anomalies, gaps, and inconsistencies in asset records.
What do you need?
Skills, Qualifications & Competencies
- Adaptable with good attention to detail.
- Accountable for own actions with a willingness to collaborate with others, whilst developing and sharing knowledge, ideas, and best practice with others.
- Empathetic, Self-Aware, and Comfortable with constructively challenging areas that could be improved.
- Passionate about providing an excellent service, to our customer, colleagues and across the Water Industry.
- A minimum of 5 GCSE’s, including Maths and English.
- Level 3 apprenticeship or equivalent qualification or demonstrable equivalent comparable experience.
- MS Office, specifically Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
- Working knowledge of AutoCAD.
- Ability to quickly learn new software applications.
- To be flexible, decisive, able to recommend changes and adaptable to change.
- Excellent communication, verbal, including presentation skills, written and numerate skills.
- Accuracy and excellent attention to detail, with the ability to prioritise and organise workloads to meet deadlines.
We recognise people want to work in a variety of different ways, and that’s why we’re happy to consider flexible working arrangements. Please feel free to talk to us at interview about the flexibility you may be looking for.
Please note, we may close this advert early if we receive a high volume of applications — so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid missing out.
We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and we actively encourage applications from all sections of society.
Please be aware, the Company has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
Due to the high volume of applications we may receive, we’re unable to respond to every applicant individually. If your application is of interest, we’ll usually be in touch within 4 weeks of receiving it.
What can Portsmouth Water offer you?
At Portsmouth Water, we believe in rewarding our people. Here’s just a taste of what’s waiting for you when you join the team:
Holidays Made Better
Enjoy 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays, giving you plenty of time to relax, recharge, and explore.
A Pension That Works for You
We’ll help secure your future with a generous pension scheme, contributing up to 15% – because your tomorrow matters as much as your today.
Performance Pays Off
You could earn a non-contractual bonus of up to 6% of your basic salary, linked to company performance – because when we succeed together, you should benefit too.
Family Comes First
Whether you’re welcoming a new arrival through birth or adoption, we’ve got your back with enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave and pay.
Social Events
All expenses covered summer and winter social events
Peace of Mind, Always
Our life assurance scheme gives your loved ones extra security, with a 4x salary lump sum benefit in case the unexpected happens.
Comprehensive Wellbeing Support
Whether you need confidential mental health and wellbeing advice 24/7 through our Employee Assistance Programme, or physical health support via our Virtual GP service (available 8am–10pm, 7 days a week for you and your immediate family), help is always close at hand with the HealthHero app.
PW Perks – Treat Yourself!
Enjoy exclusive discounts at thousands of retailers, plus exciting benefits like:
- Electric Vehicle Scheme (after 1 year)
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Health Cash Plan…and so much more!
CAD/Data Technician in Havant employer: Portsmouth Water
Join a forward-thinking organisation dedicated to ensuring sustainable water services for all. As an OT/Controls Engineer, you will thrive in a collaborative work culture that prioritises employee growth and development, offering opportunities for training and mentorship. With a commitment to flexibility and inclusivity, this role not only allows you to make a meaningful impact on community health and safety but also supports your professional journey in a dynamic environment.
