CAD Technician - Highways

CAD Technician - Highways

Full-Time 31500 - 38500 Β£ / year (est.) Hybrid
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At a Glance

  • Tasks: Create innovative 3D CAD designs for highways and collaborate with a dynamic team.
  • Company: Join Randstad, a leader in civil engineering with a focus on diversity and equality.
  • Benefits: Enjoy hybrid working, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.
  • Other info: Work in a supportive environment that values your contributions and promotes safety.
  • Why this job: Make a real impact on transport projects while developing your technical skills.
  • Qualifications: 7+ years in highway design and expert-level AutoCAD and Civils 3D skills required.

The predicted salary is between 31500 - 38500 Β£ per year.

Senior Civils 3D CAD Technician

Working Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday - Hybrid working possible (2 days from home)

Randstad are looking for a highly skilled Senior Civils 3D CAD Technician to join a dynamic highways design team in London.

In this role, you will be responsible for developing scheme drawings from 2D to 3D for construction.

Previous experience working on Transport for London (Tf L) projects highly desirable

You will be providing technical advice and coordinating project delivery across feasibility studies, preliminary design, and detailed design phases.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design Production: Produce Civils 3D CAD designs based on 2D drawings, including contour plans, cut & fill plans, setting out information, and cross-sections.
  • Specialized Tooling: Prepare sign designs using Key Signs and manage post and foundation designs using Sign Load Professional and Key Post.
  • Technical

Support: Assist in the preparation of technical designs in accordance with approved procedures and provide constructability advice to Scheme Engineers during the planning phase.

  • Reporting & Compliance: Manage resource allocation for early construction activities and assist with weekly and monthly internal/external reporting.
  • Collaboration: Liaise with the client (Tf L) and third-party stakeholders while working proactively with multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
  • Safety & Quality: Promote a strong Health and Safety culture and ensure technical compliance of assigned schemes to design specifications.

Essential Requirements

To be successful in this role, you must demonstrate

  • Experience: A minimum of 7 years of highway design experience.
  • Education: An Engineering Qualification or relevant demonstrable equivalent experience.
  • Technical Proficiency: Expert-level skills in Auto CAD and Civils 3D.
  • Software Knowledge: Competency in Key Signs, Key Post, Sign Load Professional, Autotrack, and MS Office.
  • Standards: A deep understanding of DMRB and SHW (essential) and experience producing highway schemes to UK standards.
  • Soft Skills: Ability to work with minimal supervision, set realistic deadlines, and communicate fluently in English.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality.

No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business

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CAD Technician - Highways employer: Randstad UK

As an Operations Administrator with us, you'll enjoy a flexible home-working environment while being part of a dynamic team that plays a vital role in our business success. We prioritise employee growth and development, offering opportunities for recent graduates to kickstart their careers in a supportive culture that values collaboration and communication. With regular travel to various regional offices, you will experience diverse working environments and build connections across the company.

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Contact Details:

Randstad UK Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace CAD Technician - Highways

Civils 3D CAD Design
AutoCAD
KeySigns
Sign Load Professional
Key Post
DMRB Standards
SHW Standards