CAD and Records Assistant Summer Placement

The Estates Department overseeing a prominent scientific facility plays a pivotal role in ensuring the seamless operation and optimal functioning of the expansive infrastructure. Tasked with managing the facility’s physical and digital assets, the department meticulously maintains and upgrades laboratories, research spaces, and cutting-edge equipment to support the institution’s scientific endeavours.

As a CAD and Records Assistant, you will play a crucial role in the Estates Department, contributing to the efficient management of records and the transition from traditional paper-based systems to streamlined electronic databases. Your primary responsibility will involve overseeing existing records related to various building services, facilitating the organization of information, and supporting the Estates Team in the transition to a more sustainable and accessible digital format. In this dynamic role, attention to detail, technical proficiency, and a proactive approach are essential. Your efforts will contribute to the optimization of data retrieval processes, ensuring that historical information, drawings, and project files are readily available for the team’s reference. Join our team and be an integral part of modernizing our records management system.

About Summer Placements at STFC

STFC’s incredibly diverse range of placements allow you to work alongside world leading engineers, scientists, and technicians in highly collaborative environments. Whichever you choose, you will become a critical member of the team in which you will be exposed to exciting projects and challenges from the start. You will also be supported every step of the way by our dedicated Early Careers Development Team, * Assist Digital Assets Manager in producing CAD record drawings and other related documents.

• Assist in maintaining a logical and efficient foldering structure for both digital and physical records.

• Streamline data retrieval processes to enhance the team’s access to critical information.

• Systematically sort and categorize old drawings on existing Building Records SharePoint site, contributing to the development of an organized drawing database.

• Work collaboratively with the Estates Team to provide support in various administrative and organizational tasks related to records and CAD management.

• Assist in producing 3D scans of site using specialist equipment (training will be provided)., UKRI seeks to ensure it creates and maintains a system of openness, fairness and inclusion – a collaborative, trusted environment, which is attractive to and accessible to everyone who is interested in developing their career with us.

• You are in full time education at university, and will be returning to university/your studies once the summer placement has concluded

• You have the right to live and work in the UK for the duration of the placement

• Familiar with using AutoCAD software

• Familiar with latest Microsoft Collaborative tools (SharePoint, Teams)

• Ability to read technical drawings related to building services and general building information

• Ability to facilitate the conversion of traditional paper records into electronic formats

• Good level of attention to details

Desirable:

• Previous experience within Construction/Facilities Management industry

Choosing to come to work at UKRI means that you will have access to a whole host of benefits from a defined benefit pension scheme, excellent holiday entitlement, access to employee shopping/travel discounts and salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme. For more details, visit benefits of working for UKRI.

The role holder will be required to have the appropriate level of security screening/vetting required for the role. UKRI reserves the right to run or re-run security clearance as required during the course of employment.

For more information about STFC please visit https://stfc.ukri.org/

You can also visit our careers site https://www.stfccareers.co.uk, More information can be found at www.ukri.org.