Senior CAD Technician in London

About Velocity

Velocity is an independent transport planning and infrastructure consultancy working with clients across the UK and internationally.

We provide advice and design services across transport planning, highways, drainage and infrastructure, supporting projects from early feasibility and planning through to detailed design and delivery.

We are a growing consultancy with a collaborative working environment and a strong focus on high-quality technical work, professional development and providing an excellent service to our clients.

Our people work closely across disciplines and levels of experience, giving employees the opportunity to take responsibility, develop their skills and make a meaningful contribution to both projects and the wider business.

The role

Velocity is looking for an experienced Senior CAD Technician to join our growing development planning and infrastructure team in London.

This is a hands-on technical role for someone with strong experience in private sector development planning CAD. Experience of swept path analysis is essential.

You will work across a varied portfolio of development projects.

This role offers the opportunity to join a growing team, work on varied development projects and develop your technical, project management and client-facing responsibilities as your career progresses.

We offer hybrid working, with an expectation that employees are based in our London office for at least three days each week, providing a balance between flexibility and the collaboration, mentoring and knowledge-sharing that comes from working together.

Responsibilities

You will contribute to the design and delivery of development highway and associated infrastructure projects, working closely with clients, co-professionals and other members of the Velocity team.

• Prepare CAD drawings ensuring outputs on time and budget and to Velocity CAD Standards,
  avoiding errors to reduce financial risk, proactively developing effective design solutions,
  ensuring compliance with recognised technical standards and guidance and CDM
  Regulations.
• Maintain relevant project documentation (drawing/document issue sheets) and correct CAD
  filing convention (incoming and outgoing data management, xref management, file naming protocols).
• Prepare documents for the Statutory Undertakers diversion estimate process.
• Keep up-to-date with software changes.
• Provide input into the preparation of fee proposals and tender documents.
• Maintain CPD in accordance with professional status.

This list is not exhaustive and other reasonable duties may be required.

About you

We are looking for someone with strong technical capability and experience in a consultancy development planning or infrastructure environment.

You are likely to have:

• HNC - Construction and the Built Environment or equivalent
• Working towards EngTech or Incorporated status of a relevant professional institute
• Expert skills in relevant software packages
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a proactive approach.

You would be required to:

• liaise effectively externally and internally to the organisation, within the London office and at all appropriate levels.
• seek clear briefings
• be responsible for ensuring sufficient, but not excessive, time is spent on fee earning tasks in accordance with utilisation targets.

Why join Velocity?

At Velocity, we want people to develop their careers while doing interesting and rewarding work.

Depending on the role, our benefits include:

• Competitive salary
• Company pension
• Annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays, and opportunity to buy and sell leave
• Long service leave
• Healthcare, insurance and lifestyle benefits
• Professional development and support towards relevant professional qualifications
• Training and career development opportunities
• Regular company and team events
• A supportive and collaborative working environment

Equal opportunities

Velocity is committed to providing equality of opportunity and creating an inclusive working environment.

We welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

Applying

Please submit your CV together with any information requested in the vacancy.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be able to demonstrate that they meet the requirements applicable to the role.

We may close vacancies before the advertised closing date where we receive sufficient suitable applications, so early applications are encouraged.