Cad Technician

Requirement for an Electrical CAD Technician/Designer to support a team of electrical design engineers delivering high value protection and control schemes, and layout drawings for electricity distribution projects, based in Colchester.

You will be required to:

• produce high quality drawings in AutoCAD - 2D drafting of wiring diagrams, block diagrams, layout drawings, cable layout drawings;
• 3D modelling in AutoCAD 3D or Revit;
• accept engineering input from other members of the team;
• follow best practice, and any relevant company procedures;
• complete work to agreed time-scales and with minimal supervision;
• provide guidance related to CAD modelling to other members of the team; and
• as required, support hardware and system issues.

It is desirable that:

• you have experience of producing electrical design drawings for substation installations at 11 kV, 33 kV or 132 kV (66 kV);
• you have an understanding of the electrical aspects of power supplies, substations or cabling projects;
• ProjectWise drawing management; and
• you have knowledge of management of drawings in line with National Grid TP135 - Management of Drawings. (we need someone to read, understand and follow the document).

Ideally you will also be aware of:

• Distribution Network Operator (DNO) requirements and working environment;
• DNO/IDNO/ICP and other customer standard requirements;
• Electrical and Safety clearances
• Electricity Network Regulations
• Health, Safety and Environment (HS&E) requirements in the electricity industry

You should have the following skills:

• confident, motivated and dynamic
• versatility – able to turn your hand to a wide range of proposals
• good verbal and paper communication skills
• working well under deadline pressure
• self-assessment/critique
• self-sufficient

Required education:

• it is desirable that as a minimum you possess an ONC/HNC/HND or equivalent.

If you are interested, please submit your CV and we will find a convenient time for an interview.