Job Description

CAD - Design & Estimating Technician
Inline with our continued success and growth, we currently have an opportunity for an enthusiastic candidate to join the growing CAD team. Working as part of a small team reporting their responsibilities to the Design Manager. The main responsibility will be to create technical quotations and designs with CAD and BIM software.

Responsibilities:

Design - Generate accurate, high quality CAD drawings to relevant specifications and approved standards. Work with colleagues and clients. Attend site meetings as needed.

Estimating - Generate competitive, reliable cost estimates and material requirements from approved drawings, and accurate costs associated with authorised amendments.

Site Visits - Attend sites as required and undertake site surveys.

Documentation Managements - Ensure that drawing identification and version control is robustly maintained, and that drawing registers are updated with latest information.

Compliance and certification - Ensure designs are fully compliant with all applicable standards.

Construction design and development - Working with the projects department, installation engineers, clients, and other contractors.

Training and developments - you are required to complete all assigned training courses within the timeframe allocated and be proactive in maintaining professional technical knowledge.

Communication - Maintain good communications with clients and colleagues responding in a timely manner to emails, text messages, phone calls,

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

Watermist suppression systems - Good knowledge of Watermist or sprinkler fire suppression systems and the wider fire prevention sector is desired but not essential

Technical - Experience in similar CAD design and estimating roles and holds relevant qualification in CAD design and a familiarity of BIM. Experience of Autodesk AutoCAD (or similar) is required and experience in Revit is desired but not essential as full training will be provided

Customer focus - Ability to communicate at a technical level with customers and maintain good relationships.

Information Technology - In addition to core CAD software expertise to be competent in Microsoft applications and be able to work with client specific software as required.

Construction Scheme (CSCS) Card - Have passed or able to pass the CSCS Health & Safety Test.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 25,000.00-30,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

Bonus scheme
Benefits:

Casual dress Company events Company pension Free parking Life insurance On-site parking
Schedule:

Monday to Friday No weekends
Application question(s):

Experience reading technical drawings? Experience reading and interpreting Standards? Located within the UK?
Experience:

CAD: 1 year (required)
Language:

English (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Attleborough NR17 2AT

Application deadline: 09/05/2025