Senior CAD Technician - Edinburgh

The candidate will be required to demonstrate a reasonable understanding of construction drawing practice and the use of CAD systems such as AutoCAD.

Additional in-house training will be provided specific to drawing and engineering associated with our work in the railway sector.

The candidate:

Essential:

• Knowledge and experience in delivering civil and structural engineering models and drawings, + 5 years’ of experience
• Practical experience of AutoCAD
• The delivery of structural steelwork/civil engineering drawings
• Experience with reinforced concrete drawings and schedules.
• Attention to detail.
• Can work as part of a dedicated team.
• Can self-check work
• Be self-motivated, and diligent and have good time management skills.
• Good numeracy and computer skills
• Flexible approach to working hours.

Advantageous but not essential :

• Experience using Civils3D or Bentley MicroStation
• Practical knowledge of common data environments such as Bentley ProjectWise would be beneficial.
• A practical understanding of the standards which define the UK BIM Framework and ISO 19650 would be beneficial.
• Experience using CADS RC, CADS-RC3D would be beneficial.
• Experience in producing reinforced concrete drawings and schedules.
• Experience in highway design would be beneficial.
• A technical member of a relevant institution or actively working towards professional registration status.

Qualifications:

• HNC/D qualification or similar

Conditions:

• Salary competitive and subject to experience
• Annual profit related bonus (up to £3600 tax free)
• Total 30 days annual leave (inclusive of 8 days public holidays) with an option to purchase an additional 5 days)
• Continuous training and development
• Company Group pension
• Group Life Insurance
• Yearly Professional Membership paid.
• Private Health Care.
• Paid Overtime

Why Consider this Role

• The company has a “can do” attitude.  A chance to prove yourself at a growing company.  Lots of opportunities to gain business experience, dealing with the full cycle of business activities from winning work, carrying it out, as well as developing and running a design team.

About the Company

• MHB Consultants was established in 2006 and currently has 62 staff based in four offices (Glasgow, Edinburgh, York and London). Our Workload is 70% design work in the rail industry with the balance in transportation, energy, heavy civil engineering, and structural sectors. Our company aims to provide practical solutions to save money for our clients.
• MHB became an Employee-Owned company in July 2020, as an employee-owned business MHB is always looking for capable and self-motivated team members who want to join a successful business and share in our future success.