Senior Cad Technician - Highways

ID: 9338

Location : Asia - India - Noida

Type : Temporary

Closing date : 8/30/2015

Introduction
Senior CAD Technician role will include creation and editing of drawings in compliance with WSP UK CAD Standards and detailing practices as well as supervision of CAD Technicians and ensuring high quality output

Responsibilities

• Responsible for basic CAD and BIM design tasks as directed by the Engineer
• Responsible for all drafting for a particular discipline
• Supervise, coordinate and support CAD Technicians in workload, good detailing practice and work procedures.
• Review and monitor the production of drawings to maintain quality and accuracy
• Creation and editing of drawings & sketches in compliance with WSP UK CAD Standards, detailing practices and agreed timescales
• Completion of CAD tasks received from Engineers and CAD Coordinator
• Coordinate and support the Complementary Resources Centers (CRCs) CAD team
• Generate sections / schedules / schematics from general arrangement drawings
• Ensure drawings are issued, and filed in an appropriate manner
• Conversion of ACAD drawings to other formats such as DWF & PDF
• Provide regular work status updates, including risks or concerns, to line manager
• Ensure that Health & Safety is embedded into all work practices in line with company policies
• Develop expertise and stay abreast of developments in relevant technical field
• Contribute to technical capabilities of the CAD team as a whole
• Attend team and project meetings as required
• Contribute to the delivery of the business unit strategy. 
• Support the companies approach to sustainability
• Identify improvements (where possible) to enhance WSPUK service to clients
• Lead by example and ensure QMS compliance across team
• Complete accurate timesheets by set deadline
• Feedback on all business development opportunities 
• The successful candidate will be a dynamic, self-motivated individual who will take on a Leadership role in project work, focused on delivery to the client and technical excellence. The role requires management of a number of projects and becoming involved in design at an early stage. The ability to plan and design deliverables against UK Engineering standards for each stage of a project is a pre-requisite and training and guidance will be provided where necessary.
• Cultural awareness, conscientious and an open mind and excellent communication skills are essential requirements for the role.
• High degree of self-motivation and ability to motivate others.
• Ability to work under pressure and with minimum of supervision

Requirements

• Minimum of a Diploma in a relevant discipline draughting service with ACAD.
• Minimum of 7 years relevant work experience using AutoCAD.
• Proven ability to work up drawings (plans, sections & details) from Engineers basic sketches to full working drawings
• Excellent working knowledge of AutoCAD software (version 2010 and above). Including AutoCAD functions, such as X-Refs, Lisp, Blocks, Layers, Model Space & Paper Space, Viewports, Pen Setting files and all AutoCAD utilities. Should also be familiar with other Autodesk software such as Reference Manager. Should have understanding of ACAD customization and be able to load WSP Standard Menus, settings and make sure all PCs are set-up correctly & uniformly.
• Experience in the supervision and mentoring of other CAD technicians.
• Good working knowledge of the relevant discipline
• Experienced user of Microsoft Office
• Familiar with working in a LAN environment

Contact
Rakesh Kumar