CAD Methods Technician

Are you looking to progress your career by working on Britain’s biggest construction project?

Balfour Beatty VINCI is working with a range of organisations to design and build 90km West Midlands stretch of HS2 - Britain’s new high speed railway.. Our work is essential to enable HS2 trains to travel between London and Birmingham as well as continue their journey up to Manchester. It’s an incredibly exciting time to join us - we’re at peak construction with work really ramping up on a broad range of assets including bridges, tunnels and viaducts. Plus you’d join 9,000 people across 72 nationalities working on this exciting section of HS2 across the region.

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a CAD Methods Technician within the Design Team.

This role will be based on site in Water Orton, The project’s most complex network of structures in the West Midlands, this sublot includes the Delta Junction – a triangular section of the high-speed railway made up of nine precast segmental viaducts, embankments, and other bridging structures, with around 10km of track crossing a network of motorways, roads and rivers.

To deliver methods drawings for the safe construction methods of Delta junction.

Prepare general construction sequences and detailed construction sequences related to concrete assets according to Methods Engineer instruction and guidance.

• Prepare site installation drawings including access, equipment, utilities, lifting means…

• Prepare conceptual drawings of temporary works to summarize input data to be considered by Temporary Works Designers.

• Prepare conceptual traffic management drawings for the construction of assets.

• Prepare general informative drawings for an easy understanding of the project

• Prepare concept design of working platform

The following qualities/experience are essential:

• Excellent skills in Autocad and Microstation

• Skills in 3D modelling using Civil 3D or OpenRoads /Covadis

• Knowledge about formwork, scaffold, shoring, falseworks, lifting equipment

• Knowledge of ProjectWise

• Understanding of construction sequence

Please note candidates will need to have a current valid right to work in the UK to be considered for this role.

Benefits of working with us

•Flexible working available for some roles

•Free parking

•Travel allowance for eligible candidates

•Family friendly leave policies

•Excellent pension contributions

•Healthcare

•Health risk assessments

•Access to employee assistance programmes

•Access to annual flu vaccinations

About Balfour Beatty VINCI

Balfour Beatty VINCI is a long-established joint venture between two powerhouses for the delivery of critical infrastructure across rail, transport and other iconic projects in the UK and beyond. We started working together over 30 years ago to deliver the Channel Tunnel, as members of the TransManche Link consortium. In the Midlands, it is Balfour Beatty VINCI’s role to design and build the route, ready for tracks and signalling to be installed. Our work with HS2 Balfour Beatty VINCI have been awarded a 90km section of the HS2 project from Long Itchington in Warwickshire to the centre of Birmingham and then on to Handsacre in Staffordshire. Overall, we will be building the following across all our sites: •9.3km of viaducts •62 overbridges •35 cuttings •56 culverts •62 embankments •2 twin bore tunnels and 2 cut and cover tunnels •28 underbridges and 11 underpasses Diversity and Inclusion: Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) is delivering equal opportunities for everyone that is part of the team and for people that are yet to join us. We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all backgrounds to come and join our team, including people with different physical abilities and neuro diversities. We are working to represent the communities Balfour Beatty VINCI works in through our workforce. We have embedded Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) Champions across our sites and are guided by strong accreditations that ensure we demonstrate our ability to support our people effectively. We care about being inclusive and that means we encourage applications from people with diverse set of backgrounds and experiences. BBV is a Disability Confident Leader and we welcome applications from candidates with a disability.

Are you looking to progress your career by working on Britain’s biggest construction project?

Balfour Beatty VINCI is working with a range of organisations to design and build 90km West Midlands stretch of HS2 - Britain’s new high speed railway. Our work is essential to enable HS2 trains to travel between London and Birmingham as well as continue their journey up to Manchester. It’s an incredibly exciting time to join us - we’re at peak construction with work really ramping up on a broad range of assets including bridges, tunnels and viaducts. Plus you’d join 9,000 people across 72 nationalities working on this exciting section of HS2 across the region.

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a CAD Technician within the Utilities Function. This role will be based on site in Delta Junction and SL4 (Work to be carried on site either at Curzon Street Compound (SL4) or Water Orton Central Compound (Delta Junction))

Role Responsibilities; 

Establish and Maintain a 3D CAD Utilities Model (Utilities Model) in compliance with relevant specifications to support the Avoidance of Danger of Underground and Overhead Services Safe System of Work.
Ability to read and determine information from drawings, schedules and specification.
Preparation of drawings using CAD software as appropriate including extracts from the Utilities Model to be integrated in Permits to Dig;
Interrogation of others’ CAD and BIM models including clash detection and flag up conflicts;
Handover of compliant and up-to-date information to all interfaces (internal & external);
Production of schedules

Experienced required

Working independently, responsible for initiating and completing tasks and procedures, including where relevant responsibility for supervising or guiding others.
The ability to gain, and where relevant apply a range of knowledge, skills and understanding.
Able to clearly communicate the requirements of a safe system of work to ensure that these are followed accurately.
Capable of taking ownership of tasks and communicating outcomes.
Able to work on own initiative and seek out opportunities in line with level of responsibility.
Must be a good team player, with developed communication skills. CAD
Relevant Experience in 3D models using Bentley Microstation and AutoCAD platforms; Health Safety & Environmental
Environmental awareness Engineering Control
Able to report issues with control and information provided Quality
Read and understands drawings and schedules • Strong understanding of construction tolerance
Awareness and use of CAD & BIM Specification
Able to produce detailed documentation for handover of completed works

Please note candidates will need to have a current valid right to work in the UK to be considered for this role.

Benefits of working with us

• Car/ car allowance 

• Flexible working available for some roles

• Free parking

• Travel allowance for eligible candidates

• Family friendly leave policies

• Excellent pension contributions

• Healthcare

• Health risk assessments

• Access to employee assistance programmes

• Access to annual flu vaccinations

About Balfour Beatty VINCI

Balfour Beatty VINCI is a long-established joint venture between two powerhouses for the delivery of critical infrastructure across rail, transport and other iconic projects in the UK and beyond. We started working together over 30 years ago to deliver the Channel Tunnel, as members of the TransManche Link consortium. In the Midlands, it is Balfour Beatty VINCI’s role to design and build the route, ready for tracks and signalling to be installed. Our work with HS2 Balfour Beatty VINCI have been awarded a 90km section of the HS2 project from Long Itchington in Warwickshire to the centre of Birmingham and then on to Handsacre in Staffordshire.

Overall, we will be building the following across all our sites:

• 9.3km of viaducts

• 62 overbridges

• 35 cuttings

• 56 culverts

• 62 embankments

• 2 twin bore tunnels and 2 cut and cover tunnels

• 28 underbridges and 11 underpasses

Diversity and Inclusion

Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) is delivering equal opportunities for everyone that is part of the team and for people that are yet to join us. We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all backgrounds to come and join our team, including people with different physical abilities and neuro diversities. We are working to represent the communities Balfour Beatty VINCI works in through our workforce. We have embedded Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) Champions across our sites and are guided by strong accreditations that ensure we demonstrate our ability to support our people effectively. We care about being inclusive and that means we encourage applications from people with diverse set of backgrounds and experiences. BBV is a Disability Confident Leader and we welcome applications from candidates with a disability.

Flexible working

We recognise and respect that people work in different ways and we are open to discussing what flexibility you may need during the recruitment process, balanced against our project requirements