CAD Drawings Manager

Our client is a national Civils contractor and they are looking for a CAD Drawings Manager for their operations in West Midlands.  

Oversee the office team and be responsible for the quality of the drawings being produced and issued. Support the office team by producing GA drawings and fabrication drawings as required. Attend site and undertake surveys and produce provisional drawings and BOMS to enable the Office Team members to provide accurate estimates for their clients.  

Key Responsibilities:  

• Drawing / Surveying / Issuing of works packs  

• Be the authority on design drawings and specifications  

• Lead the office team in all elements of design drawing to ensure a consistent level of GA & fabrication drawings are produced and issued to the client and operational team  

• Produce accurate detailed fabrication drawings for the operational team, including all necessary BSEN 1090 welding detail / symbols and specifications  

• Undertake site surveys above and below ground level  

• When undertaking site surveys identify potential issues / restrictions on site and provide feedback to the office team / Head of Fabrications to make provisions within the estimate  

• Produce drawings utilizing modular principles where practical  

• Liaise with the customer on all technical queries to ensure drawings are provided to the correct specification and ensure drawings are provided within agreed timescales  

• Support the office team by producing design drawings as required  

• Liaise with Barhale design team or external engineering teams and request all necessary design calculations to support your schemes  

• Produce works packs to the operational team for all projects and be responsible for all completed quality packs and submissions  

• Review and check drawings

Essential:  

• Working within the medium/heavy engineering industries  

• Ability to produce 2D AUTOCAD and drawings, working to the required BSEN standards  

• Great communicator and able to work on multiple projects simultaneously  

• Great written communicator  

• Attention to detail  

Desirable:  

• Knowledge within the Network Rail and wastewater sectors  

• Confine space trained  

• Experience of working with 3D solid works (or a desire to learn this element)