Senior CAD Technician

Company: Balfour Beatty plc
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Location: London
Job Description:

About the role

Balfour Beatty Rail are recruiting for a Senior CAD Technician to come and join the team and work out of our London, Derby or Redhill offices as well as remotely (working within a Hybrid model) In this role the Senior CAD Technician will be supporting the design engineers in the preparation of Civil and Rail engineering models and drawings.

What you’ll be doing

  • To understand and comply with project and function specific standards and practices and tasks.
  • To assist in the estimation of timescales for a specific task.
  • To assist in the production of technical literature, enquiry documentation and reports.
  • To assist in the training of junior members of staff and direct contract/agency personnel & technicians with their duties.
  • To act safely and work to eliminate hazards at source.
  • Assist in the compliance with drawing codes of practice and standards.
  • Work to ensure compliance with Network Rail and TfL drawing standards.

Who we’re looking for

  • Experienced Rail/Civil CAD Technician, or similar industry.
  • Good technical background in engineering modelling and drawing ideally in the rail environment.
  • Experience of buildings and services drawings.
  • Good working knowledge of Microstation and Projectwise.
  • 3D capability necessary.
  • AutoCAD experience an advantage.
  • Civil 3D experience is desirable.

Why work for us

  • Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
  • 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
  • Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave.
  • Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

Diversity and inclusion

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

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Posted: July 6th, 2026