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Junior CAD Technician - Highways

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

A little more about your role…

You will be part of a highly collaborative highway design team in Lincolnshire where you will be integral to the delivery of interesting Highway projects for our Lincolnshire County Council Client. Your role will liaise with a wide network of Civil Engineers both locally and across the UK.

If you have a passion for CAD or engineering, but more importantly have a passion for innovation, looking to the future and adapting your work to meet the challenges of tomorrow, then we want to speak to you. The role offers excellent prospects for career advancement and development for the ideal candidate.

Your team…

All our CAD Team provides integral support to highways projects from conception to construction. Your role will be at the heart of our high performing team, using your skills and expertise to help us continue driving forward in terms of both technical quality and service efficiency. Based in the heart of the vibrant and historic city of Lincoln, working in partnership with Lincolnshire County Council (LCC), you will report to the Principal Engineer within the Signs and CAD team (which could be an LCC member of staff).

Your duties:

• The interpretation of technical, graphical and diagrammatic data and presentation of same in drawing/presentation form, as a CAD software operator

• Be one of a small team of technical experts in the use and operation of CAD, including providing technical guidance and advice on its use and operation

• Maintenance of electronic drawing data records and archives.

• Assist in the monitoring and management of supply, support and maintenance contract activities for AutoCAD software packages and Drawing Plotter hardware and software.

• Deliver own tasks to time and budget

• Liaison with technical and project team managers and staff regarding planning of work.

• Develop relationships with other LCC and WSP teams to utilise additional resources as required

Our Team at WSP in Lincoln is firmly Client-based and thrives on mutual respect and open communication. We pride ourselves on our professional dedication and enthusiasm within Lincolnshire. We offer a supportive environment for career advancement and fulfilment of potential. We focus on being an attractive workspace, one that values everyone’s ideas and encourages professional development. Our workload is varied, one day you could be helping to develop an exciting new highway scheme and another day supporting a flood alleviation design project.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• Level 2 in Maths and English along with Level 3 qualification(s) in CAD

• Experience in CAD use relevant to the highway design and construction environment

• Able to independently organise and programme own workload on a day-to-day basis, focused on delivery to time, cost and quality

• Good spatial awareness skills (including interpreting and preparing plans and technical drawings)

• Some knowledge of highway construction and delivery methods.

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Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

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WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

Work-life balance?

WSP recognises that work is only one part of your life and making time for other things is important – whether that’s for your families, friends, or yourself.

Our hybrid working policy allows the flexibility to work from the comfort of your own home as well as collaborating in our contemporary offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Diversity?

We want our people to achieve rewarding careers, bringing their whole selves to work. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.

Our employee resource groups VIBE (LGBTQ+ employees), CREED (Championing Racial Equality and Ethnic Diversity) and our Gender Balance Group, in tandem with WSP’s Neurodiverse Community Group, WSP Connect Group (visible and non-visible disabilities) help us promote the right environment for you to reach your full potential.

Health & Wellbeing?

We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.

Med24 gives you and your family unrestricted telephone access to an NHS doctor where you can call day or night or have a face-to-face video consultation.

Flex your time?

For improved work life balance, WSP offers the “WSP Hour” which enables you to take one hour per day to do as you wish and make up the time earlier or later that day. We also offer part time and flexible working arrangements plus the option to flex your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development?

We appreciate that development and training is important to you and that’s why we have a supportive environment that invests in your development, whether that’s chartership, training or mentoring.

APPLY NOW AND BE THE FUTURE OF WSP!

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Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.

Please note WSP reserves the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date.