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Tim Norford

4.72
from 240 reviews
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Civil Design and CAD Engineer
PERMANENT
Astute’s Renewables team is exclusively partnering with a business who are looking to decarbonise the UK’s road freight sector, to recruit a Civils Design Engineer with excellent CAD skills to join their team, based from their office near Wakefield. The Civils Design Engineer role comes with a salary of up to £45,000 plus a great benefits package and genuine opportunity to grow with the business. This is an excellent opportunity to join a hugely unique business where you will join a relatively small team with huge aspirations. The company are developing a highly unique network of refuelling stations and we’re looking for someone who is very switched on, who wants to learn and who has an excellent base skill level in AutoCAD.                 Responsibilities and duties Reporting to the Chief Engineer you will:  
  • Work alongside the design team to develop technical designs of green refuelling sites
  • Liaise closely with the Architect, Engineers and site team to deliver accurate 2D and 3D drawings
  • Help to design and draw site layouts, levels and drainage plans
  • Develop schematics for technical drawings for construction projects
  • Produce CAD layouts and Sketchup 3D models for Presentation, Architectural and Engineering purposes
  • Utilise CAD to produce site area calculations for QS purposes and prepare drawing sets for planning applications (site boundary, site layout, site section and elevation)
  • Other duties with CAD when required for business need
Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  
  • A relevant degree in, for example, Design, Architecture, Civil Engineering or similar
  • CAD experience is essential
  • Ideally two years’ experience in an industry related role
  • Experience in construction projects
  • REVIT and Sketchup experience is desired
Personal skills The Civils Design Engineer role would suit someone who is:  
  • Dynamic and agile
  • Someone who wants to join a fast-paced business
  • Someone flexible and hard-working
Salary and benefits of the Civils Design Engineer role  
  • Up to £45,000 starting salary
  • Private healthcare
  • Discretionary bonus
  • 5% matched pension
  • Internal progression as the business grows
  • A genuine opportunity to learn and absorb from industry professionals