Job description
About The Role
An As-Built technician, also known as a draughts person, uses different software to create technical drawings and plans for projects.
You will need to work with contractors and supervisors to understand the post build designs.
Responsibilities
As an As-built technician, you'll need to:
- Create high-quality detailed technical drawings and plans based on civils completed on site in the project.
- Provide accurate, detailed and to scale drawings.
- Ensure drawings are compliant with industry and health and safety standards and protocols.
- Conduct site visits and surveys when required.
- Maintain accurate records.
- Carry out measuring on site to capture all value of work completed.
Working hours
Working hours are typically 7.30am to 4pm, Monday to Friday, but longer hours and overtime may be required to meet project deadlines.
What to expect
- As-built technicians will combine their time between the office and site work.
- Will be working with a team of other technicians or supervisors or contractors.
- You may be required to visit a retrospective site. You could be based in a construction site office for the duration of a project.
- Work is project based and can involve working to tight deadlines and providing updates or changes to plans last minute. You may also be required to work on multiple projects at once
- Knowledge of engineering principles and ability to read technical drawings
- IT skills and experience using computer-aided design software such as Adobe and Bluebeam.
- The ability to transfer, display and manipulate your work using Microsoft Office and other programmes
- Attention to detail to create accurate and detailed drawings and check other colleagues' work for accuracy and quality
- Communication skills and relationship building to work with clients and other engineers and architects to understand and interpret their designs
- Teamwork - essential to be able to work in a team as you'll be liaising with other CAD technicians and draughts persons on projects
- Organisation and time management to complete work to project deadlines
- A flexible approach to decision making, to make changes to drawings at short notice
Benefits include:
Pension 3% employee contribution/5% employer
25 days holiday plus statutory
Training and ongoing development
Health Care (Vitality)About Us
Svella Connect is a leading provider of telecoms and digital infrastructure, building and installing high-speed broadband networks to help connect businesses and residents with full-fibre internet. With depots in Warrington, Leeds and Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, we are a leading contractor for telecoms and internet providers such as Virgin Media and Openreach – and carry out a range of projects across Yorkshire, Midlands and the North West.
Our vision is to be the employer of choice in the industry by investing in long-term growth, introducing technology, innovation and developing efficient ways of working to ensure excellent service for our clients and their customers.