About the role
Job Title: Senior Civil 3D Technician
Location: Maxim Office Park, Eurocentral
Company: Balfour Beatty
About the Role:
Balfour Beatty is looking for a talented and experienced Senior Civil 3D Technician to join our UK Construction Services Regional Scotland team. In this role, you will provide modelling and drafting support for the design and delivery of temporary works solutions on a wide range of civil engineering and construction projects.
Working closely with temporary works engineers, coordinators and operational teams, you will use Autodesk Civil 3D to develop accurate, safe and compliant designs that support the successful delivery of major infrastructure projects. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong technical expertise and a passion for innovative engineering solutions to contribute to some of the UK's most exciting construction projects.
What you'll be doing
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop Civil 3D models for temporary works, including:
- Alignments, profiles and corridors
- Excavation layouts using gradings
- Working platform layouts
- Surface creation
- Volume analysis
- Produce high-quality 2D drawings and 3D visualisations.
- Ensure temporary road layouts comply with relevant standards, including DMRB.
- Coordinate with engineers and project teams to ensure designs are buildable, safe and accurate.
- Identify and help mitigate design risks throughout the project lifecycle.
- Support continuous improvement of CAD standards, BIM processes and design workflows.
- Provide technical support to work-winning and tender activities.
- Exercise designer obligations under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations.
- Promote a strong "Safety by Design" culture.
- Maintain a relentless focus on Zero Harm.
Who we're looking for
We're seeking a technically skilled and collaborative individual who can bring expertise and innovation to our temporary works design team.
Essential:
- Advanced proficiency in Autodesk Civil 3D and a strong understanding of modelling workflows.
- Experience producing detailed design models, drawings and visualisations within a civil engineering or construction environment.
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to deliver accurate and organised design outputs.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
- A proactive approach to problem-solving and developing practical, buildable solutions.
- The ability to manage multiple priorities across a range of projects.
- A strong commitment to safety and the principles of temporary works design.
Desirable:
- Experience with InfraWorks, Navisworks and Revit.
- Knowledge of BIM processes and digital engineering best practice.
- Familiarity with infrastructure projects involving roads, rail or major civil engineering works.
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
- 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…
Professional and personal development
The size and scale of Balfour Beatty coupled with our strong pipeline of work provides incredible opportunities, regardless of what stage you are at in your career.
We encourage and empower our employees to take control of their career and explore which part of the business they want to work in and what role is right for them. We actively encourage our managers and employees to have open communication throughout the year about wellbeing, development and career opportunities.
We're proud of the Balfour Beatty Academy. Whether it’s sharpening your technical expertise, improving your personal skills or seeking support to become professionally qualified, our 70:20:10* approach to development means we have a learning approach that suits everyone.
- 70% learning on the job, 20% learning from those around you, and 10% formal training courses and learning events.
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About us
At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
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.
Further information on Disability Confident can be found at: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
Job Reference: BBUK20659
