CAD Technician
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 29 Mai 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Competitive |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 27 Mehefin 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Manchester, M1 6EU |
| Cwmni: | inploi |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 75705291 |
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CAD Technician
£33,366 - £37,035
36.25 hours per week
Job type: 15-month Fixed Term Contract
Location: Primarily at Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters
146 Bolton Road, Swinton, Manchester, M27 8US with occasional travel to GMCA Tootal Building, 56 Oxford St, Manchester M1 6EU.
Introduction
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Computer Aided Design (CAD) technician to join the GMCA Digital Services team who support Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS). GMFRS is one of the largest Fire and Rescue Services in the UK with over 2,000 employees and 41 fire stations.
The post will involve CAD plan preparation including scanning, rescaling, redrawing, printing and data management to support Fire Service requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Working as a part of the Systems Team you will:
- Prepare CAD plans, that identify key information and hazards, to national Fire Service standards to support GMFRS Prevention and Protection and GMFRS Service Delivery requirements.
- Support GMFRS’s operational requirements for CAD plans through use of the Operational Intelligence System (OIS), used on the Mobile Data Terminals (MDTs) by operational colleagues.
- Create CAD plans that capture and display multiple layers of complex information in an easy-to-understand format e.g. large sites hospitals, tank farms, chemical sites.
Who we’re looking for
We are looking for a candidate that has:
- Experience in the use of CAD systems, particularly AutoCAD and associated drafting techniques to efficiently produce plans to a high quality.
- An ability to read, understand and rescale architectural plans.
- Experience in printing and using large format scanners to produce images for use within CAD systems.
- Experience in handling both printed and electronic plans.
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following abilities:
- Result and detail focused.
- Able to work under pressure and well organised.
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
- IT literate
- Good communication skills.
Benefits
In return for your hard work, we offer our employees a competitive package as part of our offer, which includes:
- Flexible working conditions with the ability to accrue 2 flexi days every 4 weeks (up to grade 11)
- Family friendly policies including parental leave (maternity, shared parental, adoption, maternity support)
- Ability to buy additional annual leave
- Generous Annual leave scheme - 25 days + Bank Holidays per annum upon starting, after 5 years service increase to 30 days + BH and after 10 years’ service increase to 32 days +BH.
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Employer investment in training and development, and professional sponsorship including CPD
- Corporate travel loans
- Cycle scheme
- Discount scheme (MiRewards) on local and national high street brands
- Health and wellbeing offer - Occupational Health and Employee Assistance programme
- Modern city centre offices (role specific)
- Sports and welfare club
- Commitment to diversity and inclusivity with 4 active staff networks for; LGBTA, BAME, Disability and Womens
About us:
As an employer, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is made up of a number of key Greater Manchester strategic functions and service providers including; Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS); Waste and Resources; Environment; Work and Skills; Research; Public Sector Reform; Police, Crime and Criminal Justice; Homelessness; the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub and the Commissioning Hub.
We value the diversity of our employees, and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across Greater Manchester. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, Trans status and Non-binary identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.
To find out more about working for us please click here: https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/
Mandatory Information:
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Hybrid working
This role is part of GMCA’s hybrid working scheme. As part of our commitment to ‘Build Back Fairer’ in Greater Manchester following the Covid-19 pandemic, we have evolved our management methods by trusting and empowering staff to deliver their work in the best way that suits the business and their individual needs, and supports health and wellbeing. Our hybrid working policy sets out a flexible approach, combining attendance at our [Manchester city centre office / Fire and Rescue service HQ in Swinton / other location] with remote working, typically from home; the location of work is primarily dictated by the needs of the business: ‘Do what is right for you and the business on that day’. If appointed to the role you will work with your manager to agree and regularly review the best working pattern for you, your team and your work.
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