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Contracts Engineer / Manager / CAD Engineer

Job details
Posting date: 20 March 2026
Salary: £35,000 to £45,000 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 19 April 2026
Location: West Bromwich, West Midlands
Remote working: On-site only
Company: The Selection Partnership Ltd.
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: ST2587

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Summary

Contracts Engineer / Manager / CAD Engineer, West Bromwich, up to £45k

My client is a design and manufacturing company in the heavy engineering sector. They produce metal fabricated products to a wide variety of customers throughout the UK. The main role is CAD detailing / Contract work, you will be responsible for running the office.

The position will involve: -
*Producing Solid works / AutoCAD fabrication drawings and general arrangements drawings for client approval and compiling production / manufacturing instructions / bill of materials.
*Working within the Technical Department processes and procedures as part of the Quality Management System.
*Assisting with client’s requests to detail pipework systems.
*Collaborating with colleagues such as Technical Director, Purchasing Manager and Production Controller on pipework detailing and delivery scheduling.
*Decision making on best detailing practice for client requests.
*Liaising with clients to understand their goals and offering technical solutions to meet their requirements.
*Allocating and prioritizing workload across the office team (estimating, CAD, technical) to meet program demands.
*Managing day-to-day office operations including staffing, attendance, performance and workflow control
*Acting as the central point of contact for contract queries, ensuring clear communication between departments and clients.
*Monitoring contract progress, identifying risks or delays, and implementing corrective actions.
*Supporting commercial control of contracts, including variations, scope changes and cost awareness. Ensuring office activities align with production capacity and delivery schedules.
*Filtering and prioritizing issues before escalating to GM.
*Ownership of drawing quality standards and continuous improvement.
*Ensure all office activities comply with ISO 9001.
*Providing structured updates to GM, workload status, risks, resource gaps, program performance.

The successful candidate will have proven contracts engineering / management skills, CAD knowledge and experience gained within engineering / manufacturing. IT skills with excellent communication skills and ideally supporting qualifications.

Management skills will be advantageous; this may suit somebody looking to develop into a manager.

The client is willing to support candidates who want to move into management, but you must have CAD skills. Mindset is everything to this client, you will have self-provide and be fully motivated.

To apply for this opportunity, you must be living in the United Kingdom with full leave to remain as sponsorship is not available now or in the future.

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