Senior/Principal Technician

Paul Basham Associates is a fast-growing, and award-winning Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, and Transport Planning consultancy. We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Senior or Principal Technician to support a wide variety of projects in an expanding team.

• 6+ years’ experience in a technician role using AutoCAD (essential) and Site3D (preferred)
• Project experience with highways (S278/38 included) and drainage, particularly residential developments (essential)
• Project experience on large scale multi-phase developments (preferred)
• Experience with 3D design software such as Site3D, Civil 3D or PDS (preferred)
• Experience working with local authorities, developers and architects on civil engineering aspects of residential, commercial, and retirement/care schemes
• Varied experience working on engineering schemes at various stages of the project process, including planning stages and working drawings
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong time management skills and an ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
• The ability to demonstrate strong collaborative skills, whilst working effectively within a civil engineering team to support project delivery and ensure seamless coordination
• A high level of attention to detail
• A pro-active and accountable approach to work and tasks 

• Be responsible for the collation and ongoing development of construction details databases
• Undertake quality checks on drawings produced within the team
• Aid in the development of design solutions
• Produce high quality and fit-for-purpose design drawings based on designs undertaken by engineers
• Draft construction details and bespoke designs based on sketches or work undertaken by engineers
• Support civil engineers through the drafting of technical design drawings
• Ensuring that project and client-specific CAD standards are adhered to across drawings and documents produced
• Maintain large scale site wide drawings such as combined topographical surveys, title plan compilations etc.
• Develop and maintain engineering key and legend templates
• Work within a Civil Engineering design team responsible for the design of drainage systems, highway layouts, and S278/S38 schemes
• Work in a design office, with regular exposure to developers, architects and local authorities
• Co-operate with the Quality Management System (QMS) through undertaking administrative activities
• Support our regional offices and other departments through knowledge sharing

• Customer: We put our clients at the very heart of everything we do to ensure we exceed expectations as the foundation of building long-term relationships.
• Openness: Communication is the fundamental cornerstone in forming partnerships with our clients and our team, based on trust and the ability to deliver.
• Results: Our commercial focus ensures a genuine desire to add value and achieve project goals to understand the environments within which we work and where value is best added.
• Excellence: Through the high standards we set ourselves we constantly strive to continuously improve the way we support our staff and deliver our services.