CAD OPERATIVE

CAD OPERATIVE

Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 per annum

Working Hours: Permanent, Full Time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday between 8:30am and 5:30pm

Location: Churchill Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7LE

G4S Facilities Management we have an exciting opportunity for a CAD Operative to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis based at Churchill Hospital, Oxford.

We are looking for a dynamic and agile individual to provide essential support to the Assets, Lifecycle, and Projects Manager. This role requires close collaboration with client representatives to establish and maintain configuration control of all CAD design engineering drawings. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring all infrastructure drawings, records, and associated databases are current and accurate, as well as producing configured layouts and proposals necessary to support the contract and satisfy customer requirements

Core Responsibilities

1. Drawing Management and Configuration Control

• Maintain Configuration Control: Provide configuration control for all CAD design engineering drawings.

• Drawing Production & Amendment: Amend existing drawings, produce new M&E (Mechanical & Electrical) design drawings, and detail modifications to building structures, partitions, and ceilings for variation proposals and service level agreement (SLA) requirements.</p>

• Documentation & Distribution: Provide site drawings to the Contract Management Team and the client’s intranet, and maintain the O&M (Operations & Maintenance) archive in line with contractual requirements.</p>

2. Space Planning and Design

• Space Plan Development: Create building space plan proposals utilizing standard materials and adhering to all appropriate Health and Safety legislation.

• Client Response: Respond to client building assets project portfolio requests, addressing space planning queries and highlighting potential issues.

3. Data Management and System Integration

• Database Management: Manage, update, and control the Access record drawings database for building services and structures, ensuring a high standard of accuracy.

• System Maintenance: Maintain the electronic system for site desk allocation under the direction of the Workspace Asset Manager/Contract Lead.

• CAFM Coordination: Coordinate with the CAFM (Computer-Aided Facilities Management) team to incorporate plant and CAD changes within the system.

4. Auditing and Forecasting

• Site Survey & Auditing: Carry out site surveys of building services to record changes from the base plan, and collaborate with teams to provide accurate building audit updates.</p>

• Asset Recording: Record key life safety assets, including fire, muster points, and first aid assets, within building plans.

• Forecasting & Compliance: Contribute to lifecycle forecasts and variation submissions, and ensure all RDS documentation is up-to-date and scheduled for review.</p>

Essential 

• Possesses a formal qualification demonstrating proficiency in AutoCAD.

• Minimum of two (2) years of active, hands-on experience utilising AutoCAD LT in a professional environment.

• IT literate with experience in core office productivity suites, preferably including Google Workspace

• Minimum 2 years’ in the active use of AutoCAD LT.

• Proven experience in preparing 3D modeling drawings and executing effective space planning layouts.

• Proven experience in the practical application and execution of space management principles, including tracking, optimizing, and reconfiguring physical layouts.

• HSE regulations awareness.

Benefits

While working for G4S, you are entitled to a number of benefits and offers from G4S partners and other organisations, from employee assistance provided through WeCare, to RAC cover and so much more, including the below;

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.

• Progression, training and development catered to you.

• Refer A Friend incentives. 

• Company pension scheme with employer contributions.

• G4S Life Assurance Scheme.

• Subsidised healthcare plan.

• Charity work- Match-IT and Payroll Giving.

• Confidential Counselling Services.

• 24/7 support specialising in health and medical. 

• Discounts on high street shops and brands including several leading high street brands, retailers and travel suppliers.

G4S is the International business of Allied Universal, the world’s leading security and facility services provider and trusted partner to more than 400 of the Fortune 500. Allied Universal delivers unparalleled customer relationships, innovative solutions, cutting-edge smart technologies and tailored services that enable clients to focus on their core businesses. With operations in over 100 countries and territories, Allied Universal is the third largest private employer in North America and seventh in the world. Annual revenue is approximately $23 billion. There is no greater purpose and responsibility than serving and helping to safeguard customers, communities and people. For more information, visit g4s.com.   In the UK, the company has an extensive network of offices and more than 31,000 employees.

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