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CAD Technician

Location
Magor, South Wales
Salary
Competitive, dependent on experience
Are you a talented CAD Technician ready to take your career to the next level? South Wales Sports Grounds, a long-established leader in sports ground construction, is looking for a design-savvy professional to join our team and grow into a senior design role

CAD Technician – Fast-Track Career Progression

Why This Role?

  • Lead & Own Projects: Take full responsibility for technical designs from feasibility to construction drawings.
  • Shape the Future: Help establish a dedicated in-house design department that generates professional design fees.
  • Fast Career Progression: For the right candidate, there is real potential to move into senior or managerial positions as the team expands.
  • Bring Designs to Life: Produce 3D models and rendered visualisations of future projects to help clients clearly see the end result.
  • Work on High-Profile Projects: From bulk earthworks and drainage schemes to line markings, fencing, and floodlighting – you’ll be at the heart of it all.

What You’ll Do

  • Create and develop technical designs for sports construction projects
  • Produce 2D and 3D construction drawings, including cut & fill models, drainage plans, fencing, and floodlighting
  • Generate rendered visualisations for client presentations and project approvals
  • Carry out volume calculations and interpret survey data
  • Apply SuDS principles and ensure all designs comply with industry standards
  • Collaborate with clients, project managers, and site teams
  • Identify training and software needs to strengthen design capabilities

What We’re Looking For

  • Proven CAD Technician experience (construction/civil engineering experience preferred)
  • Strong AutoCAD skills, with experience in 3D modelling and rendered visualisations (Civil 3D, SketchUp, Revit, or similar)
  • Knowledge of earthworks, drainage, and SuDS principles
  • Excellent attention to detail and communication skills
  • Motivated to take ownership of projects and develop into a senior role
  • Full UK driving licence

What We Offer

  • Competitive salary based on experience
  • Clear career progression to senior design/management roles
  • Opportunity to build and lead a growing in-house design team
  • Work on exciting sports ground projects across Wales and the UK
  • Long-term career with a respected and established contractor

If you’re ambitious, hands-on, and eager to fast-track your career in sports construction design, including creating stunning 3D visualisations for clients, we want to hear from you.

Apply by sending your CV and cover letter to recruitment@swsgl.co.uk

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