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Trainee CAD Technician

Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited
Northampton Full-time GBP 26,000 – 32,000
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Trainee CAD Technician

£26,000 - £32,000 + 1:1 Training + Progression + Company benefits

Northampton

Are you a Graduate in Architecture, Construction, Engineering or similar with a background in AutoCAD 2D looking for an entry-level opportunity with a leading company in temporary event buildings who will offer support in your long-term career development through ongoing training and development?

Do you want to work on varied and exciting projects with full onboarding through shadowing and mentorship with the senior CAD Designer?

This is an opportunity to join a company which specialise in temporary buildings and event structures for a range of sports events, festivals, award ceremonies, exhibitions and more. They manage event designs from concept through to completion, you would be a key part of the conceptualisation for many high-end clients.

This is an opportunity to join a tight-knit busy design office where you will get involved in all areas of design work, detailing and conceptualising using AutoCAD and assisting the wider design team with ad-hoc tasks. This is an excellent opportunity to gain one-on-one mentorship with an expert in the industry to eventually become a fully-fledged CAD Designer yourself.

This role would suit a Graduate in Architecture, Construction, Engineering or similar with a background in AutoCAD 2D looking for an entry-level opportunity with a leading company in temporary event buildings who will offer support in your long-term career development through ongoing training and development?

Job description:

  • Creating drawings using AutoCAD

  • Amending Technical drawings based on client requirements

  • Monday-Friday 8am-5:30pm

Requirements


  • Background in Architecture, Constructure, Engineering or similar

  • Background using AutoCAD

  • Interest in designing within the events industry

*Commutable to Northampton

Reference: BBBH25555

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