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AutoCAD Technician

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

About the role

Property Strategy & Estates is one of the three main units of Assets & Environment and is central to both our corporate landlord role and transforming the Council’s estate to meet its needs and aspirations. Key current projects PS&E are engaged in include:

Large scale photovoltaic roll out (solar energy)
Office optimisation – rationalising WNC’s estate for the future of work
Parks development strategy
Large scale EV infrastructure roll out
Estate Climate Strategy
New care home
New children’s homes

Our Property Strategy and Estates team are looking to recruit an AutoCAD Technician to this key role within our busy team. The AutoCAD Technician will provide technical support to all members of the team through the production, review and amendment of detailed AutoCAD floor and site plans of the Council's diverse portfolio of properties.

The AutoCAD Technician will also prepare Building and Site plans for inclusions with legal documentation (leases), assist with space planning tasks in support to wider service transformation objectives, and be the technical lead on the integration of existing AutoCAD plans with the councils’ estates management system.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the team and support the Council's objectives of shaping an estates function that will be an example of best practice, and one that will deliver the best outcomes for the residents of the West Northamptonshire.

What will you be doing?

In the role of AutoCAD Technician, you will have the opportunity to work on an extremely varied and diverse property portfolio of around 1000 assets. Reporting into the Asset Records and Systems Manager, you’ll support the delivery of key transformational activity through optimisation and property rationalisation projects (including space planning) to ensure that assets are used to deliver the best possible outcome for the residents of West Northamptonshire.

Day to day, your role will involve:

Undertaking physical inspections of the Councils properties to ensure that existing AutoCAD plans are accurate and up to date
Carrying out measured surveys where required and producing professional and accurate AutoCAD plans.
Assist with property utilisation / office optimisation projects by completing desk audits and space planning exercises.
Prepare indicative scheme drawings to assist the Council to analyse and assess the development potential of any given site.
Prepare Land Registry complaint plans for inclusion in legal, and other relevant documents.
Support on queries in relation to boundary disputes
Support the delivery of the Councils Asset and Insurance valuation programme through the timely updating and assessment of property plans and drawings.

About you

You’ll bring with you experience and expertise of undertaking measured surveys on a wide variety of property assets and creating AutoCAD floor and site plans. You will have excellent communication skills with a track record of liaising with both internal and external customers, and manage the delivery of a varied caseload of work to ensure tasks are completed efficiently, often to tight timescales.

You will need to have:

Knowledge and understanding of the dynamics and complexities of public sector and the Local Government environment and its impact on service provision, staff, and relationships with key stakeholders.
Organisational and time management skills and ability to plan and deliver objectives within an agreed timeframe.
Ability to use AutoCAD to a professional standard, as well as the suite of Microsoft Office programs including Excel, Word and Teams
Have GCSE’s (or equivalent) at grade C or higher in Maths and English.

Our benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:

Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 27 days annual leave per year, 28 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.
Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
Car Lease scheme
Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
Ongoing training and development opportunities.
A variety of flexible working options to support your work/life balance, including full or part time, term time, 9-day fortnight, etc. (subject to business needs).
Our West Ways of Working – We want our workforce to thrive, and we equip our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working, on or off site, depending on the role.
Making a difference - If you want to use your skills and experience with an organisation that are genuinely invested in making a difference, are committed to improving people's lives, and whose success has a direct impact on the wellbeing of your family, friends and people in your local area, then West Northamptonshire Council is the place for you.

The council is in the process of implementing a new pay structure and terms and conditions which will be applicable to this role.  The outcome could result in a future variation to the advertised salary, and this will be discussed at interview.

About us

We’re a new council, following one of the largest shake-ups in local government reform in recent history. As a new authority, we’re embarking on an exciting journey to deliver exceptional services for our residents, customers and communities.

Our vision at West Northamptonshire Council is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

When potential is unlocked, talent thrives.

Choose a career that offers you a true sense of achievement, fills you with pride and challenges you in a positive way, every day.

West Northants Council, where careers thrive.