CAD Technician

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51st largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards.

Responsibilities

Our newest opportunity is for a talented CAD Technician - Dry Utilities to join our award-winning team based in Porto or Lisbon office in Portugal .

This critical role will work as part of the Infrastructure team, developing and preparing drawings in CAD format (especially in Civil 3D) for different utilities: power and telecommunications in the different project design stages.

We envisage success in this role to include:

Producing technical drawings for utility networks: power and telecom. Producing profiles and 3D models for utility networks (advantage). Liaising with Engineers about the information required, the coordination between different disciplines and project progress. Collaborating and coordinating with other disciplines to achieve a fully integrated design. Converting concepts and sketches into engineering drawings based on the project requirements. Developing workflows for various stages in design and submissions. Leveraging BIM software and tools as a methodology to coordinate design progress.

Qualifications

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that you will have a Diploma in Drafting, or any other related subject. We welcome all levels of experience, preferably with more than 2 years of experience in a similar position.

Furthermore, you should demonstrate:

Proven experience as a CAD Technician in Infrastructure (dry utilities). Proficiency in software such as Autodesk AutoCAD and AutoCAD Civil 3D. Experience in Infraworks and Navisworks is preferable.  Solid written and verbal communication skills in English.

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work. 

 
We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially. 

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