CAD / BIM Technician

at  University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for a detailed job description of the role.
As an experienced CAD / BIM Technician, you will work as part of a specialist team delivering accurate and meaningful graphical information to the Estates, Facilities and Capital Development Department (EFCD) and wider UHS team (clinical & non-clinical), thereby ensuring patient and staff safety throughout the Hospital.
Our data sources are many and varied. From handwritten annotation to 3D BIM data delivered to recognised standards (PAS1192 and BS EN ISO19650), the role requires you to interrogate the data, seek clarification from our teams and deliver high quality results in a timely manner.
We expect you to be fluent in using the day-to-day supporting technologies, such as SharePoint and Office365, but also the many specialist packages for the management of people, places and data. We use Autodesk products (AutoCAD and Revit in particular), Graphisoft ArchiCAD, MICAD, Planet and other facilities management/work management systems.
You will be expected to undertake regular mandatory training for your own safety, and that of our patients and staff. UHS is a teaching hospital which provides many opportunities for relevant personal development.
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.
Specific to this role is the suitability for agile working which is a mixture of on-site and remote working. In addition, we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what’s possible for the role and service. UHS employees can access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted
As a CAD / BIM Technician, you will be expected to undertake the following tasks:
1. Deliver day to day production/drafting of data, drawings, and information in accordance with Trust Policies and Procedures.
2. Manage data in a 3D environment and develop our model in line with our developing BIM Strategy.
3. Supply technical support to colleagues to maintain, upgrade and troubleshoot all CAD, BIM and associated department software.
4. Work with the Team Management to ensure continuity of service delivery and cover.
5. Manage your workload and schedules in conjunction with the Team Leadership and develop work priorities for the delivery of projects and the completion of tasks.
6. Develop and maintain effective working relationships with the Senior Management Team, Project Managers, Technical Officers and other internal/external stakeholders to deliver the Department’s CAD strategy.
7. Identify and undertake surveys to ensure gaps in the drawing and information database are closed.
8. Ensure the work is completed to a high level of accuracy and incorporated into the CAD operational database within the timescale of the service-level agreements.
9. With the support of the Asset Manager, deliver the CAD / BIM strategy, standards and drawing register, in line with asset management principles and policies.
10. Work in collaboration with internal and external specialist designers and architects in relation to the Capital Development programme to ensure they have the most up-to-date information to enable timely project delivery and handover of relevant data.
11. Provide accurate, appropriate, timely CAD data and property information to enable effective management of the Estate.
12. Co-ordinate support with the Information and Technology department and external helpdesks to resolve operating problems with applicable software systems.
13. Organise and manage the digital library of Building Manuals, Project Health & Safety Files, Operation & Maintenance Manuals and any other data relevant to the operation of the Estate as directed by the Head of Engineering Assets & Resources and the wider Estates Management Team.
14. From time to time, provide update training to in-house clients and other CAD users.
15. Contribute to the development and continual update of the Trust’s policies and procedures relating to the CAD information systems taking into account new standards and emerging technology to progress the information database.
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