CAD Manager – Lower Thames Crossing

Location: Gravesend / Kent – Lower Thames Crossing Rate: £55.00 per hour Hours: 7.5 hours per day Contract: Consultant Start: 14 September 2026 End: 26 February 2027 initially – required for the project duration DBS: Basic DBS required

We are recruiting for an experienced CAD Manager to support the Lower Thames Crossing – Kent Roads infrastructure project. This is a senior CAD position working closely with Engineering Surveying, Engineering and Design teams, with responsibility for ensuring the correct CAD and survey information is processed, controlled and issued in accordance with project standards.

### The Role

The CAD Manager will be responsible for:

Overseeing Engineering Survey CAD operations

Managing the production and delivery of survey CAD data

Developing and maintaining CAD standards, procedures, best practice and workflows

Ensuring CAD deliverables meet project and client specifications

Liaising with Design, Engineering and Survey teams to ensure accurate information reaches site

Working with the Survey Manager and Utility Coordinator to ensure subsurface and utilities data is correctly recorded and represented

Improving the use of setting-out CAD data by site teams

Managing CAD software licences, upgrades and associated hardware

Providing technical guidance, training and support to project staff

Ensuring compliance with quality standards, industry regulations and client requirements The role has a particularly important interface with subsurface CAD data used for safe working and permit-to-dig activities.

### About You

We are looking for someone with:

5+ years' experience within CAD/survey data management At least 2 years' supervisory or management experience Strong experience processing and delivering survey data in multiple CAD formats Knowledge of ISO 19650 BIM processes and protocols Expertise with AutoCAD, Revit, MicroStation or similar Previous experience working on construction/infrastructure projects Knowledge of relevant design documentation standards and regulations Strong organisational and communication skills Degree in Surveying, Engineering, Architecture, Drafting Technology or a related discipline preferred Rate: £55 per hour

This would suit an experienced CAD Manager, Survey CAD Manager, CAD/BIM Manager or Senior CAD Coordinator with a strong civil engineering, highways or major infrastructure background