Assistant CAD Technician

Make sure to apply with all the requested information, as laid out in the job overview below. Salary: £36,900 - £40,850 per annum inclusive of all allowances Contractual Hours: 35 Basis: Permanent Workplace category: Hybrid About City Surveyor’s: The City Surveyor’s Department is responsible for the management of the Corporation’s property investment portfolio, corporate real estate, property/construction projects and the operational management of both portfolios. The role: You will mainly be using AutoCAD to create floor plans and location plans for leases, highway disposals and airspace negotiations, and to calculate areas of encroachment/oversail of external development schemes on City assets. You will also prepare AutoCAD drawings to support refurbishments and space planning layouts, assisting with small-scale measured surveys when required. In addition, you will help to maintain, update, and report on the City’s property data, using the City’s Property Management System, MRI Horizon. About you: The successful candidate will have: Level 3 qualification e.g. A-Levels, BTEC diploma, apprenticeship, or sufficient relevant work experience. AutoCAD training certification, or demonstrable evidence of AutoCAD knowledge and technical drawing skills. Experience in producing CAD drawings and working collaboratively as part of a CAD team within a professional discipline e.g. architecture, engineering, asset management, surveying. Ability to use Ordnance Survey data and spatially position drawings. Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite. Good organisational and time management skills to support team objectives and deadlines. Experience using Property management software to maintain property records and report on lease and tenancy data would be advantageous, although training will be provided. Knowledge of MRI Horizon, Adobe Acrobat and ArcMap would be beneficial. Closing date : 12 Noon on 22nd August 2025 Interviews will be held week commencing 1st September 2025. To apply online please click the Apply online button below. If this role is advertised as a secondment, secondments are subject to the agreement of your department releasing you, therefore, you need to discuss this with your line manager prior to applying. The purpose of this will be to discuss what, if any, impact your secondment might have on the service and service delivery should your application be successful, and how this might be addressed. The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications. Because our roles are so varied, we don’t have a ‘one size fits all’ policy for workplace attendance. How many days a week you’ll be required to attend your workplace will depend on the requirements of your role. It’s important that you understand the requirements before applying to ensure you are able to meet them. We are committed to considering requests to work flexibly and job share. Requests will be considered by the recruiting manager in line with our policies and business needs. For more information on our categories for workplace attendance, please view our guide. We will be reviewing this policy and approach at regular intervals to ensure we’re meeting our attendance needs.