CAD Engineer
Location | Kampala, Uganda |
Date Posted | December 2, 2024 |
Category |
Engineering
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Job Type |
Full-time
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Currency | UGX |
Description
JOB DETAILS:
About the Company:
Mota-Engil is a Portuguese group in the sectors of civil construction, public works, port operations, waste, water, and logistics. The Mota-Engil Group comprises 228 companies within three major business areas Engineering and construction, Environment and Services and Transport concessions operating in 21 countries through its branches and subsidiaries, including Mota-Engil Engenharia e Construção, S.A., Tertir, SUMA, INDAQUA Manvia, Vibeiras, Ascendi and Martifer.
Job Summary:
Responsible for creating detailed design drawings, plans, and specifications using computer-aided design (CAD) software.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
• Creating accurate CAD drawings from hand sketches, verbal instructions, and site visits.
• Ongoing drawing-focused collaboration with project managers and design consultants.
• Seamlessly integrating and working with project managers design consultants, and sub-contractors, to produce and alter drawings.
• Printing of CAD drawings in various formats and packages and delivering them to the correct contact promptly.
• Systematically saving sketches and drawings on our CAD server; keeping the server organized; updating project folders and files as jobs progress and revisions are made.
• Providing support to the project team in the design process, to create sketches and drawings work.
• Exhaustively reviewing and checking sketches and drawings for errors, before being sent to architects, subcontractors, project managers, etc
• Creating and continually updating project drawings lists.
• Printing various formats of drawing sets for project managers and site superintendents.
• Organizing and uploading drawings to web-based storage sites/collaboration project sites to share drawings with project and subcontractors.
• Create, edit, and update standard details for use in projects.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, construction engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar CAD engineering role within the construction industry
• Proven experience using industry-standard CAD software (e.g., AutoCAD, Revit) for creating 2D and 3D construction drawings.
• Strong understanding of construction practices, building codes, and architectural standards
• Proficiency in additional design software programs relevant to construction
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to produce highly accurate and dimensionally correct drawings.
• Effective communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
• Strong understanding of construction processes, site work, and technical drawing standards.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and specifications.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.