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DESIGN & GRAPHICS TECHNICIAN
Reporting To: Department Line Manager and the Mining Department Manager
Department: Mining Hours of Work: 09:00 – 17:30, Monday to Friday, with a 30 minute lunch break (40 hours per week)
Salary Scale: £…. depending on skills.
Holidays: 29 working days per annum inclusive of bank and public holidays. Leave increases with length of service.
Benefits: Following successful completion of the probationary period (or any extension), the following benefits are potentially available, subject to eligibility and qualifying conditions:
- Pension Scheme – 5.25% of basic salary
- Death in Service Benefit
- Permanent Health Insurance Cover
- Discretionary Bonus (subject to performance and company profitability)
- Optional Private Medical Health Care Scheme
- Optional Health Screening
- Employee Assistance Programme
We also operate the following schemes:
- Childcare Voucher
- Cycle to Work
- Payroll Giving
Other: SRK actively encourages employees, following a qualifying period, to purchase Shares in SRK Consulting (UK) Limited and SRK Global Limited.
Company Profile: SRK Consulting is an independent, international consulting practice, providing globally integrated consulting services to the international mining industry. The SRK Group employs over 900 professional consultants internationally and has 36 offices on 6 continents. SRK has been providing its clients with innovative, practical and cost effective solutions for 36 years. Our client base covers a wide range of industries, particularly within the resources and engineering sectors. SRK Consulting (UK) Ltd, located in Cardiff City Centre is the European arm of the SRK Consulting Group and currently has 105 employees. SRK is an employee owned company.
Post Responsibilities: To work closely with the Senior GIS/CAD Technical Operator and project engineers to assess project needs and requirements for engineering drafting / generation of report figures.
Main Duties: The following provides a guide to the main duties the successful candidate will undertake. The list however is not exhaustive and further reasonable duties from time to time as may be deemed in keeping with the job designation may be required to be undertaken:
- Preparation of technical drawings for civil, electrical, mechanical and mining applications
- Preparation of detailed maps and figures for technical reports
- Assisting in the graphic design of marketing and other documentation
- Coaching other staff in how to improve their graphical output
- Generation of flowsheets, organisation charts and other graphical output
SPECIALIST SKILLS:
Essential:
- Previous relevant experience of civil engineering design and technical drafting
- In depth experience of drawing conventions and standards
- A wide range of graphics and visual representation skills
- Ability to adapt to a wide variety of assignments from complex engineering drawings to simple figures for inclusion in technical reports
- Ability to deliver high quality work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work without direct supervision and to prioritise workload effectively
- Excellent organisational skills with good attention to detail
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team Desirable:
- Experience and flair in graphical design
- Knowledge of web design
- Proven problem solving skills
TRAINING / QUALIFICATIONS:
Essential:
- Qualifications related to engineering and technical design work
- Competence in the use of AutoCAD/ AutoCAD Civils software
- Previous experience of using CORELDraw software
- Highly computer literate
- Ability to rapidly learn new software as required
- Willing to proactively engage with consultants/clients to maintain and improve the quality of graphical output.
Desirable:
- Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification, preferably in a scientific or engineering discipline
- Knowledge of using MapInfo, ArcGIS or both
SPECIAL CONDITIONS:
- To work outside normal working hours when required in order to meet project deadlines.
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