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Senior CAD/BIM Lead – Civil 3D SME

Salary: Competitive
Location: Flexible
Contract Type: Full Time Permanent
Closing Date: 07/12/2026 23:59

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Senior CAD/BIM Lead – Civil 3D SME

Location: UK ¦ Hybrid
Career Family: Water Services – CAD/BIM
Reports to: Head of CAD/BIM

The Opportunity

We’re looking for a Senior CAD/BIM Lead – Civil 3D SME to provide technical leadership, hands-on support and specialist expertise across our CAD/BIM function.

As a Civil 3D subject matter expert, you’ll be a trusted point of contact for project teams, helping to solve technical challenges, develop standards and workflows, improve digital delivery and build capability across the wider team.

You’ll work across major water, wastewater and environmental projects, collaborating with CAD/BIM teams, designers, project managers, BIM specialists and clients. The role combines technical delivery, innovation, mentoring and continuous improvement, giving you the opportunity to influence how Civil 3D and digital engineering are used across Binnies.

What you’ll be doing

  • Act as the senior technical point of contact and SME for Autodesk Civil 3D and associated workflows.
  • Provide hands-on technical guidance and support across major projects, frameworks and programmes.
  • Develop and improve Civil 3D standards, templates, styles, workflows and best practice.
  • Support multidisciplinary model coordination, BIM delivery and information management.
  • Provide expertise across Civil 3D surfaces, alignments, profiles, corridors, pipe networks and data management.
  • Identify opportunities for automation, innovation and improved digital workflows.
  • Troubleshoot complex technical challenges and bring the right people together to develop practical solutions.
  • Coach and mentor CAD/BIM Leads, technicians and developing technical specialists.
  • Support technical assurance, governance, resource planning and capability development.
  • Work closely with the Head of CAD/BIM to shape the future direction of the function.
  • Engage with clients, contractors, consultants, software vendors and industry networks where appropriate.

About You

You’ll have significant experience delivering CAD/BIM services on multidisciplinary projects, with strong practical expertise in Autodesk Civil 3D.

We’re looking for someone who can combine technical expertise with an approachable and collaborative leadership style. You’ll be comfortable influencing standards, solving problems, sharing knowledge and helping others develop their skills.

Essential:

  • Strong practical Civil 3D experience and understanding of model-based digital delivery.
  • Experience with Civil 3D standards, templates, styles and workflows.
  • Strong understanding of surfaces, alignments, profiles, corridors and pipe networks.
  • Experience providing technical leadership, guidance or mentoring.
  • Experience working across multidisciplinary projects.
  • Strong problem-solving, communication and stakeholder-management skills.
  • Relevant technical qualification such as HNC/HND or equivalent experience.

Desirable:

  • Knowledge of ISO 19650.
  • Experience with Navisworks, Autodesk Construction Cloud and/or ProjectWise.
  • Experience with automation, Dynamo or other digital productivity tools.
  • Knowledge of survey, GIS, reality capture or point-cloud workflows.
  • Understanding of Revit and interfaces between civil and Revit workflows.
  • Experience working within the water, wastewater or wider infrastructure sector.

Why Binnies?

At Binnies, you’ll be part of a collaborative engineering environment where your technical expertise can make a real difference. We invest in our people and provide opportunities to develop your career, broaden your experience and work on challenging infrastructure projects.

Our benefits include:

  • Competitive salary
  • 33 days annual leave, including bank holidays
  • Flexible and hybrid working
  • Company pension scheme
  • Life assurance
  • Private medical insurance
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Enhanced family-friendly benefits
  • Professional development and support for CPD and professional qualifications
  • Access to a range of employee discounts and wellbeing initiatives
  • Opportunities to work across exciting and technically challenging infrastructure projects
  • A supportive, inclusive culture with opportunities to progress your career

Join Us

If you’re an experienced Civil 3D professional looking for a role where you can influence technical standards, support major infrastructure projects and help shape the future of digital engineering, we’d love to hear from you.

At Grade 8, you’ll also have opportunities to develop your technical, operational and leadership capabilities, with potential progression into broader technical, project, operational or business leadership roles within Binnies

 

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Together with our clients, we are always striving to find a smarter way to deliver projects. From providing low carbon, sustainable and resilient water solutions, flood alleviation and environment services, to connecting people with insights and data. Our business exists to improve the quality of life for our local communities today and for generations to come.

Binnies is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then.

At RSK, we operate as a group of businesses that work together seamlessly, aiming for growth through diversification. Our strategy helps us build a strong and resilient business, capable of weathering external challenges, while also providing greater value to our clients and more opportunities for our employees.

Since the beginning, our philosophy has remained the same: employ, develop and reward talented individuals. People are crucial to our company, and we recognise that our success hinges on our colleagues' growth. We're committed to preserving RSK's people-first culture, promoting innovation, and fostering a supportive and caring environment for collaboration. At RSK, we want you to be part of our successes and help you reach your career aspirations. We take pride in offering employees fulfilling and challenging careers by promoting ongoing growth and empowering individuals to excel.

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If you're passionate about making a difference, join us as we work together to build a brighter, more equitable, and sustainable future for all. Do you have what it takes?

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