Join Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service as a CAD Operator and play a vital role in supporting firefighter safety with your technical expertise. This is a fantastic opportunity to use your AutoCAD skills to create critical building and site plans that directly impact operational efficiency and community safety.

CAD Operator
Arnold, Nottinghamshire, NG5 8PP

37 hours per week, Monday - Friday
Permanent position
Grade 4: £30,559 - £32,654

Please Note: Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK

Join our dynamic team at Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service (NFRS) as a CAD Operator! This exciting role is at the forefront of creating and maintaining critical building and site plans. Your work will directly support operational fire crews, ensuring they have the vital information needed for safety and efficiency during incidents. If you have a passion for precision and a knack for technical drawing, this is the perfect opportunity to make an impact to your community.

Key Responsibilities

Create CAD plans with necessary risk information and upload plans to ensure availability to operational crews
Produce annotated CAD plans as part of legal documentation
Maintain accurate filing systems and ensure information security
Provide technical guidance to support personnel on the use of CAD software

Experience/Qualifications

Experience using AutoCAD
Ability to use Microsoft Office software
Strong teamwork, communication and problem-solving skills
GCSE Grade 4 (or equivalent) in Mathematics

Why NFRS?

Agile Working – NFRS has an Agile Working Policy, which allows our employees to mix office working with working from home to help provide you with more flexibility
Flexibility – We are family-friendly and are open to considering different working patterns that help you provide a better service to our community while supporting your home life. We also support part-time working
Annual Leave - 26 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays and a Christmas concessionary day
Pension – Access to a public service defined benefit pension scheme
Health and Wellbeing - As a Service, we provide a wide range of Health and Wellbeing support to all our employees, which includes access to a Bupa cashback scheme, an Employee Assistance Programme, and a dedicated Occupational Health team who are there to support you. Also, all employees receive free access to an on-site gym
Blue Light Card – working for an emergency service, you will have the ability to apply for a Blue Light Card, which enables discounts on shopping and eating out
Development – You will have access to both formal and informal professional development opportunities, which will help you advance your career

If you feel you have the skills and experience we are looking for and want to play an integral part in keeping Nottinghamshire communities safe, then we look forward to hearing from you.

How to apply for the role:

If you have the skills and experience required for this position, click “apply” today and you will be directed to the company website where you will be able to submit an application form.

Closing date: Sunday 21st September 2025

Interview date: 6th & 7th October 2025

You must be authorised to work in the UK. No agencies please.

Further Information

We are proud to be an equal opportunities and ‘Disability Confident’ employer, and we are committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce. We welcome applications from all parts of our communities and particularly those who are currently under-represented in our workforce. We are also proud of being recognised as a ‘Gold’ employer for our Armed Forces Covenant commitments.

NFRS is committed to the safeguarding and protection of children, young people, and adults at risk of abuse and or neglect and operates a safer recruitment process.

The successful candidate will be subject to a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service check and a Police Vetting check. Applicants must have been residents in the UK for the last 3 years to be eligible for a Police Vetting check.

Please note that CVs will not be accepted in place of application forms.

Other suitable skills and experience include CAD Technician, Design Technician, Draughtsperson, Revit Technician, Architectural Technician, Design Engineer, Civil CAD Designer, Technical Illustrator, Building Design Specialist, CAD Drafter.