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just been offered a position of CAD Manager within an architectural company in
London, 60 full time CAD users. see below for the tasks that have been set. I
have been using CAD since the beginning of Version 9, been unofficially CAD
Manager at various companies throughout my career, and they have offered me
£30,000, is this too low??
I would really appreciate some advice, cheers in advance!
1. CAD Procedures on the Intranet· Review and revise current procedures and
upload
2. CAD Troubleshooting· Day to day on the spot problem solving·
Addressing specific CAD problems i.e. fonts / dimensioning
3. CAD
Development· PTE Block Libraries· PTE Template files refine, introduce
alternatives.
4. CAD Drawing quality control· Establish rigorous
guidelines in conjunction with The Building Design Group Audit drawing sets
5. CAD Project Briefing·Stage of project - feasibility, pre-planning or
pre working drawing ·Type - Master planning, new build or refurbishment.·Scale
of project (250 Units or 5 houses)· From the above establish a Directory, File
Structure and necessary template files.
6. Project Auditing·Check
organisation of the Directory / File structure· Open Model files and check
Purging, Limits, blocking alignment etc
7. CAD Assessment / Induction to
new staff·Assessment of their CAD background·Introduction to the PTE House
Type model and CAD reference files·Explanation of PTE Layer convention and the
use of buttons.·Introduction to the PTE 10 CAD Commandments.
8. CAD
Training sessions (Individual & team cycles)· CAD Tips at Wednesday lunch
times to project teams.Individually programmed one hour training sessions.
9. Liaison with Surveyors and Ordnance Survey.
10. CAD Forum
consisting of Systems Manager / Cad Co-ordinator / Team reps Roger (as chair)
would preside
11. CAD Research software upgrades / developments.·New
releases of AutoCAD / Architectural Desktop / Studio /
Viz
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just been offered a position of CAD Manager within an architectural company in
London, 60 full time CAD users. see below for the tasks that have been set. I
have been using CAD since the beginning of Version 9, been unofficially CAD
Manager at various companies throughout my career, and they have offered me
£30,000, is this too low??
I would really appreciate some advice, cheers in advance!
1. CAD Procedures on the Intranet· Review and revise current procedures and
upload
2. CAD Troubleshooting· Day to day on the spot problem solving·
Addressing specific CAD problems i.e. fonts / dimensioning
3. CAD
Development· PTE Block Libraries· PTE Template files refine, introduce
alternatives.
4. CAD Drawing quality control· Establish rigorous
guidelines in conjunction with The Building Design Group Audit drawing sets
5. CAD Project Briefing·Stage of project - feasibility, pre-planning or
pre working drawing ·Type - Master planning, new build or refurbishment.·Scale
of project (250 Units or 5 houses)· From the above establish a Directory, File
Structure and necessary template files.
6. Project Auditing·Check
organisation of the Directory / File structure· Open Model files and check
Purging, Limits, blocking alignment etc
7. CAD Assessment / Induction to
new staff·Assessment of their CAD background·Introduction to the PTE House
Type model and CAD reference files·Explanation of PTE Layer convention and the
use of buttons.·Introduction to the PTE 10 CAD Commandments.
8. CAD
Training sessions (Individual & team cycles)· CAD Tips at Wednesday lunch
times to project teams.Individually programmed one hour training sessions.
9. Liaison with Surveyors and Ordnance Survey.
10. CAD Forum
consisting of Systems Manager / Cad Co-ordinator / Team reps Roger (as chair)
would preside
11. CAD Research software upgrades / developments.·New
releases of AutoCAD / Architectural Desktop / Studio /
Viz
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just been offered a position of CAD Manager within an architectural company in
London, 60 full time CAD users. see below for the tasks that have been set. I
have been using CAD since the beginning of Version 9, been unofficially CAD
Manager at various companies throughout my career, and they have offered me
£30,000, is this too low??
I would really appreciate some advice, cheers in advance!
1. CAD Procedures on the Intranet· Review and revise current procedures and
upload
2. CAD Troubleshooting· Day to day on the spot problem solving·
Addressing specific CAD problems i.e. fonts / dimensioning
3. CAD
Development· PTE Block Libraries· PTE Template files refine, introduce
alternatives.
4. CAD Drawing quality control· Establish rigorous
guidelines in conjunction with The Building Design Group Audit drawing sets
5. CAD Project Briefing·Stage of project - feasibility, pre-planning or
pre working drawing ·Type - Master planning, new build or refurbishment.·Scale
of project (250 Units or 5 houses)· From the above establish a Directory, File
Structure and necessary template files.
6. Project Auditing·Check
organisation of the Directory / File structure· Open Model files and check
Purging, Limits, blocking alignment etc
7. CAD Assessment / Induction to
new staff·Assessment of their CAD background·Introduction to the PTE House
Type model and CAD reference files·Explanation of PTE Layer convention and the
use of buttons.·Introduction to the PTE 10 CAD Commandments.
8. CAD
Training sessions (Individual & team cycles)· CAD Tips at Wednesday lunch
times to project teams.Individually programmed one hour training sessions.
9. Liaison with Surveyors and Ordnance Survey.
10. CAD Forum
consisting of Systems Manager / Cad Co-ordinator / Team reps Roger (as chair)
would preside
11. CAD Research software upgrades / developments.·New
releases of AutoCAD / Architectural Desktop / Studio /
Viz
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quick reponses!!
Its an excellent opportunity, as not many positions like this are
advertised externally, it normally ends up being the most experienced CAD
monkeys job. I am currently freelancing to the company and have been in this
role for 6 months now, with 18 months monkeying with the same company, they
have offered me the a permanent position for quite a bit less, I currently
earn around £36,000 (pounds that is), and I'm also expected to remain doing
50% monkey works as well.
The current average across britain is £35,000, but I'm not sure if this
that acurate (Hayes montrose survey). I am swaying towards taking the position
for the experience, and just wanted to hear from other people.
Cheers
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>>I
currently earn around £36,000
Well don't take a paycut!
Discuss it with them. Tell them you already earn
more than they are offering, and maybe they will know you are worth
more.
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quick reponses!!
Its an excellent opportunity, as not many positions like this are
advertised externally, it normally ends up being the most experienced CAD
monkeys job. I am currently freelancing to the company and have been in this
role for 6 months now, with 18 months monkeying with the same company, they
have offered me the a permanent position for quite a bit less, I currently
earn around £36,000 (pounds that is), and I'm also expected to remain doing
50% monkey works as well.
The current average across britain is £35,000, but I'm not sure if this
that acurate (Hayes montrose survey). I am swaying towards taking the
position for the experience, and just wanted to hear from other people.
Cheers
Its an excellent opportunity, as not many positions like this are advertised externally, it normally ends up being the most experienced CAD monkeys job. I am currently freelancing to the company and have been in this role for 6 months now, with 18 months monkeying with the same company, they have offered me the a permanent position for quite a bit less, I currently earn around £36,000 (pounds that is), and I'm also expected to remain doing 50% monkey works as well.
The current average across britain is £35,000, but I'm not sure if this that acurate (Hayes montrose survey). I am swaying towards taking the position for the experience, and just wanted to hear from other people. Cheers
Don't misunderstand what the term "permanent position" is. It does not
mean a job for life. I was actually offered a "job for life". The
General Manager made a point of calling from Kuwait during the interview
when he offered this on a speakerphone. He was in discussions with a
client. Well, 2 years down the track I was "let go" - so much for it
being a job for life.
The only real difference between a "permanent" employee and a contract
employee is the amount of time required to provide as notice. Yes,
there may be redundancy packages and the like, but these are all built
into (or should be) the rate a contract employee charges. Given the way
some business operate, even these entitlements are not secure.
A good rule is "if there are any doubts, pass it up". If you take a
position with any doubts, then at the first sign of problems you will
want out.
--
Regards,
Ian A. White, CPEng
ianwhite@wai.com.au
WAI Engineering
Sydney 2000
Australia
Ph: +61 418 203 229
Fax: +61 2 9622 0450
Home Page: www.wai.com.au
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just been offered a position of CAD Manager within an architectural company in
London, 60 full time CAD users. see below for the tasks that have been set. I
have been using CAD since the beginning of Version 9, been unofficially CAD
Manager at various companies throughout my career, and they have offered me
£30,000, is this too low??
I would really appreciate some advice, cheers in advance!
1. CAD Procedures on the Intranet· Review and revise current procedures and
upload
2. CAD Troubleshooting· Day to day on the spot problem solving·
Addressing specific CAD problems i.e. fonts / dimensioning
3. CAD
Development· PTE Block Libraries· PTE Template files refine, introduce
alternatives.
4. CAD Drawing quality control· Establish rigorous
guidelines in conjunction with The Building Design Group Audit drawing sets
5. CAD Project Briefing·Stage of project - feasibility, pre-planning or
pre working drawing ·Type - Master planning, new build or refurbishment.·Scale
of project (250 Units or 5 houses)· From the above establish a Directory, File
Structure and necessary template files.
6. Project Auditing·Check
organisation of the Directory / File structure· Open Model files and check
Purging, Limits, blocking alignment etc
7. CAD Assessment / Induction to
new staff·Assessment of their CAD background·Introduction to the PTE House
Type model and CAD reference files·Explanation of PTE Layer convention and the
use of buttons.·Introduction to the PTE 10 CAD Commandments.
8. CAD
Training sessions (Individual & team cycles)· CAD Tips at Wednesday lunch
times to project teams.Individually programmed one hour training sessions.
9. Liaison with Surveyors and Ordnance Survey.
10. CAD Forum
consisting of Systems Manager / Cad Co-ordinator / Team reps Roger (as chair)
would preside
11. CAD Research software upgrades / developments.·New
releases of AutoCAD / Architectural Desktop / Studio /
Viz
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all, for your advice, I would quite like to see through what I've already
started and completed, ie the procedures manual, a proper template file, which
I'm already seeing results of, and fixing loads of other things that nobody
else wants to worry about or even cares about.
So, in saying that, I'm going to 'bite the bullet' and get as much
experience as possible over the next 6 months and see where I am then. Thanks
again.