CAD Data Analyst

CAD Data Analyst

London or Birmingham

Salary - Birmingham - up to £37,700 & London - up to £42,350

In addition, we offer flexible benefits fund of 15% which is paid on top base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits - check them out in the Benefits section on our website.

Job Description

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

This role will support HS2 in the form of CAD data management and all related CAD data flows associated with deliveries. The role requires strong CAD and 3D modelling skills across many disciplines for design, construction and operations and maintenance.

The post holder will be working within the Digital Engineering team supporting delivery functions and interfacing with suppliers across information types (graphical, non-graphical and geospatial). The role will be a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on CAD data management such as data production, content publishing, and compliance of data quality & assurance processes.

As a CAD Data Analyst at HS2 you will play a key role -

Accountabilities:

* Responsible for management of data exchanges of Suppliers within or delivering to the HS2 Common Data Environment, with particular focus on CAD data.
* Responsible for reporting data quality issues and analysis of root causes to the Digital Engineering Team, HS2 Delivery Teams and Suppliers, with particular focus on CAD data.
* Responsible for compliance with Digital Engineering standards, specifications and operating procedures within HS2 and Suppliers.
* Responsible for developing and delivering training and support to relevant HS2 business functions, Delivery Teams and our Suppliers regarding HS2 standards, specifications, tools and operating procedures.
* Responsible for identifying areas for improvement and feedback into information requirements, specification development and standards creation.
* Contribute to the management of the HS2's Common Data Environment and governance of information, with a particular focus on CAD data.
* Contribute to undertaking transformation of data for other functional uses within HS2 and facilitating appropriate data assurance and approval by others.
* Contribute to the delivery of the Digital Engineering programme. This could include but is not limited to, benefits realisation, integration and evolution of data standards and tools, and raising awareness of HS2's Digital Engineering strategic goals within HS2, Supply Chain and external stakeholders.
* Actively promote and embed Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work, and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

About You:

Skills:

* Data specialism in design & engineering, CAD and 3D modelling.
* Data content and production management.
* Data quality techniques, processes and analysis.
* Data assurance techniques and processes.
* Communication skills to support training and upskilling.
* Stakeholder engagement.

Knowledge:

* Knowledge of design, engineering, CAD and 3D model data
* Knowledge of data content and production management
* Knowledge of data quality techniques and data assurance processes
* Knowledge of BIM Processes as outlined in ISO19650 and related industry standards
* Knowledge of Data Interoperability

Type of experience:

* Data management, and data quality & assurance experience throughout the entire project lifecycle.
* Experience of working with open formats to enable data interoperability and encourage a software agnostic approach.
* Experience of raising awareness of Digital Engineering, delivering briefing sessions and providing support throughout an organisation and its supply chain.
* Experience of working within set standards, processes and systems but with an expectation to contribute to decision making on process improvement.

Closing Date: 26th August, 2026.

It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

As HS2 Ltd do not hold a sponsorship license from the Home Office, we are not able to provide sponsorship to any applicant. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application and our process involves a Right to Work validation prior to the interview stage. Note, there are certain types of time-bound visas that we cannot accept.

Any offers made to applicants will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks which include Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial and Education checks.

We ask for a variety of detail in your online application, however we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. In a further development of our efforts to create a more diverse workforce, your CV will be anonymised and personal information will be removed during the first stage of the application review. This removes bias from the process and makes it even more important that you attach an updated word version of your CV for each new application ensuring you include evidence directly related to the criteria in the job advert.

Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

About Us

High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK's new high speed rail network. As well as improving capacity, the new scheme will shorten journey times between a number of Britain's major population centres, boost the economy and create thousands of jobs.

HS2 Ltd will create a skills legacy and develop a diverse range of talent. We aim to be a leader in EDI practice by creating a safe & inclusive working environment for all our staff - living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity and Leadership.

In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

HS2 Ltd is also a safety-critical organisation. Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others' health and safety by taking personal responsibility for working to our 'Safe at Heart' programme principles and following safe working procedures at all times.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential.