Assistant Overlay Designer

Eden Brown

Job Description

The Venues & Infrastructure (V&I) Department is responsible for preparing venues for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and for operating them effectively and efficiently at Games time.

The Design and Overlay team sits within the V&I Department and produces designs for temporary facilities and the overlay drawings for all competition venues as well as the majority of non-competition venues. The team also provides venue design and operations guidance to the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and its delivery partner, design consultants and contractors as it relates to Games time operations.

This appointment is for an Architecture or Interior CAD Technician to provide CAD support to the Design and Overlay Team.

Key responsibilities/accountabilities:

Production of overlay drawings for all Olympic and Paralympic competition and non-competition venues.

Work with the Design and Overlay team to ascertain design requirements from LOCOG’s functional area teams (such as Sport, Technology, Media Operations, Village Operations, Security, Transport, Environment) and International Olympic Committee (IOC) technical manuals.

Liaise with (Olympic Development Authority) ODA as required to provide overlay design information and to test overlay for configuration of each new venue during design development.

Production of Test Event overlays

Assist in the preparation of LOCOG Venue Requirements (technical briefs) including the preparation of design briefing information.

Take direction and show initiative as part of overlay or CAD team.

Reporting in to lead overlay designers.

Key skills, experience and qualifications required:
CAD technician with a minimum of 3 years experience
Experienced in sport venue design and event overlay design would be an advantage but not a necessity.
Experience in 3D CAD modelling would be an advantage
Experience of working in the private sector and with the public sector

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.

Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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