CAD Assistant

Job Title: CAD Assistant

Reports to: Design & Project Manager

Location: Heartwood Saunas, Mid Wales

Annual Salary: 28-30k

Date: March 2026

About Us


Heartwood Saunas is an outdoor sauna design and build company creating exceptional wellness spaces for private and commercial clients across the UK and beyond. From our workshop in Mid Wales, we design and craft both made-to-order saunas from our Signature Collection (with carefully considered custom options) and fully bespoke commissions. Every project is thoughtfully designed, meticulously built, and sensitively integrated into its setting – whether that’s a country estate, coastal retreat, townhouse, or contemporary home. We do not produce off-the-shelf units. Every Signature sauna is built to order, and every bespoke project begins with a blank page. We work with natural materials, precision joinery, and timeless design principles – and we don’t cut corners. We believe true luxury is quiet – it’s found in the integrity of materials, quality of craftsmanship, and spaces that feel solid, calm, and built to last. Our saunas are made to perform beautifully, age gracefully, and provide meaningful restoration for years to come.

Joining Heartwood means becoming part of a team that cares deeply about the details, holds high standards without compromise, and takes pride in delivering work that is genuinely exceptional.

About the Role


As CAD Assistant, you will support the Design & Project Manager in the development of sauna designs from concept through to production documentation. This is an office-based role focused on CAD modelling, technical drawing production, and maintaining accurate design documentation. You will assist in translating design intent and client requirements into clear, build-ready drawings, supporting both bespoke projects and our core product range. Working closely with the design and workshop teams, you will help ensure drawings are accurate, organised, and ready for manufacture. This role is well suited to someone early in their career who is confident and fluent in CAD, detail-oriented, and eager to develop their technical capability within a design-led manufacturing business.

Key Responsibilities

Design Support

• Support the development of sauna design projects from concept through to production drawing packs

• Assist in preparing drawings for bespoke, client-specific projects where required

• Update and maintain drawing packs for standard product models

• Ensure drawings are clear, accurate, and ready for review prior to release to the workshop
  

Technical Drawing & Modelling

• Produce accurate 2D and 3D CAD drawings under the guidance of the Design & Project Manager

• Prepare drawing sets including plans, sections, elevations and basic detail drawings

• Assist in generating material schedules and cutting lists

• Make revisions and updates in response to design changes

• Maintain quality and consistency across issued drawings
  

Documentation & Continuous Improvement

• Organise and manage drawing files with clear labelling and version control

• Support the maintenance of drawing templates and detailing libraries

• Assist in improving internal CAD standards and documentation systems

• Contribute ideas to improve clarity, efficiency and consistency in design output
  

About You

Essential Skills

• Fluent and confident in CAD software, with the ability to produce accurate 2D and 3D drawings

• Strong understanding of technical drawing principles

• Good organisational and file management skills

• Ability to interpret design information and follow technical direction

• Clear communicator with a collaborative working style

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing accurate work

• Proactive and willing to learn in a fast-paced environment
  

Desirable Skills

• Experience using AutoCAD or similar CAD platforms

• Some exposure to joinery, timber construction, or small-scale architectural projects

• Familiarity with preparing material schedules or production documentation

• Basic knowledge of sustainable materials or construction principles

• Experience using presentation or visualisation tools
  

What We Offer

• Collaborative and supportive working environment

• Ongoing training and development

• Up to 30 days annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays

• Regular team saunas in our private sauna and team social events

• Clothing and safety equipment provision

• Salary dependant on experience
  

How to apply: Please send a CV, covering letter and technical portfolio to hr@heartwoodsaunas.com

Application deadline: Friday 27th March 2026