Senior Computer Aided Design Technician (CAD Tech)

The Sr. CAD Technician is responsible for designing and drafting as well as performing CAD drafting in AutoCAD Civil 3D. The Sr. CAD Technician will provide land surveying knowledge and required procedures to assist in the planning, implementation, correction, and quality review to complete assigned tasks. You will be working alongside our dedicated team of client managers, architects, engineers, and designers, and producing high quality construction documentation using various CAD software.

This role is onsite in downtown Winter Garden, FL or our Debary, FL office, depending on where candidate is located. Salary starts at $32/hour and up, commensurate with experience.

Role and responsibilities

· Develops engineering drawings, conceptual plans, and exhibits for a variety of projects ranging in size and complexity

· Plans, research, and produces contract drawings based on constraints defined by the project engineer, review agencies, and client needs

· Recognizes and resolves potential construction conflicts and difficulties identified during design

· Work with close guidance and supervision on tasks for large and small projects in a team environment on a variety of water infrastructure projects including water and wastewater plants, pump stations, water supply, distribution, etc.

· Assist Registered Professional Surveyors with CAD productions, deed research, boundary analysis, easement preparations, legal descriptions, and computing survey points

· Assist project managers on scope, schedules, and budgets for land surveying projects

· Assist in preparation of survey proposals

· Perform QA/QC checks of collected survey data, and field procedures

· Coordinate and work with Survey Supervisor/LS and Tech support for field crews and other office staff, expected growth to lead a team

· Interpret survey field-notes and sketches to incorporate field survey data for the purposes of creating and update Right-of-Way, Record of Surveys, ALTA, and topographic drawings and DTMs using Computer Aided Design (CAD) software (Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D)

· Prepare base and detailed drawings in accordance with project requirements

· Maintain requirements of ODOT, OTIC, local County and City CAD Standards, Standard Drawings and Location and Design Manuals

· Process survey data, import data into MicroStation and AutoCAD

· Coordinate with other engineers and surveyors on project requirements

· Estimates number of sheets and contract drawings as well as production time required for design manager's review

· Ensures overall consistency, quality, technical accuracy, and design on projects

· Other tasks assigned by the Director of Land Production

Qualifications and Education Requirements

· An associate degree or completion of a technical trade school in Engineering, Land Survey, CAD, or related field is required

· 6 years of CAD specific work experience in land surveying or civil engineering

· A demonstrated general knowledge of survey, mapping, utilities, and engineering are desired

· Experience with 3D Laser Scanning; LiDAR; GNSS/GPS (specifically Trimble); robotic total station; TBC/Trimble Access; Autodesk Civil3D; Google Earth Pro; Bluebeam Revu; MicroSurvey StarNet

· Knowledge of ALTA surveys, boundary analysis, topographic surveys, preparation of easement documents, legal descriptions, final plat preparation, construction staking and staking calculations, surface models

· Ability to operate AutoCAD Civil 3D for production activities

· Ability to manage multiple tasks, project coordination, and interaction with other design services

· Strong listening, writing and verbal communication skills, team oriented

· Ability to perform in a fast-paced environment that is in a growth mode

· Self-motivated, project driven responsibilities and ability to complete work unsupervised

· Have significant working CAD experience, have a background in Land Surveying (or a directly related field like civil engineering and worked with existing conditions base files)

· Able to perform and/or review such technical procedures and knowledge of topographic, boundary and route surveys and not limited to other survey functions as assigned

· Must be able to prioritize and multi-task effectively under pressure of deadlines

Competencies and personal attributes

· Self – starter

· Multitasker

· Must be well organized and manage deadlines

· Ability to produce deliverables with little or no guidance

· Takes initiative on tasks and in coordinating with other members of the team

· Effective written, communication, analytical, and interpersonal skills produce high-quality deliverables in an efficient manner

· Team oriented with strong capability to work independently

· Motivated to lead and mentor others on CAD and drawing production procedures

· Has a persistent initiative to continually learn new technical practices and to earn the confidence of clients, company management/colleagues, and regulators

Our values are what set us apart from other firms. We understand that forward-thinking and innovation are drivers of business performance. Our foundation lies within a legacy of deep-rooted values, like contribution and perseverance, that have given our employees a sense of community for over 30 years.

At this time we are NOT working with external recruiters. Thank you for respecting that.