CADD Technician II

Position: CADD Technician II

Customer / Work Location: Fort Bragg, NC

NOTE: Must reside in the Fayetteville, NC area or within 50 miles of Fort Liberty

Description: The CADD Technician will provide full-time, onsite project support to Fort Bragg, Directorate of Public Works (DPW). The CADD Technician will be responsible for updating floor plans and as-builts, conducting facility inspections to facilitate drawing updates, and managing the DPW CADD drawing repository. CADD Specialist will ensure data accuracy of building drawings through Autodesk AutoCAD and Bentley MicroStation. Responsibilities also include assisting government engineers with CADD projects, providing training, and developing job aids. The CADD Specialist will provide customer service related to analysis, drawing requests, and CADD software support. This position reports to the Areli Senior GIS Lead.

Duties include:

• Organize and maintain CADD data integrity and security in accordance with Army regulations and engineering data standards.
• Provide support for implementing and managing CADD applications and data.
• Prepare layout and perform drafting tasks from simple instructions, demonstrating a broad knowledge of AutoCAD and MicroStation for engineering projects.
• Redraw old designs to new software and new drafting standards.
• Perform advanced drafting and design techniques for data modeling and conversions from MicroStation to AutoCAD format, and GIS formats.
• Compile, manipulate, markup, and update drawing files from a variety of sources including existing floor plans, site plans, as-builts, field observation, and PDF drawings.
• Perform regular quality control checks of CADD data and non-spatial databases with minimal supervision to ensure data integrity by conducting facility surveys, including drawing submittals from outside contractors.
• Produce detailed, high-quality cartographic products (digital and hardcopy) and accompanying reports in accordance with technical guidelines and client needs.
• Provide assistance with training CADD users on utilizing CADD data standards, applications, and editing processes.
• Facilitate the generation of reports and graphical representations of data in response to customer projects.
• Provide ongoing sustaining support and consulting as needed and as requested by the customer, and the Areli Project Manager.

Proficiency: Candidates must be able to perform and demonstrate experience using CADD (AutoCAD/MicroStation) products for updating, analyzing, and managing CADD drawings. Candidates must have:

• AutoCAD and MicroStation drafting skills.
• Experience using Bentley MicroStation CADD drawing edits and maintaining standards.
• Experience using Autodesk for CADD drawing edits.
• Experience updating floorplans from field inspections
• Knowledge of engineering measurements, scales, calculations, and estimates.
• Knowledge of building space utilization and data management.
• Proficiency in engineering design principles and construction methods.
• Familiarity with mechanical, electrical, or architectural aspects of AutoCAD design.
• Ability to perform routine data collection tasks associated with capturing or updating CADD data.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office suite.
• Experience in producing high-quality digital and hardcopy maps and project graphics.
• Strong problem-solving abilities, attention to detail, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Qualifications: Two years of experience in computer-aided drafting and design (CADD) with MicroStation and AutoCAD.

Per Government contracting requirements, the candidate must be able to clearly speak, read, and write in the English language, be a US citizen, and pass and maintain a National Agency Check Investigation.

Areli is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or on the basis of disability.