What are the responsibilities and job description for the CADD Designer position at Halff?
CADD Designer - Bentonville, AR
Halff has a position for a CADD Designer in our Bentonville, AR office. This position is responsible in providing support in the advancement of Halff's technical abilities for land development and related discipline planning and design projects. A CADD Designer makes decisions regarding design suitability using knowledge of specified product materials, recognized industry standards, and construction practices. This requires thorough knowledge and accurate use of civil drafting techniques, computer operations, and civil engineering practices. This position recommends and implements design changes to resolve field problems and may require field verification work.
Education/Experience:
- Associate degree in CAD with a minimum of 5 years progressive experience in the civil engineering field
- Demonstrated experience with AutoCAD (Civil3D), and other related design software applications required, GIS considered a plus
- Knowledge of municipal and state design standards and codes, including ADA compliance design standards
- Knowledge of the terminology, techniques and practices used in various types of construction relating to land development including the ability to develop, read, and interpret engineering plans and specifications.
Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities:
- Works independently to create base maps, drawings and designs for land development projects, including Drawing setup for preliminary and construction plan sets, including sheet layout, setup of both model space and paper space, manage xrefs, incorporate redlines and design provided by the Project Manager
- Create preliminary and construction plan sets, including horizontal control, grading and drainage, erosion control plans, utility and roadway profiles and cross-sections,
- topographic maps and design details and notes
- Responsible for assisting with engineering projects in the field and in the office. Project types may include, but are not limited to, roadway, highway, airport, utility, land development, landfill and site development
- Investigate field conditions and read and comprehend design drawings, construction specifications, codes and regulations, and technical information to develop drawings
- Adhere to project deadlines and keep supervising staff informed of any difficulties encountered on assignments
- Execute and adhere to quality assurance requirements
- Reproduce drawing and document packages to fulfill contractual obligations
- Must be able to collaborate remotely with colleagues in other offices
- Effectively communicate with others
- Must be able to work independently and as a team member to problem solve and learn new technical skills
- Interest in experiencing a variety of assignments
- Other duties as assigned
Company Overview:
Halff is a mid-sized, employee-owned, diverse and full-service infrastructure consulting firm planned, designed, engineered, constructed — and purposed — for people. Since 1950, we’ve been creating smart solutions that improve lives and communities by turning ideas into reality.
Halff was founded on a core tenet: Focus on people, treat them well, and success will follow. It’s no wonder, then, that our employees and the culture they create result in our firm consistently being named a Top Workplace in America.
Our industry-leading professionals collaborate to meet tough challenges in creative ways. Our services include: broadband, construction services, energy, environmental, geographic information systems, grant funding resources, intelligent infrastructure, intelligent transportation systems, land development, planning and landscape architecture, MEP engineering, public works, resilience, right of way, structural engineering, subsurface utility engineering/utility coordination, surveying, transportation, water resources and water/wastewater.
Halff has offices in the following locations:
- Arkansas: Bentonville, Fayetteville, Fort Smith, North Little Rock and Little Rock
- Florida: Chipley, Crestview, Jacksonville, Orlando, Panama City Beach, Tallahassee, Tampa, Tavares, Temple Terrace and Windermere
- Louisiana: Baton Rouge and Shreveport
- Oklahoma: Norman and Oklahoma City
- Texas: Austin, Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Flower Mound, Fort Worth, Frisco, Houston, Lubbock, McAllen, Midland, Richardson, San Antonio, The Woodlands and Tyler
We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, prescription and life insurance; long-term and short-term disability insurance; paid time off; holiday pay; traditional and Roth 401(k) plans; Employee Stock Ownership Plan; Health Savings Account; 529 College Savings Plan; flexible spending accounts; an Employee Assistance Plan; and more.
Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience.
Halff is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability or veteran status.
Halff is a drug-free workplace. This offer of employment is contingent upon the receipt of a clear drug screen and background check prior to your first day of employment. This position may be subject to random drug testing pursuant to federal regulations.
