What are the responsibilities and job description for the Design Technician position at HR Green?
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Summary
This position will work with an exceptional team of planning and design professionals on a broad spectrum of projects for city, regional, and state clients. Projects will include the design of urban and rural roadways, interchanges, municipal utilities, and other projects primarily related to transportation using Microstation, GEOPAK, Bentley Site, and Bentley Corridor Modeler. The employee will have direct involvement with multiple engineering and CADD disciplines to produce construction documentation, roadway and utility alignments, topographical profiles, cross sections, surface TINs, earthwork calculations, and grading plans.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Design and drafting of engineering plans to include alignments, profiles, cross sections, utilities, and general plan drawings.
- Completing detailed drawings from rough sketches and/or verbal instructions or notes with limited direction from other staff.
- Revising drawings and completing standard calculations used in the completion of engineering plans.
- Participates, as needed, in design meetings with engineering and client staff to fully understand expected project outcomes.
- May accompany engineers or field technicians as needed in order to locate grading markers, collect data required for revision of construction drawings, and/or perform engineering tests.
- Works under the guidance of engineers to complete assigned work within budgeted timeframes.
- Works with client and/or company-developed CADD standards in order to establish projects in a manner that increases the ability of other members of the team to assist with project design.
- Reviews own work and the work of other CADD Technicians for completeness and accuracy prior to submitting to Project Manager or engineering staff for review.
Education and/or Experience
- Associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school
- Recently graduated students are welcome to apply!
- Preferred: 0-3 years experience with transportation/roadway/utility design and drafting. Understanding of 3D plans and roadway cross sections is preferred.
- General CADD experience mandatory; Microstation and GEOPAK Experience with Corridor Modeler and Bentley Site is preferred.
- Experience with utility, subdivision, or earthwork grading design and drafting is a plus.
Benefits
Not only does HR Green provide you with a place to grow, thrive, and enjoy your work, but we are also dedicated to delivering a comprehensive and multi-faceted benefits package. Visit our website for detailed total rewards information.
https://www.hrgreen.com/careers/benefits/
HR Green is proud to be an affirmative action/ equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
