CAD Manager

About Us

Larson Design Group (LDG) is an award-winning, employee-owned Architecture, Engineering, and Consulting Firm. Guided by our core values, we’re expanding our team, opening new offices, and adding new offerings to provide responsive, innovative solutions to clients nationwide.   

Being 100% employee-owned directly impacts our culture: it drives our decision-making, motivates our teams, increases our productivity, improves retention, and contributes to the future success of our company. Our culture is one where we work hard for our clients and for each other – and we have fun collaborating, sharing experience and expertise, and learning along the way. We’re passionate about delivering exceptional quality, elevating client relationships, enriching the careers and lives of our employee owners, and enhancing the communities where we live and serve.     

At LDG, we strive to create an organization where people want to work. We offer a flexible work environment, paid training for required licensures, competitive benefits, bonus plans, and a company-funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) while supporting your professional and personal growth.    

Your Opportunity Impact

The CAD Manager is responsible for overseeing the CAD (Computer-Aided Design) function within the Digital Practice and ensuring the effective utilization of CAD software and technologies across all projects. The CAD Manager will be responsible for establishing CAD standards and workflows and provide technical support to project teams to optimize design efficiency and accuracy. This role requires strong leadership skills, technical expertise in CAD software, and the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and enforce CAD standards, templates, and best practices to ensure consistency and quality in design documentation
• Collaborate with project managers, engineers, and architects to establish CAD project requirements and workflows.
• Provide technical support and training to CAD users on software applications, tools, and techniques.
• Oversee the creation and maintenance of CAD drawings, models, and documentation for projects.
• Coordinate with external consultants and subcontractors to exchange CAD files and ensure compatibility and accuracy.
• Working with the IT Department, lead the implementation of CAD software updates, configurations, and customizations to improve productivity and efficiency.
• Conduct regular reviews and audits of CAD files and drawings to identify errors, inconsistencies, and opportunities for improvement.
• Manage CAD software licenses, subscriptions, and maintenance agreements.
• Stay updated on industry trends, advancements, and emerging technologies in CAD and design software.
• Create and maintain a training community on the corporate intranet where standards are centrally located, and questions can be asked/answered.
• Implement BIM-based collaboration tools and workflows to facilitate communication and coordination among project stakeholders.
• Act as a liaison between project teams, clients, and management to advocate for the benefits of BIM and promote its adoption.
• Assist with the coordination of material libraries, keyed notes, schedules and extracting and communication modeled data for use in project management, specification coordination, and construction administration.

Education and Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in a related field preferred, Associates or Technical Degree minimum.
• Experience: Minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience in the architecture and engineering industry related to building and site drawing standards, requirements and project execution.
• Proficiency in Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk Civil 3D, and other CAD-related software.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of software and supporting software plug-ins. Knowledge of Navisworks and Bentley is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Must possess the ability to work both independently and as a part of a Project Team
• Possess strong leadership, interpersonal, and time management skills. 
• Must be able to interact with clients, project team, vendors, and other external groups in a professional manner. 
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills, and presentations
• Experience in industry committees, groups, online forums, or similar resource and innovation groups.
• Proven critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, strong leadership, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, ability to multi-task while working independently or as a team leader.
• Ability to lead, instruct, and train small and large groups across disciplines
• Self-driven desire to learn, grow, innovate and teach others

EEO Statement

Larson Design Group, Inc. is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization.

Salary : $96,000 - $130,000