What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineering Technician - Structural position at Larson Design Group?
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
This Engineering Technician is an entry-level technical role within the Engineering disciplines that can operate within any department. The Engineering Technician will assist engineers in designing and compiling drawings and permit packages and will complete simple to intermediate plan sets and drawings.
Key Responsibilities
- Uses CAD, Civil 3D, Revit, Microstation, InRoads, Sketch-Up, Photoshop, and other software programs relative to the discipline to develop simple to intermediate, technically accurate, clean, and deliverable drawings.
- Reviews work to ensure accuracy, makes corrections to work from red lines, and backchecks.
- Performs tasks within the assigned work-hour budget.
- Maintains documentation and project records.
- Provides technical coordination with other disciplines as assigned by Project Manager.
- Assists with simple design calculations, calculates quantities, reviews technical specifications, and prepares cost estimates.
- Promotes, utilizes, and supports quality assurance and quality control processes to improve the quality of deliverables and reduce design errors & omissions.
- Performs building surveys and related field work as assigned.
Education and Experience
- Education: Associates or Bachelor’s degree in a Technical discipline preferred.
- Experience: Zero (0) to four (4) years’ job-related experience.
- Licensure: n/a
Preferred Qualifications
- Should have a strong working knowledge of AutoCAD, REVIT, Microstation, InRoads and other software/drafting programs relevant to their discipline (HAP, Sketch-up, Photoshop, etc.). Required use of Inroads (Surfaces/Templates), 3D modeling and/or rendering skills for assigned projects. Must be able to understand and manipulate client specific prototypes for given projects. Strong leadership and interpersonal skills. Must be able to work both independently and as a team member to complete assigned tasks in a timely and positive manner. Must be open minded, a proven technical problem solver, and willing to learn new methods and technologies.
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 : $51,000 - $58,000
