Civil 3D Designer: Land Development & Water Resources

GEI Consultants, Inc; Owen Sound; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedules

Cell phone stipend

Tuition reimbursement

Employee ownership

Job summary

GEI Consultants, Inc. seeks a Civil Technician/Technologist for our Owen Sound office to focus on AutoCAD Civil 3D drafting, land development, water resources, and municipal infrastructure.

You will support site development, grading, stormwater management, and natural hazard assessments, producing high-quality drawings and digital models and collaborating with engineers and project teams to deliver projects on schedule.

Qualifications

• Completion of a Civil Engineering Technology, Civil/Environmental Engineering, Geomatics, or related diploma or degree.
• Minimum 3-years post-graduate work experience in civil drafting, land development, water resources, municipal design, or mapping using AutoCAD Civil 3D.
• Strong proficiency with AutoCAD and Civil 3D, including surface modeling, grading, alignments, pipe networks, and base plan creation.
• Experience in processing survey data (GPS, total station, LiDAR, UAV) and integrating datasets into Civil 3D.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Working knowledge of GIS platforms (ArcGIS, QGIS) and spatial data integration.
• Strong organizational and data-management skills, with the ability to support multiple projects simultaneously.
• Valid Ontario Class G driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle.
• Interest in supporting multidisciplinary projects, including land development, municipal servicing, and environmental design.

Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed Civil 3D drawings, including site plans, site grading plans, servicing plans, road alignments, profiles, and cross-sections for land development and linear infrastructure municipal and transportation engineering projects.
• Build and maintain surfaces, TIN models, corridors, pipe networks, and integrated base plans to support engineering design.
• Analyze and adapt surfaces, TIN models, corridors, pipe networks, and integrated base plans to support cut/fill analysis calculations and quantity take-offs.
• Process survey, LiDAR, and UAV datasets to generate accurate contours, surfaces, and base mapping suitable for design.
• Develop base plans from survey inputs, legal plans, GIS data, and other approved sources to support site and municipal design workflows.
• Assist with creating figures and supporting materials for stormwater management, water resources assessments, and environmental submissions.
• Support project documentation by preparing drawings, exhibits, and data packages for clients, agencies, and internal teams.
• Ensure all drawings, models, and project data are organized and comply with company standards and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate closely with engineers, project managers, and multidisciplinary staff to support design development and project delivery.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Survey data processing

GIS

MS Office

Collaboration

Education

Civil Engineering Technology diploma/degree

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

ArcGIS

QGIS

Job description

GEI Consultants, Inc. seeks a Civil Technician/Technologist for our Owen Sound office to focus on AutoCAD Civil 3D drafting, land development, water resources, and municipal infrastructure.

You will support site development, grading, stormwater management, and natural hazard assessments, producing high-quality drawings and digital models and collaborating with engineers and project teams to deliver projects on schedule.