Civil CAD Technician

DSEL - David Schaeffer Engineering Ltd.; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental/medical benefits plan

Wellness Spending Account

Competitive salary based on experience

Opportunities to grow based on merit

Team event opportunities

Job summary

DSEL - David Schaeffer Engineering Ltd. in Ottawa is seeking a Civil CAD Technician to provide AutoCAD support to the Contract Administration team, serving as the primary CAD resource on earthworks, grading and quantity take-offs.

You will review data, prepare as-built drawings, and coordinate with project stakeholders. You will coordinate with Hydro One, Hydro Ottawa, Bell, Rogers, Enbridge, Canada Post and OC Transpo, forecast schedules, and maintain CAD standards.

Qualifications

• Graduate or licensed engineer or CET in civil discipline.
• Strong AutoCAD and Civil 3D abilities.
• Experience in civil construction and contract administration.
• Familiarity with municipal and provincial specifications and standards.
• Proficient in Word and Excel; strong written English communication.
• Proactive, organized and able to work independently in field-based environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide AutoCAD support to project managers and coordinators.
• Prepare as-built drawings from site information for municipal submissions.
• Verify earthwork quantities and update tender-related spreadsheets.
• Measure sewer, retaining walls, and road quantities in AutoCAD for tenders.
• Review GPS as-builts for status and deficiencies.
• Draft plan and profile as-built drawings for municipal submission.
• Coordinate and review designs from utility agencies.
• Prepare Composite Utility Plans to review interactions between utilities.
• Communicate conflicts with stakeholders to ensure design conformance.

Skills

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Contract administration

English communication

Education

Graduate/ Licensed professional engineer or CET, Civil discipline

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The Civil CAD Technician will be part of a team that provides AutoCAD support to the Contract Administration department, serving as the primary AutoCAD resource. Responsibilities include earthworks cut/fill analysis, drafting and reviewing all grading and quantity take-off tasks, organizing, and drafting as-built information. This role also involves reviewing and tracking missing, deficient, or incomplete data. In addition, the CAD Technician provides summaries and recommendations based on grading and quantity reviews.

The Civil CAD Technician plays a key role in driving projects to completion, which may assist organizing grading or as-built meetings, creating task lists, and tracking completed or remaining work. They also take the lead in forecasting schedules and managing the remaining grading or as-built workload. Additionally, the Civil CAD Technician is responsible for maintaining up-to-date standards, AutoCAD tools, and technology.

The CAD Technician will also be responsible for coordination and review of designs from various utility agencies including Hydro One, Hydro Ottawa, Bell, Rogers, Enbridge, Canada Post, and OC Transpo, and the preparation of Composite Utility Plans for Subdivision and Site Plan development projects.

What You'll Do:

• Work with AutoCAD, supporting the drawing needs of our project managers and coordinators.
• Prepare as-constructed drawings based on information provided by the site inspector for submission to the municipalities and conservation authorities
• Complete earthwork quantity verifications for contractor payment requests for topsoil, cut/fill, heat maps and other quantities
• Measure quantities (sewer, retaining walls, roads) in AutoCAD for tenders and payment requests
• Review contractor submitted gps asbuilts to confirm status & deficiencies (roads, irons, grading, earthworks)
• Compile Unit rates from all PMs during the tender process and update existing spreadsheet.
• Draft plan and profile asbuilt drawings for municipal submission
• Trench rock takeoffs including (Mainline, LID, CBMH/CBS, Laterals)
• Attend grading meetings as necessary with contractor & client to confirm status of work/scope. (grading, sod, repairs)
• Monitor and track asbuilt submissions from contractor.
• Assist with monitoring and tracking asbuilt information on all projects up to final assumption.
• Supporting PM/PCs with day-to-day CAD needs.
• Prepare written communications, such as emails, mark-ups or sketches to aid in coordinating the subdivision design with external project professionals
• Assist with reviewing contract drawings and shop drawings
• Coordinate and review designs from various utility agencies
• Prepare Composite Utility Plans (CUP) to review interaction between various utility designs, civil servicing, grading, etc.
• Communicate conflicts/discrepancies with all stakeholders (internal and external) to ensure conformance between various designs

What will help you succeed in this role:

• Graduate/Licensed professional engineer or certified engineering technologist, Civil discipline.
• Strong AutoCAD abilities and experience with Civil 3D
• Demonstrated experience in civil construction and contract administration
• Familiarity with municipal and provincial specifications and standards
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Strong English written and verbal communication skills
• Proactive, self-motivated individual who takes initiative and enjoys problem-solving
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to work independently in a field-based environment
• Highly motivated, organized, and able to work well independently
• Proven ability to solve problems and to communicate ideas clearly in a technical and non-technical manner, both written and verbally

What we offer:

• Dental/medical benefits plan (premiums paid by DSEL)
• Wellness Spending Account
• Competitive salary based on experience
• Opportunities to grow based on merit not years of service
• Supportive place to work with team event opportunities