Senior Civil Designer — Civil 3D Specialist

Pond & Company; Bogotá; Hybrid; COP 286,250,000 - 381,667,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Pond & Company in Bogotá, Colombia seeks a Senior Civil Designer / Civil 3D Designer to join the growing Civil Engineering team. You will lead Civil 3D workflows, develop earthworks, grading, and road design, and mentor junior designers while coordinating with U.S. engineering teams.

The role emphasizes CAD standardization, QA/QC, and collaboration across disciplines to deliver high-quality civil design deliverables from FEED through construction packages.

Qualifications

• Technical degree in civil engineering or related discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in civil design for infrastructure, energy or site development.
• Expert in Civil 3D and AutoCAD with earthworks, grading, drainage and roadway design.
• Experience mentoring designers and coordinating with US teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Civil 3D models for grading, roads, drainage, and site development.
• Produce high-quality civil drawings, plan/profile sheets, and earthwork quantities.
• Lead drafting standardization and ensure CAD workflow compliance.
• Mentor junior designers and coordinate with multidisciplinary teams.
• Support FEED, detailed design, and construction packages for US projects.

Skills

Mentoring junior designers

QA/QC procedures

Client drafting standards adoption

Team collaboration (international work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field

Tools

Autodesk Civil 3D

AutoCAD

Job description

Position: Senior Civil Designer / Civil 3D Designer – (Bogotá, Colombia)

Location: Bogotá, Colombia
Employment Type: Full-Time – Onsite

Job Description

At Pond, we are seeking a Senior Civil Designer / Civil 3D Designer to join our growing Civil Engineering team in Bogotá, Colombia. This position will support a diverse portfolio of U.S.-based infrastructure, energy, industrial, and site development projects while serving as a senior technical resource for the Bogotá Civil Team.

The ideal candidate will possess advanced expertise in Autodesk Civil 3D and AutoCAD, with extensive experience developing civil design deliverables for earthworks, grading, roadway design, drainage systems, stormwater ponds, ditches, pipeline corridors, and site development projects. This individual will play a key role in the production of high-quality engineering deliverables from conceptual and FEED studies through detailed design and construction packages.

In addition to technical production, this role will help strengthen drafting quality, standardization, and Civil 3D workflows across the Bogotá office. We are looking for someone who understands the importance of client drafting standards, CAD organization, quality control, and consistent drawing production, while serving as a mentor to other designers and collaborating closely with engineering teams in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Civil 3D models for grading, earthworks, roads, drainage systems, stormwater ponds, ditches, utility corridors, pipeline alignments, and site development projects.
• Produce high-quality grading plans, plan and profile drawings, cross sections, construction drawings, sketches, and supporting civil design documentation.
• Create existing ground surfaces and terrain models using survey data from multiple sources, including conventional survey information and, when available, LiDAR datasets.
• Perform surface modeling, corridor modeling, earthwork calculations, quantity takeoffs, and Material Take-Off (MTO) estimates using Autodesk Civil 3D.
• Support engineering design activities during Conceptual Design, FEED, Detailed Design, and Construction Design phases.
• Coordinate closely with Civil Engineers and multidisciplinary teams including Structural, Mechanical, Process, Electrical, Environmental, and Survey disciplines in a global workshare environment.
• Review drawings and design models to ensure compliance with project requirements, client standards, company CAD standards, and industry best practices.
• Lead or actively support drafting standardization initiatives, including the implementation of client drafting standards, CAD workflows, drawing templates, layer management, and document organization.
• Perform QA/QC reviews of civil drawings and design models to ensure technical accuracy, consistency, and high-quality project deliverables.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior civil designers while promoting drafting best practices and continuous improvement.
• Assist project teams with estimating drafting effort, planning deliverables, and meeting project schedules and milestones.
• Contribute to process improvements that enhance efficiency, consistency, and quality across civil design production.

Education and Experience

• Technical degree, Associate Degree, or Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering Technology, Drafting, or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in civil design supporting infrastructure, industrial, energy, utility, or site development projects.
• Expert-level proficiency in Autodesk Civil 3D and AutoCAD.
• Extensive experience with earthworks modeling, grading design, roadway design, drainage systems, ponds, ditches, pipeline corridors, and site development.
• Experience creating terrain models and existing ground surfaces from survey information. Experience processing LiDAR data into terrain models is highly desirable.
• Experience preparing grading plans, civil construction drawings, plan and profile sheets, cross sections, and related engineering deliverables.
• Strong understanding of QA/QC procedures, drafting standards, CAD management, drawing organization, and quality assurance.
• Experience supporting FEED, detailed engineering, and construction design packages.
• Experience collaborating with international engineering teams in a workshare environment.
• Professional working proficiency in English (B2 or higher preferred), with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and support other civil designers while promoting technical excellence and consistency across project deliverables.
• Strong understanding of client drafting standards and the ability to implement and maintain standardized Civil 3D workflows.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing or implementing drafting standards, CAD standards, templates, or office-wide design workflows.
• Experience with design automation, computational design, or workflow improvement initiatives.
• Working knowledge of one or more of the following technologies is considered a strong plus:
  • Python
  • Dynamo
  • VBA
  • C#
  • JavaScript / TypeScript
  • Angular
  • .NET
  • SQL
  • Git or other version control systems
• Experience identifying opportunities to improve civil design efficiency through automation, scripting, or process optimization.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with opportunities for career advancement and professional development.
• Opportunity to work on complex infrastructure, industrial, and energy projects throughout the United States.
• Collaborative work environment with multidisciplinary international engineering teams.
• Ongoing technical training and opportunities to contribute to Civil 3D standardization, innovation, and design automation initiatives.