Position :CAD Engineer Highways & Bridges
Industry: Roads & Highways / Bridges
Experience: Minimum 8 years in highway,or bridge, transportation, design and drafting.
Job Location: Hyderabad
Job Summary
We are looking for a skilled CAD Engineer – Highways & Bridges to prepare, develop, and maintain accurate engineering drawings and design documentation for highway, bridge, and transportation infrastructure projects.
The candidate will work closely with Civil/Highway/Structural Engineers and project teams to convert engineering designs, survey data, and technical specifications into detailed construction drawings and deliverables.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare detailed 2D/3D CAD drawings for highways, roads, bridges, interchanges, and associated infrastructure.
- Develop highway plan, profile, alignment, cross-section, and detailed layout drawings.
- Prepare drawings for:
- Road alignment and geometry
- Horizontal and vertical profiles
- Typical cross-sections
- Earthwork and grading
- Drainage and culverts
- Intersections and junctions
- Road furniture and traffic signs
- Pavement layouts
- Retaining walls and slope protection
- Bridge general arrangement drawings
- Bridge components and structural details
- Prepare and update as-built drawings based on site information and approved revisions.
- Incorporate design changes and comments from engineers, clients, and consultants.
- Coordinate CAD drawings with survey, geotechnical, structural, drainage, utilities, and other disciplines.
- Ensure drawings comply with applicable IRC, MoRTH, IS Codes, project specifications, and client standards, as applicable.
- Maintain drawing standards, layers, blocks, templates, title blocks, and CAD libraries.
- Perform drawing checks for dimensions, levels, coordinates, annotations, scales, and consistency.
- Assist engineers in extracting quantities and preparing schedules from drawings.
- Maintain proper drawing revision control and document management.
- Prepare drawings for tender, design review, construction, and as-built stages.
- Coordinate with site teams to resolve drawing-related issues during construction.
- Ensure timely submission of drawings according to project schedules.
Required Technical Skills
- Strong proficiency in AutoCAD.
- Good understanding of highway and bridge engineering drawings.
- Ability to read and interpret civil/structural engineering drawings.
- Knowledge of highway alignment, profiles, cross-sections, grading, and drainage layouts.
- Understanding of bridge components and typical bridge detailing.
- Good knowledge of CAD standards, layer management, Xrefs, blocks, plotting, and drawing setup.
- Familiarity with coordinate systems, levels, chainages, and survey information.
- Ability to prepare drawings from engineering sketches, design calculations, survey data, and mark-ups.
Preferred Skills
- Civil 3D
- OpenRoads Designer
- MicroStation
- Revit
- Navisworks
- InfraWorks
- GIS / mapping tools
Educational Qualification
Diploma / Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering,
Candidates with experience in:
- National Highways / State Highways
- Expressways
- Urban roads and highways
- Flyovers and interchanges
- Bridges and ROBs/RUBs
- EPC infrastructure projects
- Detailed Project Reports (DPR)
- Detailed Engineering Design
Key Competencies
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Good understanding of engineering drawings and construction practices.
- Ability to work with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Good communication and coordination skills.
- Ability to manage multiple drawings and revisions.
- Ability to work under project deadlines.
- Strong problem-solving and technical drawing skills.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Accuracy and quality of drawings.
- Timely completion of drawing deliverables.
- Compliance with project CAD standards.
- Number of drawing errors/revisions.
- Effective coordination with engineering and site teams.
- Timely incorporation of design and client comments.
Preferred Candidate Profile
A technically competent CAD professional with practical experience in highway and bridge drafting, capable of independently preparing high-quality engineering drawings and coordinating effectively with highway, structural, survey,teams.