Assistant Technician, Design Support

WSP in the U.S.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Retirement savings

Paid time off

Job summary

WSP USA is seeking an Assistant Technician, Design Support to join the Mountain Pacific Transportation team in Seattle, WA. This in-office role requires in-person presence at least 3 days per week and contributes to drafting and design support on transportation projects.

You will draft and revise detailed drawings using MicroStation and/or AutoCAD, support redlines, and collaborate with engineers to ensure plans meet codes and contract requirements.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• Minimum 3 years of post-education drafting/design support experience.
• Familiar with drafting and design support principles and methods.
• Familiar with AutoCAD, Civil 3D and MicroStation.
• Knowledge of codes/regulations and record-keeping.
• Strong communication and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Draft and revise detailed drawings using MicroStation and/or AutoCAD.
• Provide support on redline mark-ups for project drawings and exhibits.
• Collaborate with engineers and cross-functional teams on project work.
• Ensure plans adhere to city, state, and federal regulations.
• Prepare multiple design versions for review by engineers.
• Ensure accurate dimensions, materials, and procedures per contract.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Interpersonal communication

Detail oriented

Independent work

Team collaboration

Ability to learn

Education

High School Diploma

Associate’s degree (preferred)

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

MicroStation

Job description

Job Description

WSP is seeking an Assistant Technician, Design Support to join our Mountain Pacific Transportation team. This position will be seated out of our Seattle, WA office.

This position is required to be in in-office for a minimum of 3 days a week.

Under general to minimal supervision, provides local technical design and CADD support on projects to produce designs and specifications to be used for planning, transportation, infrastructure, and technical services business lines. Tasks may include developing skills and generating CADD designs on various assigned projects of basic complexity. Generates accurate and concise design phase deliverables including plans and profiles, models, sections, details, specifications, and material lists. Ensures that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, accuracy, and functionality.

Your Impact

• Under general to minimal supervision, the individual will draft and revise detailed drawings using MicroStation and/or AutoCAD software while working closely with engineers.
• Provide support on redline mark-ups for project drawings, layouts, maps, and exhibits.
• Work with cross-functional teams in executing project work.
• Exhibit basic knowledge of current drafting and design support practices.
• Assure plans adhere to city code, state and federal regulations.
• Prepare multiple versions of designs for review by engineer.
• Ensure the specification of dimensions, materials, and procedures for assigned projects, ensuring compliance with contract requirements.
• Work collaboratively with the engineer-in-charge and other technical professionals on assigned project phases, segments, checks, and tasks.
• Complete training on assigned tasks.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma.
• Minimum of 3 year of relevant post education experience in discipline with prior drafting and design support experience.
• Familiar with drafting and design support principles, practices, process, methods and techniques.
• Familiar with AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and/or MicroStation.
• Familiar with relevant codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
• Excellent research and evaluation skills with analytical mindset.
• Capable interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to a technical and non-technical audience.
• Capable self-leadership with attention to detail, ability to learn new techniques, perform multiple tasks simultaneously, follow instruction, and comply with company policies.
• Ability to work independently under general supervision, as well as part of a team to meet business objectives.
• Basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation, software, technology, math principles, spreadsheets, and tools.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in closely related discipline is preferred.
• CADD certification.
• Highly familiar with MicroStation.
• Highly familiar with civil design programs (Civil3D/InRoads/OpenRoads)

WSP Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

• coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life
• retirement savings
• paid sick leave
• paid vacation (or other personal time)
• paid parental leave
• paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings

Compensation

Expected Salary (all locations): $28.61/hr - $39.33/hr

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

www.wsp.com

WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

Notice To Third Party Agencies

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.