CAD Drafting Technician (Civil 3D)

Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.; Seattle, Town of Bethlehem (WA, PA, NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a CAD Drafting Technician to join their team and contribute to impactful civil and geotechnical engineering projects. This role involves creating and finalizing technical drawings, utilizing advanced CAD software, and collaborating with engineers and other practitioners to ensure high-quality outputs. The company is renowned for its commitment to excellence and invests in its employees, offering competitive pay and benefits. If you're passionate about making a difference through your work and have the required skills in CAD and civil engineering, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Benefits programs

Well-being programs

Qualifications

• Minimum of Associate’s Degree in Drafting required.
• Knowledge of civil engineering basics and CAD standards essential.
• Strong reasoning and communication skills necessary.

Responsibilities

• Draft, edit, and finalize technical drawings using CAD.
• Collaborate with team members to ensure quality of work.
• Analyze sketches and notes to complete drawings accurately.

Skills

CAD Drafting

Civil Engineering Basics

Mathematical Skills

Communication Skills

Reasoning Skills

Education

Associate’s Degree in Drafting

Tools

Autodesk AutoCAD

Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D

Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Adobe PDF

Job description

Overview

Do you want to build an impactful career to change the world for the better?

Geosyntec has an exciting opportunity for a CAD Drafting Technician (Civil 3D) to support project needs in our Bedford, NH or Hamilton, MA office. The position will perform computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) for a variety of civil and geotechnical engineering design projects including developing layouts, grading plans, and details for civil and environmental engineering projects, including landfills, industrial sites and utilities.

Geosyntec is an innovative, international engineering and consulting firm serving private and public-sector clients to address new ventures and complex problems involving our environment, natural resources, and civil infrastructure. Our engineers, scientists, technical and project employees serve our clients from offices across the world. Ranked by ENR as one of the top environmental engineering design firms, Geosyntec is internationally known for its technical leadership, broad experience, and exceptional client service.

We invest in our people. Each employee is unique, and your career at Geosyntec will be too. We offer competitive pay and benefits, and well-being programs to support you and your family.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Draft, edit, & finalize technical drawings;
• Operate a CAD computer using appropriate hardware and software to develop final drawings;
• Transfer information from an engineering drawing to a final CAD drawing using appropriate symbols and drafting standards;
• Analyze sketches, notes and other input material to determine best approach to complete drawings;
• Copy detailed plans and drawings and perform non-routine complex drafting assignments;
• Operate plotter, printer, scanner, and other input/output devices;
• Proofread CAD drawings for accuracy, format, and grammar;
• Participate in CAD Action Group, by supporting, networking, and collaborating to improve CAD standards and efficiencies across the company;
• Work collaboratively with other Geosyntec CADD practitioners to prepare design drawings and details and review completed work products to ensure quality.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• Minimum of Associate’s Degree in Drafting (required)
• Knowledge of civil engineering basics including sheet organization, topographical data, scales, and coordinate systems (required)
• Familiarity with developing and working with grading plans, cross-sections, alignments, profiles, three-dimensional surfaces, and earthwork volumes for landfills and other large civil design projects (required)
• Experience using/incorporating land or aerial surveying/mapping data and files (required)
• Familiarity with stormwater management design (preferred)
• Experience using the latest releases of Autodesk AutoCAD, including but not limited to Annotation Styles, Multileaders, MTEXT, Dimensions, Sheet Sets, Paper Space / Model Space, XREFs, Layers, Dynamic Blocks, and Tool Palettes (required)
• Working knowledge of the latest releases of Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D (required)
• Basic understanding of the latest releases of Microsoft Windows, Outlook, Word, Excel, Skype, Adobe PDF, and Windows File Explorer (required)
• Strong reasoning, mathematical, and geometrical skills, including the ability to perform basic math skills such as applying concepts like fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations, and fundamentals of geometry and trigonometry (required)
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret red line drawings from Engineers, CAD Managers, or others on the project team, along with strong communication skills to understand and follow complex verbal and written instructions, and interact effectively to maintain a team environment (required)
• Valid U.S. driver’s license and a satisfactory driving record for business travel (required)