CAD Manager — Lead Civil 3D, SUE & CAD Tools

Westwood Professional Services; Minnetonka (MN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a CAD Manager to lead a team of CAD technicians across offices (incl. Minnetonka) to produce SUE and utility mapping deliverables in AutoCAD Civil 3D for DOT, land development, renewable energy, and public utility projects.

The CAD Manager will assign workload, mentor staff, oversee QA/QC, and build tools/workflows to improve production speed and consistency, collaborating with project managers and leadership.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of CAD drafting experience on SUE, utility mapping, and survey for DOT, land development, renewable energy, and public utility projects.
• 3+ years leading, supervising, or managing a team of CAD technicians.
• Proven ability to delegate work, manage team workload, and hold staff accountable to deadlines and quality.
• Experience training, teaching, and mentoring CAD staff of varying experience levels.
• Advanced proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D, including surfaces, alignments, profiles, data shortcuts, and styles and templates.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of CAD technicians, including assigning, delegating, and prioritizing work across multiple projects to meet deadlines and budgets.
• Train, teach, and mentor CAD technicians on Civil 3D, Trimble Business Center, ArcGIS, CAD standards, and SUE deliverable requirements.
• Develop and deliver training programs, onboarding plans, and reference materials for new and existing CAD staff.
• Provide regular feedback, set performance goals, and participate in performance reviews, hiring, and staffing decisions.
• Forecast team workload and resource needs, and coordinate staffing with project managers and department leadership.
• Oversee QA/QC of drawings and deliverables produced by the CAD team before submittal.
• Own and maintain company CAD standards, Civil 3D templates, styles, and workflows, and ensure they are consistently applied across deliverables.
• Lead development of AutoCAD automation tools (dynamic blocks, LISP routines, scripts, Dynamo for Civil 3D) to improve production speed and consistency.
• Preparing CAD drawings, exhibits, and deliverables in AutoCAD Civil 3D for SUE and utility mapping for DOT, land development, renewable energy, and public utility projects.
• Preparing SUE deliverables for Quality Levels A–D (ASCE 38), including composite utility files, utility and topographic mapping, plan sheets, and test hole reports.
• Processing raw field data through Trimble Business Center and Civil 3D, including utility locating and survey data, point groups, surfaces, alignments, and pipe and pressure networks.
• Managing utility data in ArcGIS and exchanging data between GIS and CAD deliverables.
• Performing utility records research and interpreting as-builts, utility plans, and right-of-way documents.
• Coordinate with project managers, field crews, engineers, and other office staff on project needs, schedules, and technical issues.
• Lead by example and foster a collaborative, accountable team culture

Skills

CAD drafting

Team leadership

Training & mentoring

QA/QC

SUE/utility mapping

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Trimble Business Center

ArcGIS

Job description

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a CAD Manager to lead a team of CAD technicians across offices (incl. Minnetonka) to produce SUE and utility mapping deliverables in AutoCAD Civil 3D for DOT, land development, renewable energy, and public utility projects.

The CAD Manager will assign workload, mentor staff, oversee QA/QC, and build tools/workflows to improve production speed and consistency, collaborating with project managers and leadership.