CAD Manager: Lead SUE & Utility Mapping

Westwood Professional Services; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a CAD Manager to lead a team of CAD technicians across multiple offices, including Plano and Houston.

You will oversee SUE and utility mapping deliverables in Civil 3D, assign workloads, and mentor staff to maintain high QA/QC across DOT and public utility projects. The role focuses on developing workflows, automating AutoCAD tasks, and coordinating with project managers.

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 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.

Skills

AutoCAD Civil 3D

SUE deliverables

Leadership

QA/QC

ArcGIS

Dynamo for Civil 3D

Training & mentoring

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Trimble Business Center

ArcGIS

Dynamo for Civil 3D

Job description

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a CAD Manager to lead a team of CAD technicians across multiple offices, including Plano and Houston.

You will oversee SUE and utility mapping deliverables in Civil 3D, assign workloads, and mentor staff to maintain high QA/QC across DOT and public utility projects. The role focuses on developing workflows, automating AutoCAD tasks, and coordinating with project managers.