the company is seeking an experienced CAD Manager / Senior Civil Designer to lead our Civil 3D production team while continuing to perform high-level design work. This hybrid role owns CAD standards, quality control, training, and workload management for our three-person CAD staff, while remaining significantly billable.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor the CAD team (currently one advanced, one intermediate, and one junior tech).
- Develop, implement, and maintain Civil 3D standards, templates, data shortcuts, sheet sets, and production workflows.
- Design and run a formal QA/QC program for all drawings leaving the firm.
- Manage CAD schedules, priorities, utilization, and deliverable deadlines.
- Train and develop existing staff and future CAD hires.
- Perform advanced Civil 3D design and plan production (target 50–65% billable).
- Support project managers with technical CAD solutions and constructability input.
- Continuously improve efficiency and quality of the CAD department.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of progressive Civil 3D experience in land development, site design, grading, drainage, or roadway work.
- Strong production skills and the ability to produce high-quality plan sets independently.
- Demonstrated experience mentoring or training other CAD users.
- Ability to create and enforce CAD standards and QA/QC processes.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills.
- Must work full-time in our Albuquerque office (this is not a remote or hybrid position).
Preferred
- Prior experience in a lead, senior, or CAD management role.
- Experience in a consulting engineering firm environment.
- Familiarity with New Mexico and local agency standards (NMDOT, City of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, AMAFCA, etc.).