CAD Technician

GARVER LLC; Fayetteville (AR); On-site; USD 43,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Garver LLC in Fayetteville, Arkansas is seeking a CAD Technician (Civil 3D) to join the Water Team. You will develop civil engineering designs for water and wastewater projects and other site/civil tasks within Garver’s Water Business Line.

Responsibilities include coordinating survey services, developing detailed plans, and modeling networks using Civil 3D, while ensuring adherence to Garver’s quality program and standards.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma and at least 1 year of Civil 3D experience.
• Preferred: Associate degree in CAD or related field; BIM and REVIT experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate survey services and develop detailed plans.
• Model, layout, and profile yard piping networks and water/wastewater facilities using Civil 3D.
• Produce facility layouts, grading, paving and drainage plans.
• Coordinate with other disciplines and QA/QC processes.

Skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Detail-oriented

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma

Associate’s Degree in CAD or related 2-year degree

Tools

Civil 3D

AutoCAD

REVIT

BIM file sharing

Bluebeam

MS Office

Job description

CAD Technician - Fayetteville, Arkansas

As part of the Water team in Fayetteville, AR, the CAD (Civil 3D) Technician will develop civil engineering designs for water and wastewater projects and other site/civil related endeavors within Garver’s Water Business Line.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate survey services.
• Develop detailed plans and details.
• Ensure compliance with Garver’s quality program and standards.
• Develop civil standards, tools, procurement and training.
• Model, layout, and profile yard piping networks and water/wastewater treatment facilities using Civil 3D.
• Produce facility layouts, grading, paving and drainage plans, and demolition plans.
• Coordinate with other disciplines, designers, engineers, quantity estimating and QA/QC.

Functions / Routine Tasks

• Accurately complete drawings based on markups and detailed direction.
• Organize drawing structures and files per company standards.
• Adhere to layering standards, line types, line widths, and plot styles.
• Generate plan and profile drawings with station numbering.
• Utilize gravity and pressure pipe networks.
• Develop cross sections, calculate volumes and plan quantities.
• Interpret as‑built drawings to develop existing condition models.
• Generate coordinates, boundary information, and survey data.
• Maintain consistent design procedures across projects producing record drawings.

Requirements

• High school diploma.
• At least 1 year of experience with Civil 3D.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Autodesk software including AutoCAD and Civil 3D.
• Experience in civil engineering design.
• Associate’s Degree in CAD or related 2‑year degree.
• Experience with BIM file sharing software.
• Experience using REVIT.
• Previous experience designing, planning, and specifying for water and wastewater projects.
• Strong knowledge of engineering principles.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with Bluebeam and MS Office suite.
• Strong teaching and coaching abilities.

Benefits

Garver offers professional membership support, industry license support, continuing education opportunities, competitive salary packages, comprehensive benefits, and a wellness program to promote work‑life balance.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Garver is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees, with employment practices based on qualifications and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class.