CAD Technician: Surface Models & Data Prep

Blythe Development Co; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

PTO

401(k) matching

Benefits package

Job summary

Blythe Development Co. in Charlotte, NC, is seeking a CAD Technician – Data Prep for Surface Models to support grading, site development, roadway, utility, and paving projects.

You will build, review, and maintain machine-control and layout-ready files from drawings, survey data, specs, and field information for use by project teams and field operations. Qualifications include an associate degree or higher in CAD-related field and 1–5 years of civil construction drawing experience; proficiency

Qualifications

• Associate degree, technical certificate, or equivalent in CAD, civil engineering technology, surveying, construction technology, or related field
• 1-5 years experience preparing civil construction drawings, terrain models, or machine-control data for site development or heavy-civil projects
• Knowledge of grading plans, contours, spot elevations, profiles, cross-sections, utilities, drainage, and roadway geometry
• Ability to read and interpret civil plans, specs, survey data, and coordinate-system information
• Strong attention to detail, file-management discipline, problem-solving ability, and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet project deadlines with limited supervision

Responsibilities

• Prepare existing-ground, proposed-grade, and finished-surface models from civil plans, survey files, specifications, and design data
• Create and organize linework, breaklines, alignments, profiles, corridors, surfaces, and related CAD data for field use
• Develop machine-control and construction-layout files for grading, utilities, drainage, roadways, curb, stone base, and paving operations
• Perform quality-control checks for elevations, slopes, offsets, boundaries, layer standards, units, coordinate systems, and file completeness
• Identify plan conflicts, missing information, and model discrepancies and coordinate questions with project managers, estimators, survey personnel, engineers, and field teams
• Incorporate approved revisions, addenda, field changes, and updated survey information into current models and drawings
• Maintain clear file structures, version control, naming conventions, data backups, and model documentation
• Export and convert files into formats required by survey, GPS, machine-control, estimating, and construction systems
• Support quantity takeoffs, earthwork analysis, constructability reviews, and troubleshooting of model-related field issues
• Follow company standards for accuracy, safety, confidentiality, and timely delivery

Skills

Attention to detail

File-management

Problem solving

Communication skills

Time management

Education

Associate degree or technical certificate

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Trimble Business Center

Trimble machine-control

Bluebeam

AGTEK

Job description

Blythe Development Co. in Charlotte, NC, is seeking a CAD Technician – Data Prep for Surface Models to support grading, site development, roadway, utility, and paving projects.

You will build, review, and maintain machine-control and layout-ready files from drawings, survey data, specs, and field information for use by project teams and field operations. Qualifications include an associate degree or higher in CAD-related field and 1–5 years of civil construction drawing experience; proficiency