CADD Technician - Power Services

BinkleyBarfield | DCCM; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Three medical plan options

Company-paid group life insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off

10 Paid Holidays

Job summary

A leading civil engineering firm based in Texas is seeking a CADD Technician for its Power Services team. The role involves designing and planning power distribution facilities while collaborating with a Professional Engineer. Applicants should possess a high school diploma, good communication skills, and critical thinking ability. Benefits include multiple medical plans, 401(k) with company match, and Paid Time Off (PTO). The firm emphasizes innovation and employee support to achieve excellence.

Qualifications

• Good communicator with oral and written skills.
• Able to learn new programs and skills quickly.
• Experience in administrative or technical setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Gather information from various record drawings and GIS maps.
• Investigate project needs and provide solutions.
• Determine Right-of-Way requirements for project design.
• Conduct project site visits for verification and measurements.
• Create base files and necessary drawings using standards.

Skills

Good computer literacy

Good communication skills

Critical thinking

Mathematics proficiency

Time management

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

2-year construction/engineering related degree or certificate

Job description

Description

Are you interested in a career in the fun, exciting, yet stable field of civil engineering? DCCM takes pride in our exceptional staff and considers our team critical to the company’s success. Providing professionals with the tools and training they need to achieve excellence in their career is key to employee engagement and productivity. Our goal is to foster a work environment that attracts top talent, inspires innovation, and renders excellence in service to our clients.

Job Type

Full-time

Power Services Team Opportunity

Our Power Services team in Houston has an immediate need for a CADD Technician. In this role, under the supervision of a Professional Electrical Engineer, you will perform project related work in the utilities industry designing and planning power distribution facilities.

What You Will Do

• Gather information from various record drawings, GIS maps, Google Earth and other sources
• Investigate project needs and provide solutions to complete the assigned project
• Determine Right-of-Way requirements for project design
• Conduct project site visits to take photos, verify utility locations, take field measurements, verify power pole equipment
• Compare survey file provided, with photos and research data to determine if it is up to date and an accurate representation of existing conditions
• Use available standards to create base files and necessary subsequent files
• Use all available data from research to determine possible design conflicts
• Assist in designing underground electric projects using MicroStation software
• Assist in preparing typical support drawings using available standards and procedures
• Address review comments from senior staff, client and other reviewers
• Prepare schematic plans or sketches using available standards and procedures
• Catalog final signed and sealed drawings
• Conduct peer to peer reviews

Who You Are

You have good computer literacy and are not afraid to learn new programs and skills. You are a good communicator who not only has oral and written skills but are also an excellent listener with above average comprehension. Mathematics comes naturally to you and is used for problem-solving and analysis. You are a critical thinker who can apply knowledge to new assignments and uses critical thinking to bring everything together. You also excel in time management and may have developed these and other skills in an administrative or technical setting.

What You Bring

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Have or are working towards a 2-year construction/engineering related degree or certificate preferred but not required
• 2 years relevant experience preferred but not required
• Proficiency using various computer

Benefits

• Three medical plan options (2 PPOs and a HDHP)
• Dental & vision plans
• Company-paid group life, short and long-term disability insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Flexible and Dependent care spending accounts
• Additional Supplemental plans (Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident)
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off (PTO) which starts accruing upon hire
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Alternative Work Schedules