Designer (AutoCAD Civil 3D)- Landfills

Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.; Costa Mesa (CA); Remote; USD 53,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. seeks a Designer (AutoCAD Civil 3D) to support landfill and civil/geotechnical projects in the San Diego, Costa Mesa, or Los Angeles area. Hybrid or fully remote work arrangements may be considered.

The role focuses on creating design layouts, grading plans, alignments, and sections for landfill cells, remediation, stormwater, and other infrastructure. The candidate will draft, edit, and finalize plans to Geosyntec drafting standards, mentor CAD technicians, and

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in Drafting and 5+ years experience in a professional civil engineering setting.
• Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D Certified Professional within last 3 years (preferred).
• Experience with grading plans, cross-sections, alignments, profiles, 3D surfaces, earthwork volumes for landfills and large civil projects.
• Experience using land or aerial surveying data.
• Proficiency with Windows applications and Excel; ability to read redline drawings.
• Strong knowledge of Civil 3D annotation styles, surfaces, alignments, corridors, and volume calculations.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

• Draft, edit, and finalize design plans and details according to drafting standards.
• Visualize civil/geotechnical concepts and translate into design drawings.
• Manage drawing sets from creation to modification with quality control.
• Mentor CAD technicians and review work products for accuracy.
• Collaborate to improve CAD standards and efficiencies across the company.
• Coordinate with CA D practitioners to ensure design integrity.

Skills

Grading plans

Cross-sections

Alignments

Profiles

3D surfaces

Earthwork volumes

Landfills design

Read redline drawings

Strong communication

Stormwater design

GIS software

Revit interoperability

Education

Associate's degree in Drafting

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

AutoCAD Map3D

ESRI ArcMap

Job description

Designer (AutoCAD Civil 3D)- Landfills

Primary Location: US-CA-San Diego

ID: 2026-5024

• Category: CADD
• Position Type: Regular Full-Time
• Remote: Yes
• Additional Location: US-CA-Costa Mesa
• Additional Location: US-CA-Los Angeles
• Additional Location: US-CA-San Diego
• Additional Location: US-CA-San Diego
• Additional Location: US-CA-Los Angeles

Overview

Do you want to build an impactful career to change the world for the better?

Geosyntec has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Designer (AutoCAD Civil 3D) in ourSan Diego, Costa Mesa, or Los Angeles, Californiaoffices. Consideration may also be given to candidates seeking a hybrid or fully remote work arrangement, subject to the Company's discretion. This position will perform computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) for a variety of environmental, civil and geotechnical engineering design projects, with opportunities to participate from conceptual design through construction. We are seeking a motivated individual who can develop design layouts, grading plans, p lan & p rofile s, s section views, and details for civil infrastructure and geotechnical engineering projects, including landfill cell/closure designs, industrial remediation, d ams/l evees, stormwater improvements, environmental compliance, structural systems, and deep foundation design.

Geosyntec is an innovative, international engineering and consulting firm serving private and public-sector clients to address new ventures and complex problems involving our environment, natural resources, and civil infrastructure. Our engineers, scientists, technical and project employees serve our clients from offices across the world. Ranked by ENR as one of the top environmental engineering design firms, Geosyntec is internationally known for its technical leadership, broad experience, and exceptional client service.

We invest in our people. Each employee is unique, and your career at Geosyntec will be too.We offer competitive pay and benefits, as well as well-being programs, to support you and your family.

To Learn More Visit: http://www.geosyntec.com/careers/.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Draft, edit, and finalize design plans and details using appropriate and efficient methods and adhering to Geosyntec drafting standards.

• Understand and visualize overall civil/geotechnical engineering concepts, such as grading / site layouts, and translating abstract concepts to design drawings.
• Analyze sketches, notes and other input material to determine best approach to complete a drawing set.
• Manage the production of drawing sets / design data from creation, markup and modification based on overall design.
• Assign work to, mentor, train, and supervise CAD technicians in the preparation of design drawings and details and reviewing completed work products to ensure quality.
• Participate in the CAD Action Group, by supporting, networking, and collaborating to improve CAD standards and efficiencies across the company.
• Work collaboratively with other Geosyntec CA D practitioners to prepare design drawings and details and review completed work products to ensure quality.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• Associate's degree in Drafting and a minimum of five (5) years related experience in a professional civil engineering setting; or equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the responsibilities of the position. (required)
• Successful Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D Certified Professional examination within the last 3 years. (preferred)
• Experience developing and working with grading plans, cross-sections, alignments, profiles, three-dimensional surfaces, gravity network design, and earthwork volumes for landfills and other large civil design projects. (required)
• Experience using/incorporating land or aerial surveying/mapping data and files. (required)
• Understanding of Microsoft Windows applications, Outlook, Word, Excel, Adobe PDF, and Windows File Explorer. (required)
• Proficiency in the latest releases of AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D, and AutoCAD Map3D. Proficiency includes a strong understanding of Civil 3D annotation styles and annotation tools, object and label styles, solid understanding of key objects such as surfaces, alignments, profiles, profile views, pipe networks, feature Lines, grading groups, assemblies, and corridors, surface analyses and volume calculations. (required)
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret red line drawings from Engineers, CAD Managers, or others on the project team. (required)
• Strong communication skills include the ability to understand and follow complex verbal and written instructions, and the ability to interact effectively to maintain a team environment. (required)
• Strong reasoning, mathematical, and geometrical skills. (required)
• Working knowledge of ESRI ArcMap or equivalent GIS software with the above-mentioned software. (preferred)
• Experience with Revit interoperability with Civil 3D. (preferred)
• Experience with stormwater management design. (preferred)

This opportunity will be posted for at least five days. Below are the potential compensation ranges that we in good faith believe are applicable for this role at the time of this posting and are only applicable for jobs to be performed in the specified location(s) below. The typical base salary range for this position is just one component of Geosyntec's total compensation package for employees. Actual compensation will be determined based on education, experience, skill set and location.

• Minimum: $38.57/hour / Maximum: $54.00/hour (Costa Mesa, CA, San Diego, CA)
• Minimum: $40.32/hour / Maximum: $56.45/hour (Los Angeles CA)

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including, paid holidays, vacation, sick, and personal paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, 401(k), and other benefits to eligible employees.

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