Senior CAD Designer - Civil & Roadway Infra

Westwood Professional Services, Inc.; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. seeks a Senior CAD Technician to join our team in Fort Worth or San Antonio, TX. You will contribute to civil design, preparing grading plans and construction documents under guidance of project managers.

The role requires strong CAD proficiency, knowledge of drainage and roadway design, and ability to coordinate with in-house disciplines. You will mentor CAD Technicians and support project deadlines and budgets.

Qualifications

• Prepare grading plans with little direction from supervisor or team leader.
• Understands drainage, water, sewer design elements.
• Understand surveying mapping.
• Competent technical skills required to complete basic engineering tasks.
• Proactively pursues design solutions.
• Exercises sound independent judgement.
• Strong understanding of local and agency standards, codes, and policies.
• Strong understanding of client requirements.
• Ability to estimate man-hours for specific tasks.
• Advanced knowledge of CAD software.
• Able to identify and obtain necessary data to complete design.
• Able to maintain organized CAD drawings and drawings with precision.
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Outlook and able to write, send, and process email.
• Able to maintain a task list and set the priority of tasks to achieve project milestones and deadlines.
• Able to write justification letters for elements of designs and submittal packages.

Responsibilities

• Selects, recommends, performs, and directs procedures and preparation of preliminary and final design.
• Assist in coordination with other in-house disciplines and sub-consultant services.
• Prepares plan documents and supporting design calculations.
• Demonstrates knowledge and application of engineering principles and completes fundamental calculations.
• Able to delegate CAD assignments and determine methods and procedures.
• Independently performs assignments on basic design elements.
• Provides training and coordination with CAD Technicians and Engineering Interns.
• Assist in meeting deadlines, budgets, and completing projects on schedule.
• Prepare grading designs, plan, and profile of roadways and utilities.
• Prepare complete civil construction documents/improvement plan sets.
• Review and understand jurisdictional code requirements and implement in the design.
• Prepare construction cost estimates/quantity takeoffs.
• Perform Quality Assurance/Quality Control of work product.
• Assist in the submittal of project document.
• Assist in jurisdictional coordination, response to comments, and preparation of submittal documents.
• Maintain open communication with Project Manager and design team.

Skills

Grading plans

Drainage design

Surveying mapping

CAD software

Independent judgment

Deadline management

Local standards

Data gathering

Documentation

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate degree preferred

Tools

Bentley OpenRoads Designer

Job description

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. seeks a Senior CAD Technician to join our team in Fort Worth or San Antonio, TX. You will contribute to civil design, preparing grading plans and construction documents under guidance of project managers.

The role requires strong CAD proficiency, knowledge of drainage and roadway design, and ability to coordinate with in-house disciplines. You will mentor CAD Technicians and support project deadlines and budgets.