Senior CAD Technician

STV Incorporated; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 93,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off

Job summary

STV Incorporated in Boston is seeking an experienced Senior CAD Technician to support the Transportation Group, setting up templates, enforcing standards, and preparing drawings and maps for major transportation projects in our Boston office.

You will collaborate with a production team, review models for coordination issues, and apply a wide range of CAD/BIM tools including AutoCAD, Civil3D, MicroStation, Revit, Autodesk Construction Cloud and ProjectWise to deliver accurate designs on schedule.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Drafting & Design or equivalent experience.
• A minimum of 8 years of experience with Transportation Agencies.
• Must be versatile utilizing several CAD/BIM software and cloud-based platforms, especially Autodesk and Bentley products such as AutoCAD, Civil3D, Autodesk Construction Cloud, MicroStation, ProjectWise, OpenBridge, OpenBuildings, Revit Plan & Detail Development & Presentation.

Responsibilities

• Setting up project templates and file structures compliant with project/client CAD standards.
• Monitoring and enforcing project standards compliance, file organization, best practices, and modeling errors.
• Preparing drawings, layouts, sketches, maps, and graphic representations of engineering designs with occasional assistance.
• Collaborating with other production team members – reviewing models for design coordination issues, answering questions, and troubleshooting issues.
• Have an understanding of engineering and architectural documentation and construction, including infrastructure.

Job description

STV is seeking an experienced Senior CAD Technician to join our Transportation Group in the Boston office. The Technician will support CAD efforts by the design team, addressing the challenge of utilizing a wide array of software and CAD standards to facilitate design on meaningful projects. This position requires the candidate to work in our Boston office.

Key Responsibilities

• Setting up project templates and file structures compliant with project/client CAD standards
• Monitoring and enforcing project standards compliance, file organization, best practices, and modeling errors
• Preparing drawings, layouts, sketches, maps, and graphic representations of engineering designs with occasional assistance
• Collaborating with other production team members – reviewing models for design coordination issues, answering questions, and troubleshooting issues
• Have an understanding of engineering and architectural documentation and construction, including infrastructure

Required Experience

• Associates Degree in Drafting & Design or equivalent experience
• A minimum of 8 years of experience with Transportation Agencies
• Must be versatile utilizing several CAD/BIM software and cloud-based platforms, especially Autodesk and Bentley products such as: AutoCAD, Civil3D, Autodesk Construction Cloud, MicroStation, ProjectWise, OpenBridge, OpenBuildings, Revit Plan & Detail Development & Presentation
• Ability to solve problems and carry out responsibilities with minimal supervision
• Work on multiple projects simultaneously under aggressive timelines
• Strong teamwork skills
• MassDOT, MBTA, and other transportation client experience.

Compensation Range: $92,510.00 - $105,125.00

Benefits

• Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable)
• Disability insurance
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• 401(k) Plan
• Retirement Counseling
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (starting at 16 days)
• Paid Holidays (9 days)
• Back-Up Dependent Care (up to 10 days per year)
• Parental Leave (up to 80 hours)
• Continuing Education Program
• Professional Licensure and Society Memberships

STV is committed to paying all of its employees in a fair, equitable, and transparent manner. The listed pay range is STV’s good‑faith salary estimate for this position. Please note that the final salary offered for this position may be outside of this published range based on many factors, including but not limited to geography, education, experience, and/or certifications.

STV is one of the top infrastructure‑focused professional services firms in North America. Founded in 1912, STV advises, plans, designs, engineers and delivers the infrastructure that powers local economies, including transportation systems, buildings, water and other facilities. Headquartered in New York City, the company has more than 65 offices and 3,400 employees who reimagine the solutions and structures that connect our communities. The firm is ranked 32nd in Engineering News‑Record’s Top 500 Design Firms survey and is 10th in its transportation category.

STV is deeply committed to investing in its people and creating a world‑class employee experience. We are passionate about mentoring, coaching and cultivating our talent because we know they are destined to become the next generation of industry leaders. We’re also committed to delivering formative career experiences – and we do that by providing challenging and unique work experiences, by mapping multiple ways to advance (beyond the traditional career ladder!) and by recognizing those who successfully chart new and exciting paths for the firm. We value a wide range of perspectives and experiences, without regard to any factor or characteristic, regardless of whether it is a category protected by federal, state and/or local law, making them an integral part of how we work. Our approach ensures that every individual is respected, heard, and given opportunities to contribute meaningfully. We remove barriers and create pathways for growth, embedding fairness into our daily operations.

We are also committed to giving back to our communities and our neighbors through volunteering and philanthropic activities; fundraising events; scholarships, internships, and mentoring; and sustainability and community improvement projects.

STV provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.