Senior CAD Technician (Civil 3D) – Env & Civil Drafting

Geosyntec Consultants; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Geosyntec Consultants seeks a Senior CAD Drafting Technician (Civil 3D) to support environmental, civil, and geotechnical projects. The role focuses on creating layouts, grading plans, and details for landfills, industrial sites, and utilities across several South Atlantic offices in NC/SC/TN.

You will collaborate with engineers and CAD staff to deliver accurate drawings. The position requires strong AutoCAD expertise, Civil 3D knowledge, and experience with grading, alignments, surfaces, and

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in drafting plus 1 year CAD drafting experience (or 5 years equivalent).
• Autodesk AutoCAD Certified Professional (preferred).
• Experience with grading plans, cross-sections, alignments, surfaces, earthwork volumes for civil projects.
• Experience using surveying/mapping data.
• Experience with stormwater design (preferred).
• Experience with ArcGIS & MicroStation (preferred).
• Extensive experience using AutoCAD (required).
• Strong knowledge of AutoCAD annotations, layers, and tools (required).
• Basic Windows/Microsoft Office familiarity (required).
• Strong math, geometry, and trigonometry skills (required).
• Ability to read redline drawings and collaborate in a team (required).
• Valid U.S. driver’s license for travel (required).

Responsibilities

• Draft, edit, and finalize design plans using drafting standards.
• Visualize civil/geotechnical concepts and translate to drawings.
• Analyze sketches and input materials to create drawings.
• Manage drawing set production from creation to modification.
• Transfer information from drawings to final CAD drawings with proper standards.
• Mentor CAD Technicians and support CAD standards improvements.
• Collaborate with CADD team to review work for quality.
• Travel to client or project sites as needed.

Skills

CAD drafting

Civil 3D

Geotechnical concepts

Mathematical reasoning

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Associate's Degree in drafting

Tools

AutoCAD

ArcGIS

MicroStation

Civil 3D

Job description

Geosyntec Consultants seeks a Senior CAD Drafting Technician (Civil 3D) to support environmental, civil, and geotechnical projects. The role focuses on creating layouts, grading plans, and details for landfills, industrial sites, and utilities across several South Atlantic offices in NC/SC/TN.

You will collaborate with engineers and CAD staff to deliver accurate drawings. The position requires strong AutoCAD expertise, Civil 3D knowledge, and experience with grading, alignments, surfaces, and