Senior CAD Technician-Transportation

HNTB Corporation; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transportation design firm in Des Moines is seeking a transportation designer/technician. This role involves preparing detailed drawings and supporting local and statewide transportation projects. Ideal candidates will have a degree in engineering technology or related field, with a strong background in CAD design and transportation terminology. Join a well-established firm and contribute to impactful infrastructure projects while enjoying competitive benefits in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 6 years of experience, or associate degree with 8 years experience, or 10 years relevant experience.
• Ability to interpret design sketches.
• Familiarity with transportation terminology.
• Proficiency in CAD design software.

Responsibilities

• Prepare drawings and validate their accuracy.
• Assist with engineering studies from concept to design stage.
• Attend project meetings and provide input.
• Resolve design problems and conduct field investigations.
• Maintain complex project plans and documentation.

Skills

CAD design software

Transportation terminology

Problem solving

Communication

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering Technology or related field

Associate of Science in Drafting or related

10 years of relevant experience in lieu of education

Tools

Bentley Microstation software (OpenRoads, Inroads)

Job description

What We're Looking For

Join our Central States offices and be integral to the growth of our transportation design practice. We are seeking a team-oriented transportation designer/technician with experience in KDOT, MoDOT, KTA, and/or local municipal transportation and roadway design, as well as proficiency in CAD design software. While the primary focus will be on local and statewide highway transportation projects, the candidate will have the opportunity to support other disciplines and projects through our Central States Offices and firmwide transportation practice. Join our 110+ years of experience and be a part of why HNTB is consistently a top design firm in surveys by Engineering News-Record.

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to everyone. For over a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest and most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

This opportunity is a moderately supervised position at a proficient level in a team environment, where primary responsibilities include preparing drawings with CADD, assisting with other aspects of plan preparation, such as gathering information, processing survey data, and creating exhibits for use in meetings. The focus of responsibilities will generally be related to roadways and transportation projects.

What You’ll Do:

• Responsible for verifying the accuracy of drawings, compatibility of work across disciplines and for checking detail and quantity calculations. Calculates design data, prepares layouts, detailed specifications, estimates, reports, etc.
• Assists in preparing engineering studies and evaluations involved in the development of projects from initial concept to the design stage, with the assistance from the project engineer/architect.
• Attends project and pre-construction meetings and provides input to ensure proper policies, procedures, and specifications are followed.
• Responsible for resolving technical design problems that may include performing field investigation or inspections, detailed design work and data.
• Performs general administrative assistance by maintaining complex project plans. May develop documentation, prepare project management report and monitors accomplishments as related to targeted goals.
• Makes recommendations regarding process improvement for project delivery at the office level.
• Calculates quantities and performs engineering related computations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering Technology or related field and 6 years of relevant experience, or
• Associate of Science in Drafting or Technical School or related and 8 years of relevant experience, or
• In lieu education, 10 years of relevant experience

What You'll Bring:

• Ability to interpret and work from design sketches to produce an intended drawing or detail with some supervision
• Familiarity with transportation terminology
• Ability to express your ideas and questions clearly with the design team
• Proficiency with, or ability to quickly become proficient in Bentley Microstation software (OpenRoads and Inroads).
• Openness to applying skills to new and different processes

What We Prefer:

• Good time management skills
• Good communication skills
• 2 years' experience with transportation/roadway projects

Additional Information

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Locations:

Des Moines, IA, Kansas City, MO, Oklahoma City, OK, Overland Park, KS (Sprint Parkway), St. Louis, MO