Senior Civil 3D CAD Drafter – Grading & Land Development

Geosyntec Consultants; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Geosyntec Consultants is seeking a Senior CAD Drafting Technician (Civil 3D) in Austin, TX, with work also at other offices. You will develop layouts, grading plans and details for civil and geotechnical projects, including landfills and utilities, from concept through construction.

Responsibilities include drafting, editing, and finalizing plans to Geosyntec standards, and mentoring CAD technicians while collaborating to improve CAD efficiency across the company.

Qualifications

• Associate degree and 3–5 years CAD drafting in engineering settings (required).
• Autodesk AutoCAD Certified Professional (preferred).
• Experience with grading plans, alignments, profiles, earthwork and landfills.
• Experience with surveying/mapping data and files.
• Strong AutoCAD expertise and knowledge of annotation styles and sheet sets.

Responsibilities

• Draft, edit, and finalize design plans and details per drafting standards.
• Develop grading plans, cross-sections, alignments, and earthwork calculations.
• Produce drawing sets and manage revisions for civil/geotechnical projects.
• Collaborate to ensure CAD standards and efficiencies across teams.
• Operate plotters, printers, and other I/O devices and review drawings for accuracy.

Skills

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Grading plans

Cross-sections

Earthwork volumes

ArcGIS

MicroStation

Education

Associate's Degree in drafting

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

ArcGIS

MicroStation

Job description

Geosyntec Consultants is seeking a Senior CAD Drafting Technician (Civil 3D) in Austin, TX, with work also at other offices. You will develop layouts, grading plans and details for civil and geotechnical projects, including landfills and utilities, from concept through construction.

Responsibilities include drafting, editing, and finalizing plans to Geosyntec standards, and mentoring CAD technicians while collaborating to improve CAD efficiency across the company.