Senior Civil CAD Designer — Lead Plan Production

Barron Collier Companies; Naples (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life insurance

401(k) savings plan

Tuition assistance

Work life balance

Discretionary annual bonuses and peer

Job summary

Peninsula Engineering is a premier civil engineering firm serving Southwest Florida, and as part of the Barron Collier Companies, we deliver high-quality land development and site design. The Senior CAD Designer will lead complex Civil 3D plan production, mentor junior staff, and coordinate across disciplines to ensure constructible, compliant construction documents.

The role emphasizes CAD standards, workflow improvements, and collaboration with project managers, engineers, surveyors, and

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of civil engineering plan production.
• Ability to mentor junior CAD staff and provide practical technical guidance.
• Experience preparing complete construction plan sets with minimal supervision.
• Ability to manage complex CAD files, xrefs, data shortcuts, sheets, and plotting workflows.
• Strong knowledge of grading, utilities, drainage, roadway design, site layout, and construction documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead CAD design and plan production for civil engineering projects.
• Prepare and coordinate complex construction plan sets for land development, utility, roadway, grading, drainage, and site infrastructure projects.
• Develop Civil 3D models including surfaces, alignments, profiles, corridors, pipe networks, feature lines, parcels, grading objects, and plan production sheets.
• Review drawings for accuracy, consistency, constructability, and compliance with company and agency standards.
• Coordinate design information between multiple disciplines, including survey, engineering, landscape architecture, permitting, and construction administration.
• Interpret engineering direction and convert conceptual designs into detailed construction documents.
• Identify design conflicts, missing information, and potential construction issues before plans are submitted.
• Provide guidance and technical support to CAD Technicians and CAD Designers and assist with training, workflow improvements, CAD standards, templates, Civil 3D styles, and production procedures.
• Coordinate xrefs, data shortcuts, sheet sets, plotting, plan revisions, and electronic deliverables.
• Support project deadlines by organizing CAD production tasks and helping prioritize work.
• Assist Project Managers with agency comment responses, permit revisions, quantity takeoffs, exhibits, and construction-related plan updates.

Skills

Advanced Civil 3D

Utility design

Drainage and stormwater plans

Roadway plan/profile production

CAD quality control

Troubleshooting Civil 3D issues

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Job description

Peninsula Engineering is a premier civil engineering firm serving Southwest Florida, and as part of the Barron Collier Companies, we deliver high-quality land development and site design. The Senior CAD Designer will lead complex Civil 3D plan production, mentor junior staff, and coordinate across disciplines to ensure constructible, compliant construction documents.

The role emphasizes CAD standards, workflow improvements, and collaboration with project managers, engineers, surveyors, and