Survey Cad Technician

5 Star Recruitment; Rochester (MI); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A respected recruitment agency is seeking a Survey CAD Technician in Rochester, Michigan. The role requires at least 2 years of experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D and strong problem-solving skills. Key responsibilities include detailing construction plans and generating various surveys. Applicants must be able to work in the field and have a solid understanding of the metric system. This position offers an opportunity to work within a collaborative team environment while contributing to engineering projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience using AutoCAD/Civil 3D for civil engineering.
• Ability to perform basic math calculations.
• Experience in fieldwork and understanding of metric system.

Responsibilities

• Detail construction plans and process raw information from Designer.
• Review and check plans for accuracy.
• Produce boundary, topographical, ALTA, and As-built surveys.

Skills

AutoCAD Civil 3D

MicroStation V8

Problem-solving

Mathematics

Understanding of metric system

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associates degree in civil engineering or surveying preferred

Tools

Civil 3D

AutoCAD

Survey Database software

Job description

• Experience: 1 year minimum of professional full-time CAD experience in similar industry; Level of position classification (I,II,or III) commensurate with years of experience.
• Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D 2015, MicroStation V8, or GeoPAK desirable.
• Education: High school graduate required OR a minimum of five years of civil engineering/surveying computer aided drafting experience. Associates degree preferred.
• A minimum of 40 hours of additional field experience is preferred.
• Understanding of metric system and ability to convert between metric and English
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to problem-solve using the tools and skills typical for this position.

Typical Duties:

• Important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
• Perform basic mathematic calculations. (example: pipe slopes, areas, volumes, etc.)
• Detailing and development of construction plans. Process raw information from Designer for project design.
• Read and follow CAD Standards and Operating Procedures, including standards, conventions, and guidelines, implementing them in daily assignments to maintain uniformity in work products.
• Review and check plans for accuracy.
• Able to use station offset methods to set points.
• Estimate manhours required to complete CAD projects.
• Process various engineering calculations using second party software with minimal supervision (example: creating existing and proposed surfaces, creating alignments and profiles).
• Produce site plan and utility layout with minimal supervision from Designer.
• Process existing and proposed profiles (example: grade, utilities).
• Plot legal descriptions for parcels, easements, and right of ways.
• Import survey data into Civil 3D
• Produce boundary, topographical, ALTA, and As-built surveys
• Generate stake-out coordinates and plot information for field crew
• Use AutoCAD or MicroStation proficiently in daily assignments.

Work Environment / Physical Demands:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. CAD work is typically performed in an office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

MUST HAVE:

• Able to work in the field
• Understand the metric system and convert between metric and English
• 2 plus years using AutoCAD/Civil 3D for civil engineering
• Perform basic math calculations
• Process raw information from a designer for project design
• Survey CAD Technician with proficient Civil 3D skills that include:
  • Creating, modifying and fixing DTMs/Surfaces.
  • Knowledge of how to create, modify and use Point Groups.
  • Creating and importing data into a Survey Database.
  • Creating break lines from Survey Figures and modifying Survey Figures.
  • Interpreting and Mapping existing utilities accurately from a variety of record types including scans, JPGs, PDFs and GIS data.