Technician (On-site/Hybrid)

VAA; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 33,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Profit-sharing

401(k)

Paid leave

Job summary

VAA is seeking a Technician to design the infrastructure that propels commerce, enables sustainability, and elevates municipal services. You will join the General Arrangement team to prepare drawings from concept through construction documents for bulk handling facilities.

The role supports CAD standard compliance, redline corrections, and ongoing skill development while coordinating plotter maintenance and project archiving, with occasional travel to job sites.

Qualifications

• Certificate in construction related design/drafting or higher.
• OR at least 1 year of directly related experience.

Responsibilities

• Set up plans, sections and details to CAD standards under the direction of others.
• Identify redlines on drawings created by others and accurately make required changes.
• Enhance design skills to support the advancement of technical expertise.
• Coordinate plotter maintenance and project archiving as requested.
• May require occasional travel to construction job sites.

Skills

CAD drafting

Drawing standards

Attention to detail

Education

Certificate in design/drafting or higher

Tools

CAD software (AutoCAD)

Job description

Technician (On-site/hybrid)

Our growing firm is looking for passionate problem-solvers driven to make a real impact: we're hiring a Technician. Design the infrastructure that propels commerce, enables a more-sustainable impact, elevates municipal services, and creates impressive gathering spaces. At VAA, you'll have unique opportunities to utilize your talents and experience while flexing your problem-solving muscles.

Our General Arrangement team works on a variety of projects for our agribusiness clients, collaborating with internal and external teams to deliver process flow diagrams, equipment lists and facility layouts for bulk material handling facilities such as feed mills, export terminals and grain elevators.

Your role:

The Technician works with designers and engineers to provide drawing preparation and drafting support for a variety of projects from concept phase through construction documents.

• Set up plans, sections and details to specified CAD standards under the direction of others.
• Identify redlines on drawings created by others and accurately make required changes.
• Enhance design skills to support the advancement of technical expertise.
• Coordinate plotter maintenance and project archiving as requested.
• May require occasional travel to construction job sites.

Your resume must include:

• Certificate in construction related design/drafting or higher.
• OR at least 1 year of directly related experience.

Starting Hourly Range: $24.00 - $33.00. A variety of factors are considered when determining an offer including, but not limited to, market data, geographic location, experience, and specialized skills.

Benefits:

• Health
• dental
• vison
• life insurance
• profit-sharing
• 401(k)
• paid leave
• and more!

Get to Know VAA

VAA is an Engineering, Planning and Design firm specializing in commercial projects, bulk commodity-handling facilities, and structures for value-added processing, manufacturing and distribution. VAA is one of the industry's leading firms, combining nearly a half-century of excellence with a vibrant, future-focused energy. We serve a diverse portfolio of clients, ranging from multinational corporations to local municipalities to individual farms and businesses.

Hear first-hand what it's like to work here, the range of opportunities you can find and the wealth of resources that will support you - both professionally and personally:

https://vaaeng.com/careers/#careers-video

Why VAA?

• It's not all calcs and CAD around here. Join your peers for a chili cookoff or homebrew tasting... get an opportunity to dunk the CEO during our annual Community Caring Campaign. Take advantage of charitable PTO to volunteer for organizations you're passionate about. At VAA, we're committed to building community from within and making a difference in the communities where we live and work.
• Support for life/work balance: flexible schedule options, onsite gym, Employee Assistance Program, and fun opportunities for friendly competition
• Ongoing professional development, including mentoring, online learning and tuition reimbursement.
• An award-winning workplace, recognized by USA Today as a national 2024, 2025 and 2026 Top Workplace USA and by the Star Tribune as one of Minnesota's Top 200 Workplaces (2022/2023/2024/2025/2026).

Let's get growing.

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VAA is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Vets/Disability employer