Autocad Technician

Alachua County•Fl, FL

About The Position

Alachua County Public Works is recruiting for one position that may be filled as either an AutoCAD Technician or Senior CADD Designer, depending on the selected candidate’s qualifications. This is advanced technical drafting work involving manual and computer-assisted preparation of road design plans, maps, and other illustrative materials. Projects may involve transportation, roadway and trail systems, civil engineering, architecture, mapping, testing, and other plans or schematics. Work is performed under the direction of a higher-level supervisor and reviewed through conferences, reports, and observation of results. This is an emergency-essential classification; employees are required to work when a disaster and/or emergency is declared. Successful completion of applicable pre-hire and ongoing background checks is required.

Requirements

Associate of Arts degree in Engineering Technology, CAD/D Technology, or a closely related field, and five years of increasingly responsible civil engineering experience preparing civil engineering contract drawings and plans using CAD; or an equivalent combination of related training and experience.
Applicants within six months of meeting the education and experience requirement may be considered for trainee status.
Successful completion of all applicable pre-hire and ongoing background checks.
Considerable knowledge and ability in engineering road design and construction principles and practices, including use of tools and equipment.
Knowledge of modern surveying instruments and methods of using them.
Knowledge of engineering drafting materials and techniques.
Knowledge of CAD equipment and software, such as AutoCAD, MicroStation, and ProE.
Knowledge of related software for data input and reduction, survey collection, coordinate geometry, digital terrain modeling, contour generation, earthworks, and design.
Knowledge of engineering drafting design and land surveying fundamentals.
Knowledge of technical report writing.
Knowledge of basic principles, practices, and legal aspects of land surveying work.
Knowledge of Florida codes and specifications related to construction and design.
Ability to review engineering plans and documents for compliance with legal provisions.
Ability to prepare comprehensive written reports analyzing rules, regulations, engineering plans, and documents.
Ability to perform accurate engineering drafting from electronic media, survey notes, sketches, and other detailed guides.
Ability to read and interpret legal descriptions, engineering drawings, survey notes, and tract descriptions.
Ability to communicate and organize work effectively.

Responsibilities

Create roadway construction plans and related documentation, occasionally with assistance from a supervisor or others.
Perform civil engineering design drafting and computations using CAD and related computer systems and software.
Draft plans, profiles, cross sections, details, alignments, and topographical features from written or electronic data.
Assist with planning and laying out technical contract plans and preparing engineering reports or studies, including spreadsheets, charts, graphs, technical illustrations, and displays.
Perform calculations and prepare maps and right-of-way drawings; review proposed construction drawings for drafting accuracy and logical layout, and forward plans requiring review to appropriate personnel.
Manipulate survey field data and draft topographical features and other objects relevant to project design.
Receive, analyze, plot, and file data used to maintain and refine maps and records; review survey records.
Digitize and scan maps, plans, drawings, and legal documents for use in the design process.
Maintain complex office records, including maps, plans, boundary descriptions, county road data permits, legal documents, and similar materials.
Calculate quantities and material costs for routine construction projects.
Research, draft, and review records of survey and parcel maps.
Obtain, analyze, and interpret title reports and property deeds; determine frontage adjustments and present and future right-of-way lines, prepare necessary drawings, and write deeds.
Perform engineering drafting design, including setting vertical and horizontal control and preparing signing and striping details; review and advise on standard engineering requirements with other offices and agencies.
Provide positive customer service and support organizational culture by aligning decisions with the County’s core values.
Perform assigned duties professionally and with a sense of urgency.
Work when a disaster and/or emergency is declared.