CAD Designer

DH Blattner • Avon, MN

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About The Position

A day in the life as a CAD Designer involves creating and maintaining detailed engineering drawings and layouts that support utility-scale solar and wind energy projects. You'll work closely with engineers and project teams to develop site layouts, electrical and civil drawings, equipment arrangements, and construction documents while ensuring accuracy and compliance with project standards. This role plays a key part in transforming engineering concepts into buildable designs that support successful project planning, execution, and delivery.

Requirements

• Minimum of a two-year technical degree in Drafting and Design – Civil and/or Electrical

Nice To Haves

• Previous CAD design or related experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supports estimating and engineering efforts with quantity takeoffs, drafting, modeling, and data analysis.
• Generates bid quantities and performs takeoffs for bid items.
• Communicates any discrepancies noticed in the plans and specifications to the estimators.
• Creates plans and reviews and utilizes RFP documents/drawings that support both procurement and project teams.
• Overseas, organizes, and converts incoming CAD/GIS bid data for importing into Autodesk Civil3D or Map3D programs.
• Tracks and monitors design changes and additions/upgrades to all plans including communicating the scope of design changes to the procurement and project teams.
• Develops knowledge of financial impacts related to design with the goal of developing least cost designs that safely and efficiently satisfy design life requirements.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• 100% employer paid HDHP insurance premiums for employees
• 401(k) with company match
• HSA and FSA options
• Dental and Vision insurance
• Education Assistance (Tuition Reimbursement)
• Work/Life balance
• Employee/Family focused culture
• Gym on site

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree