CAD Drafter 5

DOWL • Vancouver, WA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The CAD Drafter 5 is responsible for performing high level drafting services using CAD software and Civil3D for a variety of civil engineering, permitting, and survey related tasks. The person in this position is expected to exercise a strong work ethic, organizational skills, and judgment. A CAD Drafter 5 should demonstrate advanced level drafting proficiency and be able to mentor other with less experience. A draft-person is expected to work well with others, provide constructive feedback to those with less experience, absorb and apply constructive criticism, and seek guidance from more experienced members of the team as necessary.

Requirements

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Advanced proficiency in Bluebeam Revu.
• Advanced proficiency in one or both major civil engineering CAD Platforms (Autodesk and Civil 3D; or Microstation).
• Advanced understanding of technical fundamentals.
• Demonstrates expertise to others within and beyond market sector.
• Leads internal mentoring and training.
• Provides quality control of complex deliverables.
• Team player and team leader able to follow on large or complex projects.
• Provides clear communication and direction, sets expectations, and takes responsibility for results of the team.
• Follows established practice area workflows and create and implement workflow improvements.
• Strong understanding of scopes, schedules, and budgets.
• Able to predict and deliver individual tasks within a set level of effort.
• Able to consistently meet budget and schedule expectations on projects.
• Develops budgets and schedules for complex tasks.
• Breaks down complex projects into logical tasks.
• Able to prioritize multiple assignments to successfully deliver all assigned projects on time and on budget.
• Expertly applies drafting standards with advanced skill.
• Accurately interpreting redlines and updating CAD drawings and details.
• Creating new sheets for projects and keeping work product organized in multiple layered files (e.g., xrefs).
• Understands client drafting preferences and requirements.
• Stays current on innovative practices and suggests workflow adjustments to implement positive change.
• Frequent direct communications with clients on large/complex projects.
• Leads technical client project meetings.
• Understands appropriate messaging and legal risks.
• Participates in project interviews.
• Operates with a high level of autonomy.
• Reviews the work of others.
• Mentors others with less experience.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to create and interpret graphs and understand statistical analysis.

Nice To Haves

• Revit and/or other BIM software Advanced Proficiency.
• OpenRoads Proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Performing high level drafting services using CAD software and Civil3D for a variety of civil engineering, permitting, and survey related tasks.
• Demonstrating advanced level drafting proficiency and mentoring others with less experience.
• Working well with others, providing constructive feedback, absorbing and applying constructive criticism, and seeking guidance from more experienced team members.
• Leading the production of and providing quality control for plan sheets.
• Back checking all redlines and instructions to ensure they have been incorporated.
• Reviewing all assigned deliverables for consistency.
• Compiling, updating, and reviewing milestone submittal plan sets.
• Applying drafting standards with advanced skill, including CAD standards for DOWL and its clients.
• Accurately interpreting redlines and updating CAD drawings and details.
• Creating new sheets for projects and keeping work product organized in multiple layered files.
• Mentoring others on interpreting drafting standards.
• Understanding client drafting preferences and requirements.
• Staying current on innovative practices and suggesting workflow adjustments.
• Frequent direct communication with clients on large/complex projects.
• Leading technical client project meetings.
• Understanding appropriate messaging and legal risks.
• Participating in project interviews.
• Performing advanced drafting tasks on complex, demanding projects.
• Reviewing the work of others.
• Providing design guidance to designers.

Benefits

• High Deductible Health Plan with a Health Savings Account (HSA) (including employer contribution)
• Flexible spending account
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Dependent care account
• Employee assistance program
• 401(k) plan with discretionary employer contributions for matching
• Profit sharing
• Student debt repayment
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays

What This Job Offers

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