CAD/GIS Operator

City of Gulfport•Gulfport, MS

About The Position

The CAD/GIS Operator assists in application of principles, methods, and techniques of Engineering. Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, May include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Knowledge of Industry Standards and Practices, and ability to make accurate, neat and legible drawings.
Ability to plan, create and design attractice drafting work.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals and layout, reproduce, assemble, bind and distribute same.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Ability to work with mathematical concepts, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
Ability to apply concepts such as survey principles and practices.
Ability to do complex engineering design drawings, consisting of all site engineering features
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments
Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; and two to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge of engineering computer aided design (CAD) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) techniques, software and hardware.
Must possess a valid Class C Mississippi driver’s license.
Physical requirements include occasional lifting/carrying of 20+ pounds; visual acuity, speech and hearing; hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate equipment.
Subject to sitting, standing, reaching, walking, twisting and kneeling to perform the essential functions.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Reviews project specifications and confers with Engineer concerning assistance required such as plan preparation, acceptance testing, evaluation of field conditions, design changes, and reports.
Prepares plates and other Engineering drawings using computer assisted drafting techniques.
Draws and updates city maps from field notes, old drawings, sketches and electronic media.
Convert survey party field notes from written and electronic data; plots field information on plan and profile drawings; Surveys project sites to obtain topographical details of sites.
Reproduces various printed materials as requested by City departments.
Maintains electronic as-built files on maps, drawings and similar data.
Prepares overlays of water, sewer, storm drainage and other utilities on street maps, base maps and tax maps, using current CAD/GIS techniques.
Drafts detailed dimensional drawings such as those needed for plans and projects.
Calculates dimensions, profile specifications, and quantities of materials such as steel, concrete, and asphalt.
Inspects construction sites to determine conformance of projects to design specifications.