CAD/GIS Operator

City of Gulfport • Gulfport, MS

5d

About The Position

The CAD/GIS Operator assists in application of principles, methods, and techniques of Engineering.

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
• two to three years related experience and/or training
• 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.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees