CAD Technician

Dashiell•The Woodlands, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Dashiell is a leading national provider of technical services to the electric utility, power generation, industrial, renewable and energy industries. These services include planning and systems studies, design and engineering, maintenance and testing, program management, construction, and turnkey EPC projects. Built on 50 years of experience handling large scale complex projects; Dashiell is unique in that we are a turnkey Engineering, Construction, and Testing company that specializes in medium and high voltage electrical infrastructure. More information about Dashiell can be found at www.dashiell.com. Job Title: CAD Technician I Job Location: 1575 Sawdust Rd STE 300 Primary Function : Perform drafting duties using basic drafting skills and techniques for medium/high voltage substation or transmission line drawings. Assignments are closely supervised and are designed to develop the employee’s understanding of drafting techniques, corporate/client standards, and procedures. CAD Technician’s will either be dedicated to Electrical, Transmission, or Civil/Structural design projects.

Requirements

Associate degree in drafting & design is required. A certificate in CAD drafting & design with relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of an associate degree.
Experience with AutoCAD 2010 and newer is required.
Basic drafting including drawing scales, drawing layouts (Paperspace/Modelspace), and accurately reproducing engineering markups
CADD, word processing, spreadsheet, and e-mail software
College level geometry
Ability to work in a team environment
Ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbal, with co-workers
Must be at least 18 years of age and legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis without visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Microstation preferred but not required
3D CADD experience preferred but not required

Responsibilities

Revise CADD drawings per engineering markups
Perform engineering support tasks under direct supervision (e.g. transmittals)
Learn and apply the corporate / client standard of drafting and engineering practices
Learn and properly use document management systems
Take personal responsibility for the quality and accuracy of his/her work
Bring potential project-related problems and possible solutions to the attention of the responsible party
Travel out of town for short periods of time as required by projects and assignments
Perform other duties as assigned