CAD Technician

Cherokee Federal•Colorado Springs, CO

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Cherokee Strategic Solutions, LLC (CSS) is seeking a CAD Technician to support the 50th Civil Engineer Squadron at Schriever Space Force Base. The CAD Technician creates, updates, quality-checks, and manages technical drawings, record drawings, and as-built packages supporting installation planning, engineering, construction, real property, and facility-management activities. A Government contract requires that this position be filled by a person with legal United States residency and work authorization status. The selected candidate must be eligible to obtain and maintain installation and restricted-area access, including completion of required background checks and training.

Requirements

Associate degree or postsecondary certificate in computer-aided design, engineering technology, or a closely related field; or At least two years of experience as a CAD technician.
Strong proficiency with Autodesk Civil 3D.
Experience with Map 3D, AutoCAD, Revit, or related CAD applications.
Knowledge of DoD A/E/C CAD standards, National CAD Standard requirements, and drawing-quality-control practices.
Knowledge of drafting theories, principles, practices, and applications.
Ability to interpret and manipulate survey, cartographic, architectural, and engineering-source data.
Experience organizing and managing large electronic drawing libraries and digital databases.
Strong attention to detail, organization, version management, and quality control.
Ability to communicate clearly with engineers, architects, contractors, and Government stakeholders.
Legal United States residency and work authorization status.
Eligibility to obtain and maintain installation and restricted-area access, including completion of required background checks and training.

Responsibilities

Create, revise, and maintain CAD drawings, plans, blueprints, maps, and record-drawing products using Autodesk Civil 3D and other Government-approved software.
Update drawings based on verified as-built conditions, field changes, new specifications, engineer direction, contractor redlines, and architectural or engineering input.
Support CAD requirements for Schriever Space Force Base and assigned geographically separated units.
Conduct weekly design-drawing standards reviews to identify and report noncompliance before drawing issuance.
Verify CAD files comply with the current DoD A/E/C CAD Standard, National CAD Standard, and project-specific CAD requirements.
Review and correct layer naming, scales, symbology, dimensions, text, title blocks, drawing structure, and other required standards.
Conduct final quality-control reviews of revised drawing packages before Government delivery.
Maintain strict version-control procedures and clearly identify superseded drawings.
Compile, plot, organize, and transmit final as-built packages in PDF and native DWG formats.
Maintain an organized electronic filing system for as-built drawings and supporting documentation.
Coordinate with CAD and GIS personnel to maintain accurate and current facility data across CAD and GIS databases.
Prepare monthly project-status information for the required Project Status Report.