CADD and Digital Workflow Manager

MRA Recruiting Services•Wisconsin Rapids, WI

About The Position

As the leader of Vierbicher’s transition from traditional drafting to digital production, The CADD and Digital Workflow Manager will drive Operational Excellence by replacing fragmented, group-specific styles with a unified, firm-wide digital standard. This transformational leadership role focuses on standardizing design production and improving efficiency across all offices, ensuring our technical workflows are cohesive and scalable. Beyond immediate optimization, you will be responsible for architecting a sophisticated digital environment that is primed for the integration of future AI-assisted workflows, directly supporting the firm’s long-term strategic growth and competitive edge.

Requirements

8+ years in Civil Engineering design/drafting, with at least 2 years in a leadership or standards-setting role.
An in-depth understanding of quality control and assurance procedures
Expert-level knowledge of Autodesk Civil 3D, Bluebeam Revu, and GIS integration.
Autodesk Certified Professional (ACP) in Civil 3D for Infrastructure Design is required.
Excellent track record in successfully managing multiple projects at a time
Excellent track record in building a positive culture as proven by exceptional relationships with supervisors, peers, and subordinates
Excellent track record in client satisfaction as proven by building relationships and meeting client deadlines / expectations
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
A keen eye for detail and a result driven approach
Excellent organizational and leadership skills
Knowledge of AutoCAD Civil 3D, and other civil engineering design tools
Ability to work well independently and on a team
Great team player with strong interpersonal skills
Consensus builder
This position requires sitting at a desk and working at a computer for long period of time
Some work may include field work
This position requires the ability to lift and/or move up to 30 pounds

Nice To Haves

Experience with Dynamo or Python scripting is a significant plus.
Experience and familiarity with generative AI-driven tools, platforms, or systems (e.g. Microsoft Copilot, Chat GPT, Claude, Gemini) to enhance productivity, automate tasks, and reduce errors.
Professional Project Management Professional Certification or Professional Engineer License (PE) preferred.

Responsibilities

Standardization & Quality Control
The "Vierbicher Standard": Update, develop, implement, and enforce a universal CADD/GIS standards manual and tools across all offices (Madison, Reedsburg, Milwaukee, etc.).
Template Architecture: Audit and rebuild Civil 3D/AutoCAD templates to ensure 100% data consistency. Styles, layers, and blocks must be machine-readable (for future AI/Automation).
Quality Audits: Conduct technical QA/QC audits to ensure that the Engineering Service Managers and PMs are adhering to the established digital standards and workflows.
Cross Office Coordination: Serve as the central point of coordination for CADD standards and workflows across all offices. Chair of the AutoCAD committee.
Digital Workflow Mapping
Process Documentation: Work with the COO and Engineering Service Managers to document the "current state" of design workflows—from initial survey import to final plat/plan set.
Bottleneck Identification: Identify repetitive manual tasks that are candidates for automation or outsourcing.
Training & Professional Development
Vierbicher University (VU): Serve as the lead instructor for technical software training. Ensure all 0–5-year engineers and technicians meet a baseline standards for their market sector.
Onboarding: Create a streamlined onboarding "Bootcamp" for new hires to ensure they are productive within their first weeks.
Innovation & AI Readiness
Data Integrity: Ensure all project data is structured and tagged correctly so it can be ingested by AI tools.
Automation Development: Research, pilot, and implement "Low-Code/No-Code" automation tools (like Civil 3D Dynamo scripts) to reduce repetitive design and projection tasks.