CADD Manager

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson•Virginia Beach, VA

About The Position

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm with more than 2,800 professionals, providing a full range of multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT is currently ranked #50 on Engineering News-Record’s list of the Top 500 Design Firms. Essential Functions and Responsibilities Own and maintain stable, standardized CAD environments across the firm, ensuring configurations are tested, documented, and production-ready before deployment Develop, maintain, and validate CAD workspaces, templates, libraries, and configuration files in alignment with approved firmwide standards Configure and maintain ProjectWise managed workspaces and integrations Lead testing, validation, and controlled rollout of software upgrades, service packs, and environment changes, minimizing disruption to project teams Serve as an escalation point for CAD-related issues impacting workspaces, standards, or multi-user workflows Enforce approved CAD standards through configuration, workspace controls, and environment setup Support migration of active projects to newer design software versions following established processes Document workspace configurations, upgrade testing results, known issues, and repeatable support procedures Collaborate with support to resolve systemic issues and reduce recurring support tickets Coordinate with design subject matter experts when standards interpretation or changes are required Assist with development of operational documentation, job aids, and internal knowledge resources Nonessential Functions and Responsibilities Perform other related duties as assigned

Requirements

Strong people, communication and coordination skills, with the ability to work across support, IT, and discipline teams
Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in engineering, drafting, information technology, or a closely related field, or equivalent practical experience
10+ years of total related professional experience that includes, design, CADD, or other related experience
4+ years of hands-on experience supporting and maintaining CAD environments for transportation, civil, or infrastructure projects
Working knowledge of Bentley OpenX applications, including OpenRoads Designer
Demonstrated experience developing, maintaining, and validating CAD workspaces and templates
Experience participating in or leading software upgrade testing and validation efforts
Experience supporting multi-office or enterprise CAD environments

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in a CADD Manager or senior CAD support role within a consulting engineering environment
Experience supporting both Bentley and Autodesk CAD ecosystems
Experience with ProjectWise workspace configuration and administration
Familiarity with transportation or DOT-related CAD standards and workflows
Experience with automation, scripting, or configuration management tools used to support CAD environments

Responsibilities

Own and maintain stable, standardized CAD environments across the firm, ensuring configurations are tested, documented, and production-ready before deployment
Develop, maintain, and validate CAD workspaces, templates, libraries, and configuration files in alignment with approved firmwide standards
Configure and maintain ProjectWise managed workspaces and integrations
Lead testing, validation, and controlled rollout of software upgrades, service packs, and environment changes, minimizing disruption to project teams
Serve as an escalation point for CAD-related issues impacting workspaces, standards, or multi-user workflows
Enforce approved CAD standards through configuration, workspace controls, and environment setup
Support migration of active projects to newer design software versions following established processes
Document workspace configurations, upgrade testing results, known issues, and repeatable support procedures
Collaborate with support to resolve systemic issues and reduce recurring support tickets
Coordinate with design subject matter experts when standards interpretation or changes are required
Assist with development of operational documentation, job aids, and internal knowledge resources
Perform other related duties as assigned