CADD Manager

Toole Design Group•Silver Spring, MD

5d•$100,000 - $130,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Toole Design Group is seeking a talented full-time CADD Manager . Are you passionate about communicating design intent using CADD software? Are you an expert in AutoCAD or MicroStation? Are you a leader who can mentor a talented CADD user group, providing them with the tools and training needed to produce high quality CADD deliverables from concept to final design plans? Would you like to work for a firm that is committed to the well-being of its employees? If so, please consider joining our CADD team. This position can be located in any of our offices, including: Atlanta, Boston, Columbus, Minneapolis, Seattle or Silver Spring. This CADD Manager position earns a competitive salary and great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, retirement, a health savings account (HSA), and a flexible spending account (FSA). All staff receive 8 holidays and earn at least 16 days of PTO over the course of the year. We practice what we preach and ensure that our employees also have access to transportation by providing them with financial incentives to bike, walk, or use transit for a better quality of life. About Toole Design Toole Design is the leading engineering, planning, and landscape architecture firm specializing in multimodal transportation. Since our start in 2003 as a single office in Maryland, we have expanded throughout the United States. Our talented team of planners, landscape architects, and engineers are committed to delivering quality work that meets the needs of all people, regardless of age, ability, race or gender. As an Engineering News-Record top 500 design firm, we have also been named a "best firm to work for" and have one of the lowest staff turnover rates in the industry. Every project our employees deliver directly and positively affects our communities. We are industry-leading experts, and we work hard to encourage a collaborative and team-oriented environment. A Day in the Life of a CADD Manager As a CADD Manager, you will play a pivotal role in our CADD operations and standards that advance how people safely and conveniently move. You will develop and manage company standards and workflows that produce high quality transportation infrastructure projects for our communities. Your focus will be on guiding the firm’s designers to apply industry best practices to produce a wide variety of CADD-based deliverables, from concept to detailed final design plans for construction. You will support our multi-disciplined team of engineers, landscape architects, urban designers, and CADD technicians to prepare quality, graphically consistent, and technically accurate deliverables. Working with our CADD users, you’ll be responsible for CADD efficiency, trainings, standards, communications, troubleshooting, and overseeing the CADD practice. Toole Design currently operates multiple CADD design software platforms, including AutoCAD, Civil 3D, MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer, and Bluebeam. Work Schedule for a CADD Manager This full-time position typically works a flexible schedule of 40 hours a week. We also provide employees with the flexibility and necessary equipment to work from home 2 days per week. The Silver Spring office of Toole Design is conveniently located close to regional trails and networks, with on-street bike infrastructure, and just a few blocks from the Silver Spring Metro Station (Red Line), MARC Station, and bus depot. The office is easily accessed on foot, by bicycle, and via transit. We are targeting a salary of $100,000 to $130,000 for this position. Additional compensation may be available for exceptionally qualified candidates who exceed job requirements. Ready to Join our Team? We understand your time is valuable, so we have a quick and easy application process. If you feel that you would be right for this CADD Manager position, please fill out our application by clicking on the link on this page. At Toole Design, we have a collaborative culture where people of all backgrounds come together to share ideas and build better, more inclusive communities. We encourage everyone, including women and those from underrepresented communities - people of color, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, first-generation college students/graduates, those with disabilities and people at all the intersections in between - to apply. Even if you don't think your current skill set checks every box below, but this role seems to align with your strengths, we want to hear from you. We're proud that about half of our managers are women and are committed to achieving diversity in our leadership to better represent the communities where we work, as well. Toole Design is a woman-owned business and an equal opportunity employer (EO/AA/VEV/Disabled employer). Individuals may request accommodations or assistance with the application process by contacting 301-927-1900, press 5 for Human Resources or emailing [email protected] . For more information about Toole Design, visit our website and follow us on LinkedIn , Instagram , or Facebook . Requirements Qualifications of a CADD Manager: Associate degree or Certification in CADD, Engineering Technology or comparable, additional experience can be substituted in lieu of a degree

Requirements

Associate degree or Certification in CADD, Engineering Technology or comparable, additional experience can be substituted in lieu of a degree
15+ years of experience, preferably in roadway design
4+ years of experience of CADD Management
Must have skills with AutoCAD or MicroStation in a roadway design environment
Familiarity of modeling components of Civil 3D or OpenRoads Designer
Experience developing templates, standards, and workflows in AutoCAD/Civil 3D or MicroStation/OpenRoads Designer
Experience in user and environment configuration for MicroStation or AutoCAD operating systems
Experience working in a CADD consulting environment interacting with internal colleagues and external consultants

Nice To Haves

Experience with corridor modeling in Civil 3D or OpenRoads Designer
Experience with MicroStation/OpenRoads Designer workspace setup and maintenance
Experience with Bluebeam including troubleshooting, custom profiles, and tool chest development
Familiarity with computer hardware, operating systems and basic networking (troubleshooting)
Experience with ProjectWise configuration and maintenance

Responsibilities

develop and manage company standards and workflows that produce high quality transportation infrastructure projects for our communities
guiding the firm’s designers to apply industry best practices to produce a wide variety of CADD-based deliverables, from concept to detailed final design plans for construction
support our multi-disciplined team of engineers, landscape architects, urban designers, and CADD technicians to prepare quality, graphically consistent, and technically accurate deliverables
responsible for CADD efficiency, trainings, standards, communications, troubleshooting, and overseeing the CADD practice