Civil Drafter

Salas O'Brien•Merritt Island, FL

30d•$55 - $65•Hybrid

About The Position

Civil Drafter Salas O’Brien is a growing employee-owned engineering and professional services firm focused on achieving impact for our clients, our team, and the world. We know that tomorrow’s requirements are today’s opportunities, and we are here to design lasting solutions for pressing challenges. The Federal-FL business unit serves a variety of markets and employs engineers in the civil, mechanical, electrical, aerospace, industrial, environmental, and fire protection disciplines. We have performed work in most states in the continental US and multiple international locations. Our office is located in Merritt Island, Florida, immediately south of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Our office (formerly Nelson Engineering, Salas O’Brien Company) has a significant aerospace heritage working with NASA, US Space Force, and numerous private space companies while providing an ever-expanding mix of engineering services to federal and local government agencies as well as commercial customers in a variety of industries. We are focused on providing client value and exceeding our customers’ expectations. Job Summary: The Civil Drafter job duties will include providing drafting support to engineers and designers throughout the engineering design process. Your work will primarily focus on AutoCAD and Civil3D model and drawing development of construction drawing packages based on various datasets and engineer input, completing engineer markups during the design process, preparing design concepts, completing as-built drawings and the creation or modification of details. Work will primarily be conducted virtually, but local candidates are encouraged to work from the office occasionally (20%). Travel to the Space Coast Area of Florida (Brevard County) and other travel locations will be limited.

Requirements

Effective interpersonal skills and strong communication (written and verbal)
Confident and ambitious problem solver
Creative and innovative – Self-directed initiative
Dependable
Understands the culture of business
Detail-oriented
A.S. in Drafting and Design (or equivalent experience) is preferred.
2-4 years of drafting/design experience working in a civil engineering environment is required.
Basic knowledge of the engineering design process.
Experience working with civil design drawings is required.
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and e-mail applications.
Experience in Autodesk AutoCAD and Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D (version 2023-26).
Provide constructive and efficient quality control reviews to ensure project design standards are met.
Valid/Unrestricted driver license (in state of residence)
Must be a US Citizen for Security Clearance requirements.
Ability to obtain a clearance from the Defense Security Service and other Federal Government Agencies.

Nice To Haves

Basic familiarity with codes and federal/state/local regulations is preferred.

Responsibilities

Civil drafting support for new construction, renovation, and modification projects including development of civil construction drawing elements including but not limited to:
Site plans- Existing condition, demolition, and modification site plans showing scope of work in planimetric view. Importing of survey drawings in applicable coordinate system.
Utility plan and profile drawings – alignment-based plan and profile drawings showing the primary utility and crossing / conflicting utilities and ground surface data in plan and profile view. Includes pressure and gravity systems for various liquid and gas systems.
Paving, grading, and drainage plans – site plans indicating extents and types of pavement, existing and modified topography and grading, and drainage plans indicating flow paths and drainage system elements (structures, ponds, culverts, etc).
Geometry plans – site plans indicating measurement and survey point based geometric data connected to state plane coordinate systems.
Various details, schedules, and diagrams to illustrate typical and project specific elements for construction.
Produce record drawing documentation based on contractor redlines, as-built survey conditions and engineer input.
Civil drafting/design support for new construction, renovations and modification efforts.