Designer, Land Development

Avcon•Orlando, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As part of a design team, the Designer with our Land Development team will be responsible for the preparation of construction drawings for projects, including but not limited to site plans, grading and drainage plans, roadway alignment, plan and profiles, cross sections, earthwork calculations, water distribution, sanitary sewer collection systems, storm sewer design, intersection layouts and utilization of applicable standard details based on municipality. Duties also include preparation of project specifications and assembling permit submittals (Water Management, FDEP, City, County, and State). This position is based in AVCON's Orlando, Florida office.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent.
Minimum five years of experience in civil engineering drafting and design.
Proficiency with AutoCAD or with AutoCAD Civil 3D.
Proficiency with MS Outlook, MS Excel, and MS Word.
Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels of employees, management, and clients.
Ability to organize work, set priorities, pay attention to detail, and follow-up on assignments with minimal supervision.
Ability to maintain confidentially and protect privileged client information and documents appropriately.
Ability to work calmly and effectively in a high-volume office environment under pressure of heavy deadlines.
Knowledge of correct English usage including spelling, grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary.
Valid drivers' license and maintenance of satisfactory driving record.

Nice To Haves

airport, transportation or land development experience, desired.
Experience or interest in sustainable design/LEED, desired.
NICET certification, preferred.

Responsibilities

Support the engineering team with CAD knowledge.
Develop CAD drawings for assigned department.
Create plans independently and under direction from senior staff.
Technical development of contract plans and marketing exhibits.
Maintain project drawing files.
Create maps, graphs, charts, overlays, base drawings, details and sketches.
Complete red line mark-ups and address design comments related to the site layout and details.
Organize and prepare a variety of complex layouts and drawings from written or verbal specifications or from rough or detailed sketches.
Follow CAD standards for the project established by the client, firm, and industry.
Recommend standards and symbols to meet specialized needs of a particular project, or to facilitate or improve CAD productivity.
Maintain current knowledge of design and drafting procedures in specialty field.
Use basic quantity and geometry calculations in creation of drawings.
Perform mathematical calculations and quantity takeoffs.
Nights and weekends are generally not required but may occasionally be necessary with little or no advanced notice.