Principal CAD Designer

Parsons Corporation

5d•Remote

About The Position

Parsons is now hiring for a Principal Structural Designer/Drafter with experience in CAD drafting for highway and/or bridge projects to join our East Central Infrastructure team reporting remotely within the region. For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see what's next!

Requirements

Associate’s degree or equivalent technical certificate from an accredited designer/drafter program.
10+ years of relevant experience in bridge structural drafting and design.
Proficiency with Bentley tools, including MicroStation, ProjectWise, and OpenBridge Modeler.
Ability to interpret and ensure conformance to applicable standards such as AASHTO, state DOT CAD standards, and company policies and procedures, including the ability to set up workspace environments.
Strong focus on accuracy, quality, and adherence to established drafting conventions.

Responsibilities

Use CAD software to prepare detailed engineering drawings, including bridge plans, elevations, sections, and details, based on preliminary sketches or general engineering information, following established standards and procedures.
Collaborate closely with other Designer/Drafters and Engineers to ensure coordinated and accurate designs.
Apply standard drafting and design principles to complete assignments efficiently and effectively.
Compile data and perform dimensional and routine calculations required for the preparation of drawings.
Make necessary changes, additions, and revisions to drawings, following a structured quality control process that includes checking, backchecking, correcting, and verifying.
Manage the assembly and delivery of completed drawing sets within the bridge discipline.