Roadway CAD Technician

Consor Engineers • Dallas, TX

9d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Roadway CAD Technician, you will provide technical drafting support for municipal and transportation projects, working with project managers, engineers, and design teams to review and refine engineering drawing packages for accuracy, compliance, and constructability. You will contribute throughout the project lifecycle, from planning and conceptual layouts through preliminary and detailed design and permitting documentation. The role involves developing precise drawings, coordinating design elements, and supporting project delivery for infrastructure improvements.

Requirements

• Relevant training in CAD, drafting, or design technology, including technical coursework, certifications, or equivalent real-world experience.
• Experience with transportation engineering; TxDOT experience is preferred.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and Civil 3D, or similar design platforms such as MicroStation or OpenRoads.
• Experience in plan production, drafting standards, and collaboration tools used in municipal or transportation projects.

Nice To Haves

• Transportation engineering experience, preferably TxDOT.

Responsibilities

• Review roadway, drainage, traffic control, and utility construction plans, specifications, and engineering calculations to develop design drawings and contract documents.
• Prepare and revise roadway design plans, profiles, cross-sections, and corridor models using CAD software, translating engineering concepts, sketches, and redline markups into design deliverables.
• Produce preliminary, intermediate, and final roadway plan sets with engineers, project managers, and multidisciplinary teams, ensuring alignment with client standards, DOT requirements, and project objectives.
• Develop and maintain engineering documentation, including quantity calculations, plan sheets, exhibits, and technical reports, to support design, permitting, and construction activities.
• Create and modify alignments, surfaces, corridors, and grading models using Autodesk Civil 3D.
• Perform quality control reviews of plan sets for drafting accuracy, design consistency, and compliance with applicable roadway design standards and specifications.
• Coordinate with survey, drainage, utility, and transportation engineering teams to integrate design elements and resolve conflicts throughout the project lifecycle.
• Prepare construction plans, erosion control plans, signing and pavement marking layouts, and related engineering exhibits for public and private transportation projects.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement, paid professional training, major license achievement bonus, on-demand learning center, and paid professional memberships.
• Industry-competitive PTO, seven paid holidays and two floating holidays, flexible work schedules, and paid parental leave.
• Eligibility for hybrid and remote work options for some employees based on role responsibilities.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance; employee assistance program; fitness and wellness reimbursement; HSA and FSA options.
• Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability and term life insurance.
• Retirement 401(k) with company match.
• Quarterly social events, paid group volunteering events, and employee networks and groups.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed