Senior CAD Technician-Transportation

HNTB Corporation•Kansas City, MO

19d

About The Position

Join our Central States offices and be integral to the growth of our transportation design practice. We are seeking a team-oriented transportation designer/technician with experience in KDOT, MoDOT, KTA, and/or local municipal transportation and roadway design, as well as proficiency in CAD design software. While the primary focus will be on local and statewide highway transportation projects, the candidate will have the opportunity to support other disciplines and projects through our Central States Offices and firmwide transportation practice. Join our 110+ years of experience and be a part of why HNTB is consistently a top design firm in surveys by Engineering News-Record. At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to everyone. For over a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest and most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners. This opportunity is a moderately supervised position at a proficient level in a team environment, where primary responsibilities include preparing drawings with CADD, assisting with other aspects of plan preparation, such as gathering information, processing survey data, and creating exhibits for use in meetings. The focus of responsibilities will generally be related to roadways and transportation projects.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering Technology or related field and 6 years of relevant experience, or Associate of Science in Drafting or Technical School or related and 8 years of relevant experience, or In lieu education, 10 years of relevant experience
Ability to interpret and work from design sketches to produce an intended drawing or detail with some supervision
Familiarity with transportation terminology
Ability to express your ideas and questions clearly with the design team
Proficiency with, or ability to quickly become proficient in Bentley Microstation software (OpenRoads and Inroads).
Openness to applying skills to new and different processes

Nice To Haves

Good time management skills
Good communication skills
2 years' experience with transportation/roadway projects

Responsibilities

Responsible for verifying the accuracy of drawings, compatibility of work across disciplines and for checking detail and quantity calculations.
Calculates design data, prepares layouts, detailed specifications, estimates, reports, etc.
Assists in preparing engineering studies and evaluations involved in the development of projects from initial concept to the design stage, with the assistance from the project engineer/architect.
Attends project and pre-construction meetings and provides input to ensure proper policies, procedures, and specifications are followed.
Responsible for resolving technical design problems that may include performing field investigation or inspections, detailed design work and data.
Performs general administrative assistance by maintaining complex project plans.
May develop documentation, prepare project management report and monitors accomplishments as related to targeted goals.
Makes recommendations regarding process improvement for project delivery at the office level.
Calculates quantities and performs engineering related computations.
Performs other duties as assigned.