Senior Engineering Technician - Civil Design

Westwood Professional Services Inc•Austin, TX

23h

About The Position

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Senior Designer to join our team in our Austin, TX office. In this role, you will take the lead on engineering design efforts for public infrastructure projects, including grading, roadway, water/wastewater, drainage, water, and sewer design. You will work with a highly experienced and dynamic team that includes other technicians, engineers, and project managers. In this role, you may mentor new staff and help train as needed. We are a national civil engineering consulting firm that provides a variety of career opportunities across multiple disciplines for both public and private infrastructure projects. Our employees benefit from a comprehensive package that includes excellent health care, 401(k) matching, profit sharing, paid time off, professional career resources, significant growth opportunities, and an outstanding company culture.

Requirements

Able to prepare grading plans with little direction from supervisor or team leader
Understands drainage, water, sewer, and wastewater design elements
Understand surveying mapping
Competent technical skills required to complete basic engineering tasks
Proactively pursues design solutions
Exercises sound independent judgement
Strong understanding of local and agency standards, codes, and policies
Strong understanding of client requirements
Ability to estimate man-hours for specific tasks
Advanced knowledge of CAD software
Able to identify and obtain necessary data to complete design
Able to maintain organized CAD drawings and draws with precision
Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Outlook and able to write, send, and process email
Able to maintain a task list and set the priority of tasks to achieve project milestones and deadlines
Able to write justification letters for elements of designs and submittal packages
5+ years of experience as a CAD Tech or Drafter/Designer
High School Diploma or equivalent and 5+ years relevant experience

Nice To Haves

Associate's degree preferred
Public Infrastructure experience preferred

Responsibilities

Selects, recommends, performs, and directs procedures and preparation of preliminary and final design
Assist in coordination with other in-house disciplines and sub-consultant services
Prepares plan documents and supporting design calculations
Demonstrates knowledge and application of engineering principles and completes fundamental calculations
Able to delegate CAD assignments and determine methods and procedures
Independently performs assignments on basic design elements
Provides training and coordination with CAD Technicians and Engineering Interns
Assist in meeting deadlines, budgets, and completing projects on schedule
Prepare grading designs, plan, and profile of roadways and utilities
Prepare complete civil construction documents/improvement plan sets
Review and understand jurisdictional code requirements and implement in the design
Prepare construction cost estimates/quantity takeoffs
Perform Quality Assurance/Quality Control of work product
Assist in the submittal of project document
Assist in jurisdictional coordination, response to comments, and preparation of submittal documents
Maintain open communication with the Project Manager and the design team