Transportation CAD Technician

Consor Engineers • Houston, TX

20d

About The Position

The Transportation CAD Technician provides technical drafting support across municipal and transportation projects, working with project managers, engineers, and design teams to review and refine engineering drawing packages for accuracy, compliance, and constructability. The role contributes throughout the project lifecycle, from early planning and conceptual layouts through preliminary and detailed design and permitting documentation. The technician develops precise drawings, supports design coordination, and helps streamline project delivery for infrastructure improvements.

Requirements

• Relevant training in CAD, drafting, or design technology, such as technical coursework, certifications, or equivalent real-world experience.
• Experience with transportation engineering; TxDOT experience is preferred.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and Civil 3D, or similar platforms such as MicroStation or OpenRoads.
• Experience with 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; convert engineering concepts, sketches, and redline markups into design deliverables.
• Produce preliminary, intermediate, and final roadway plan sets in coordination with engineers, project managers, and multidisciplinary teams, ensuring compliance 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 roadway design standards and specifications.
• Coordinate with survey, drainage, utility, and transportation engineering teams to integrate design elements and resolve conflicts.
• Prepare construction plans, erosion control plans, signing and pavement marking layouts, and associated engineering exhibits for public and private transportation projects.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement, paid professional training, major license achievement bonus, an on-demand learning center, and paid professional memberships.
• Industry-competitive paid time off, seven paid holidays, two floating holidays, flexible work schedules, paid parental leave, and 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; and HSA and FSA options.
• Employer-paid short- and long-term disability and term life insurance, and a 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