What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mechanical Senior CAD Technician position at Kennedy Jenks?
Kennedy Jenks has provided engineering and scientific solutions for innovative water and environmental projects since 1919. We deliver exceptional service and highly qualified professional staff to solve the unique challenges of public agencies and private industry clients across the United States.
We are looking for an exceptional Process Piping and Building Mechanical Senior CAD Technician to join our multidisciplinary team. This person will be a part of the CAD Team and will work on the design and delivery of a variety of projects both locally and nationally.
What you will do: As part of our team, you will use your drafting and 3D modeling experience to support Mechanical engineering solutions to the firm’s municipal and industrial clients. Typical projects include facilities relating to water, wastewater, and recycled water.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Create 2D layouts and 3D models from engineer’s sketches using advanced CAD/BIM applications.
- Serve as CAD Lead on small to mid-sized projects.
- Develop broad knowledge and skills within the Mechanical discipline.
- Understand and adhere to company or client standards.
- Ability to work in a ProjectWise environment.
- Address red-line markups provided by designers and engineers.
- Perform detailed work thoroughly, neatly, accurately, and efficiently.
- Communicate with designers and engineers regarding task execution.
- Coordinate small to mid-sized projects with other engineering disciplines.
- Work in a project team environment.
- Ability to back-check own work prior to delivery to our internal clients.
- Mentor team members on Design Delivery workflow and best practices.
- Review the work of others when needed prior to delivery to an internal client.
- Adhere to all company policies and procedures.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
What you will need:
- At least 5 years of experience with drafting and design-related software including AutoCAD and Revit. A minimum of 2 years of experience using Revit is required. MicroStation and Bentley OpenPlant are a plus.
- Experience drawing Mechanical piping and equipment systems.
- Ability to use ProjectWise, Bluebeam REVU, and Microsoft Products.
- Capacity to interact professionally with project teams both internally and externally in a positive and proactive manner.
- Self-motivated and eager learner, with the capacity to grow and develop within the team.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering construction drawings.
- Strong verbal, writing, editing, and research skills.
- High attention to detail, meticulous, and focused on quality.
Kennedy Jenks offers either a remote or hybrid working environment. Those interested in a hybrid environment can access a strategic collaboration center to gather, collaborate, and/or meet with clients. We trust our employees and have found over the years that greater home-life involvement creates happier employees. Also, as an employee-owned firm, Kennedy Jenks offers a unique company culture with a corporate commitment to health, wealth, and self. Comprehensive compensation and benefits packages include medical benefits (medical, dental, vision insurance, HSA, and FSA), financial security (401k matching, profit sharing, stock ownership, bonus programs), and wellbeing (PTO, flexible work hours in addition to flexible work environments, an Employee Assistance Program, tuition reimbursement, and others).
Kennedy Jenks is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability, citizenship status, genetics, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.
