CAD Technician

·        CAD Technician II 100% onsite (located in our Glen Allen, VA office). Some work from home is OK, but the expectation is minimum 3 days per week in-office.

·        6 mo. duration, possible temp to hire, shift timing 8:00am to 5:00pm

·        Interview process: 1st round would be a 30-minute screening call with hiring manager (me). 2nd round would be in-person preferred, MS Teams with video as a second option. Candidate would meet with 3 individuals, 45-minutes each.

Travel:

·        Travel to a project site may include longer drives with the project team (3-6 hours) or a short flight (e.g. Richmond to Newark), with some overnight stays.

·        This travel is not mandatory (especially inside of the first 6 months of employment), but it’s something we would want to expose our CAD designers to eventually.

·        If they are unable to travel due to insurance liability, I’m OK with that for the short term.

·        This position is responsible for preparing working drawings, primarily using Computer-Aided Drafting and Design (CAD) tools and techniques. It also includes the interpretation and drafting of engineering sketches.

·        Prepare high quality engineering drawings from established layouts and initial rough sketches utilizing drafting principles, industry graphic standards, and corporate drawing practices.

·        Perform basic mathematical calculations to determine the accurate scaled presentation of scope elements during the development of engineering drawings.

·        Setup and maintain CAD files.

·        Understands the CAD system features and commands.

·        Ensure conformance to office and industry drafting standards.

·        Convert and import architectural drawing files into CAD.

·        Convert and import text and schedules to drawings.

·        Ability to load and utilize lisp files and functions and run script files.

·        Understand and comply with quality requirements.

·        Estimate project drafting time to ensure scope, schedule, budget and expectations corresponds with the team expectations.

·        Ensure timely production and delivery of reprographics.

·        Provide input to designers, engineers and project managers during initial and subsequent design phases.

·        Coordinate and prioritize workload to ensure project deadlines and budgets are met.

·        Perform field investigation as required.

·        Signature level authority as indicated by the Authorization Level Document

·        Other duties may be assigned.

EDUCATION:

·        Associates degree or two years of progressively responsible experience as a CAD Technician may be considered equivalent.

EXPERIENCE:

·        Two (2) to five (5) years relevant work experience required.