CAD Technician II

About Us

Founded in 1945, Pike is a leading provider of construction, repair and engineering services for electric and gas utilities, as well as telecommunications companies with a growing portfolio of turnkey renewable projects. We work with hundreds of utility clients across the country, and we continuously expand our offerings to supply our customers with the ideas, technology, experience, manpower and equipment to perform any job. Pike is a family-oriented workplace with a strong culture of safety, collaboration, innovation and exceptional customer service.

About The Team

As demand for bandwidth and network reliability grow, Pike Telecom employees are upgrading and expanding our nation’s telecommunications infrastructure, from customizing network designs to expand wireless and cellular coverage, upgrading and managing installation of the latest 5G technologies, to assessing storm damage to help clients restore service after natural disasters.

Position Overview

This is an intermediate level position which requires satisfactory performance of tasks assigned at the CAD Technician I level. Incumbents assigned to this level are required to exercise some independent responsibility in resolving problems, handling communications, and understanding department and work unit procedures. An incumbent at this level performs non-routine drafting assignments of moderate complexity from rough or general drawings, sketches, or layouts. This includes drawing irregular shapes, multiple functions, and precise positional relationships between components. Work is performed independently after initial assignment with advice provided by supervisor or engineering/designer personnel. Generally, this position requires coordination of own work details with other groups or sections within the department. The incumbent may be required to give technical advice to the Drafter 1.

Responsibilities

• Provide diagrams, schematics, layouts, multiview, and various drawings to scale in accordance with clients' requests under some supervision.
• Perform mathematical, geometrical, and minor engineering computations.
• Create to-scale engineering drawings using a computer-aided drafting system.
• Produce detailed design drawings and related specifications of civil/electrical equipment according to engineering sketches, specifications, and related data and drawings to determine design factors such as size, shape, and arrangement of parts. This includes structure, schematic, foundation, grounding, steel, layout, equipment, apparatus, wiring, panel, AC & DC, one lines, and other type drawings necessary to produce substation, relay, and line design job packages.
• File drawings, maintain catalogs of engineering data, and perform other routine drawing room functions as required.

Requirements

• Successful completion of high school diploma or equivalent.
• 1-2 years of training at a technical school or equivalent experience.
• 2-4 years of experience in the preparation of engineering drawings and diagrams as a Drafter 1.
• Proven AutoCad and/or Microstation skills.
• Strong PC/IT skills (e.g., Word, Excel).
• Ability to deal with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.

Skills

• Self-Motivated
• Work independently
• Team-Oriented
• Customer Oriented
• Able to manage multiple tasks and provide leadership to other team members.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in the production of engineering quality drawings with multiple CAD systems (e.g., AutoCad, Microstation).

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (available on day one of employment).
• Paid Time Off.
• 401(k).
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Employee and Dependent Basic Life Insurance.
• Employee and Dependent Basic Accidental Death & Dismemberment.
• Short Term Disability.
• Long Term Disability.
• Critical Illness Insurance.
• Accident and Whole Life Insurance.
• Legal Services, Identity Theft, and Cyber Security.
• Employee Discounts and Service Awards.

Pay

The compensation range for this position is $23.00 per hour.