Civil CADD Designer

About Us

For nearly a century, Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects has provided award-winning engineering, architecture, planning, environmental, surveying, geospatial, and construction management services. With employees across multiple offices in the Midwest, Southwest, Rocky Mountain, and Western regions in the United States, we bring people together to practice their craft, create value, and accomplish great things. Guided by our purpose, we help clients move from concept to completion, transforming unused spaces into productive places, underutilized facilities into efficient ones, and rural or urban challenges into achievable solutions. We focus on delivering excellence with lasting relationships in mind, employing core values of discipline, intensity, collaboration, shared ownership, and solutions.

About the Role

We are seeking a full-time CAD Designer to support our Civil Team in our Las Cruces, New Mexico and/or El Paso, Texas office. This person will perform design tasks, such as grading and drainage, associated with civil engineering projects. You will work within the AutoCAD Civil 3D environment and alongside existing office staff/management to successfully complete projects within established budgets and deadlines. The role offers the opportunity to be involved in a variety of roadway, bridge, drainage, and site development projects from conceptual design to final design, developing detailed construction plans and assisting during the construction stage.

Responsibilities

• Operate computer-aided design (AutoCAD Civil 3D) system and take responsibility for the development of plan set deliverables.
• Plan set development including set and sheet organization, detail development, and interdisciplinary coordination and review.
• Assess quality of drawings and initiate changes needed to comply with established standards.
• Maintain production of high-quality products.
• Design according to established industry standards and state or federal construction policies.
• Meet project schedules, ensure timely completion of project task deliverables, create study and design materials for public meetings and client deliverables, and support planning and design functions of multi-disciplined teams.
• Assess the requirements of a project, break a project into tasks, and work with a Project Manager to determine and confirm the scope of work.
• Work from sketches, notes, and other input material to produce computer-generated graphs, charts, overlays, and completed drawings.
• Calculate figures to convert design dimensions to resizing dimensions specified for subsequent production processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Associate degree in a related field preferred.
• Entry-level knowledge/experience in one or more of the following: AutoCAD Civil 3D.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to project sites as needed.

Skills

• Ability to work independently with direction from team members.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to organize work, engage in a variety of projects/tasks simultaneously, and consistently meet deadlines.
• Intermediate Microsoft Product software utilization.
• Ability to interact well with coworkers.
• Strong attention to detail with excellent analytical and judgment capabilities.
• Results-oriented, with a collaborative work style and strong communication skills.

Pay

Annual Salary Range or Hourly Rate: $20.00 – $32.00 per hour (40-hour regular workweek). Time and a half for overtime hours over 40 per week.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance options.
• Life insurance.
• Disability coverage.
• Paid time off.
• Retirement savings plans.

Wilson & Company is not currently sponsoring applicants for work visas. We maintain a drug-free workplace and conduct pre-employment background checks.