Civil Designer - 6+ Months Contract to Hire

Job Summary

The Civil Designer is responsible for drafting, editing, and preparing various documents and design solutions to support the Engineering, Real Estate, Legal, and Construction departments that drive C-store development. This individual provides support for in-house staff and outside consultants who prepare or manage the detailed engineering and legal processes associated with the acquisition, disposition, and/or development of commercial real estate.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides timely and accurate design solutions based on objective criteria provided by our consultants.
• Interprets design documents such as ALTA/ACSM Boundary Surveys, Topographical Surveys, Legal Descriptions, Property Exhibits, Civil Plans, and Reports provided by others.
• Interacts with multiple internal and external business partners to produce Preliminary Site Plans, Contract Exhibits, Civil Site Plans, Grading Plans, Boundary & Easement Exhibits, etc. using AutoCAD and/or other Civil Design Software to create quality digital documents.
• Standardizes the design document preparation and distribution processes to increase efficiency and accuracy.
• Prioritizes individual tasks/assignments from multiple internal clients based on critical dates and task complexity.
• Effectively communicates and disseminates information to internal and external clients.
• Facilitates one-on-one meetings to communicate ideas effectively to internal clients.
• Occasionally acts as Design Standards Administrator, including but not limited to tasks such as updating and/or creating RaceWay standard details, AnyTown Plans, Order Form Templates, etc. as well as communicating and disseminating the information to internal clients.
• Occasionally acts as AutoCAD Support Administrator, including but not limited to tasks such as creating and/or updating Custom Blocks, Lisp Routines, Commands, Design Templates, Layer Standards, Plot Styles, etc. and distributes information and support files to other Civil Designers.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in surveying, Civil or Environmental engineering required.
• 2+ years' experience using Autodesk Civil3D 2020 or more recent, used in conjunction with civil engineering or surveying projects, required.
• Field experience on construction sites or pre-construction processes preferred.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal required.
• Experience using Microsoft Office, specifically Excel, required.
• Experience using document management software preferred.

Role Specific Competencies

• Planning: Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects/Sets objectives and goals/Breaks down work into the process steps/Develops schedules and task/people assignments/Anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks/Measures performance against goals/Evaluates results.
• Visual Spatial Ability: This individual must possess the ability to accurately visualize settings from various views and retain their relationship to each other throughout the mental modification process.
• Priority Setting: Spends his/her time and the time of others on what's important/Quickly zeros in on the critical few and puts the trivial many aside/Can quickly sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal/Eliminates roadblocks/Creates focus.
• Process Management: Good at figuring out the processes necessary to get things done/Knows how to organize people and activities/Understands how to separate and combine tasks into efficient work flow/Knows what to measure and how to measure it/Can see opportunities for synergy and integration where others can't/Can simplify complex processes/Gets more out of fewer resources.
• Time Management: Uses his/her time effectively and efficiently/Values time/Concentrates his/her efforts on the more important priorities/Gets more done in less time than others/Can attend to a broader range of activities.
• Functional/Technical Skills: Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.
• Written Communications: Is able to write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles/Can get messages across that have the desired effect.