Senior CAD Technician

About the Role

Millstone Weber is a 100% employee-owned transportation infrastructure builder serving communities for nearly 100 years. We specialize in Highway/Bridge, Airfield/Federal, Rail/Mass Transit, and Alternate Delivery including Design-Build, with capabilities in heavy duty concrete paving, bridges, structural concrete, deep foundations, earthwork grading, storm drainage, and highway construction.

The Senior CAD Technician will create 3D models for GIS using Trimble Business Center and AutoCAD Civil 3D for civil construction projects such as roadways, site development, parking lots, bridges, and highways. This is a project-based, office role with required travel to project sites.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinates with all disciplines involved
• Calculates quantities, areas, etc. commensurate with civil engineering as well as prepare data required for roadway, utility, paving and structural
• Plot and prepare plan sets as required
• Work with field surveyors processing topo information to calculate volumes for grading projects and roadway tie ins
• Work with estimating department to perform takeoffs for future projects
• Develop innovative solutions and resolve design issues that arise during construction
• Perform such other duties as the supervisor may from time to time deem necessary

Qualifications

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Architecture/Engineering related field
• 3+ years CAD experience, heavy civil construction preferably
• Position equivalent with Certified Survey Technician, Level II
• Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D Required
• Experience with GPS Systems
• Ability to deal effectively and perceptively with a wide variety of individuals in person, via telephone and in writing; excellent customer relations skills
• Ability to work independently and resolve everyday problems, keeping all appropriate parties aware of issues and/or risks
• Strong work ethic
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient computer skills including the use of Microsoft Office
• Ability to read plans with thorough knowledge of MoDOT, Municipal, County specifications
• Ability to understand elevations and offset info

Skills

• High AutoCAD proficiency
• Drafting experience for Civil Construction projects such as roadway, site, bridges
• Field Survey experience is preferred but not required
• Trimble Business Center experience is preferred but not required
• Agtek experience is preferred but not required
• MicroStation experience is preferred but not required
• Civil 3D (preferred)
• Experience with Trimble GPS a plus
• Experience with Agtek a plus
• Experience with MicroStation and Geopak a plus
• Experience with Trimble Business Center a plus