Senior Designer

22 hours ago

Las Vegas, United States Westwood Professional Services Full time


Senior Designer

Job Locations

US-NV-Las Vegas

ID

2024-5776

Category

Civil Engineering

Position Type

Regular

Division

Land Development

Overview

Senior Designer - Las Vegas, Nevada

Westwood Professional Services, Inc.

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Senior Designer to join our team in our Las Vegas, Nevada office. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Selects, recommends, performs, and directs procedures and preparation of preliminary and final design
  • Assist in coordination with other in-house disciplines and sub-consultant services
  • Prepares plan documents and supporting design calculations
  • Demonstrates knowledge and application of engineering principles and completes fundamental calculations
  • Able to delegate CAD assignments and determine methods and procedures
  • Independently performs assignments on basic design elements
  • Provides training and coordination with CAD Technicians and Engineering Interns
  • Assist in meeting deadlines, budgets, and completing projects on schedule
  • Prepare grading designs, plan, and profile of roadways and utilities
  • Prepare complete civil construction documents/improvement plan sets
  • Review and understand jurisdictional code requirements and implement in the design
  • Prepare construction cost estimates/quantity takeoffs
  • Perform Quality Assurance/Quality Control of work product
  • Assist in the submittal of project document
  • Assist in jurisdictional coordination, response to comments, and preparation of submittal documents
  • Maintain open communication with Project Manager and design team
Required Skills
  • Able to prepare grading plans with little direction from supervisor or team leader
  • Understands drainage, water, sewer design elements
  • Understand surveying mapping
  • Competent technical skills required to complete basic engineering tasks
  • Proactively pursues design solutions
  • Exercises sound independent judgement
  • Strong understanding of local and agency standards, codes, and policies
  • Strong understanding of client requirements
  • Ability to estimate man-hours for specific tasks
  • Advanced knowledge of CAD software
  • Able to identify and obtain necessary data to complete design
  • Able to maintain organized CAD drawings and draws with precision
  • Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Outlook and able to write, send, and process email
  • Able to maintain a task list and set the priority of tasks to achieve project milestones and deadlines
  • Able to write justification letters for elements of designs and submittal packages
Required Experience
  • 3 years of experience as a designer
  • 5 years of experience in CAD drafting
  • High School Diploma or equivalent and 5+ years relevant experience, OR;
  • Associate's Degree and 3+ years relevant experience
  • Land Development experience a plus
  • Residential Engineering a plus


About Westwood Professional Services, Inc. (Westwood)

At Westwood, our purpose is to create a better world for people through our work. We transform the energy grid, design resilient infrastructure, and develop communities that will flourish today and for future generations. With over 50 years of experience and a legacy of innovation, we stand at the forefront of our industry, dedicated to understanding the unique needs of the markets we serve.


Our approach revolves around people. We are committed to building a culture that attracts, retains, and develops high performers. Our team values relationships, innovation, dedication, initiative, and growth. We believe fostering a collaborative "One Team" mentality yields superior outcomes in everything we do.

We customize our technical capabilities and geographic reach to meet our clients where they are and help them realize their vision. We are partners in our clients' success, driving to provide solutions that make a lasting difference. Safety, sustainability, and operational excellence are not just facets of our work; they are intrinsic to our identity, guiding every decision we make.

We are deeply invested in the communities we serve. Through our projects and giving-back initiatives, we enrich the lives of those we serve, engage others within our industry, and create a lasting impact on communities around the world. To us, success transcends the completion of projects; it is reflected in the lives we have positively impacted by our work.

Join us in creating a better world.

In 2023, Zweig Group ranked Westwood nationally at #12 and #30, respectively, on its Hot Firms and Best Firms to Work for lists. Zweig also awarded Westwood two national 2nd place awards for Marketing Excellence. Westwood was recently recognized as #79 in the ENR Top 500 Firms in 2023. The firm consistently ranks on the industry's top 25 lists and receives recognition for its involvement in award-winning projects nationwide.

Westwood provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We believe that diverse backgrounds strengthen our business. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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