CAD Manager/Technician

4 weeks ago

Minneapolis, United States Alliant Engineering, Inc. Full time

You deserve a job that you feel proud of, where you can channel your knowledge and skills into projects that positively affect communities, and where you design your own path. This is Alliant. Become an employee-owner of a growing engineering and consulting firm where we strive to provide a diverse and equitable culture of support and opportunities. Our success is driven by our employee-owners, and we're excited to have you be a part of it.


The Impact You'll Have:

As our CAD Manager/Senior Civil Technician, you will work collaboratively with our design teams to add value to civil site design services for a wide variety of transportation projects. This is an exceptional opportunity for the right candidate to advance this position as far as their skills, work ethic, and drive for success will take them. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are needed to work together with a design team, as well as develop group-wide standards for design and plan production. You will have the opportunity to mentor, coach, and train staff in CAD techniques and best practices. We envision the chosen candidate will spend approximately 70% of their time performing CAD Management activities with the remaining 30% of their time supporting design teams with production of design documents. We are looking for a Senior level technical CAD Manager with at least 8 years of experience to develop, implement, and audit CAD standards, develop and implement training programs, and provide support to the Transportation Design Group.


CAD Manager Responsibilities:

  • Direct, develop, organize, and manage all Transportation Design Group specific CAD related work and issues
  • Lead efforts to optimize CAD processes and workflows with the goal of increasing efficiency and consistency
  • Oversee implementation of CAD process enhancements by working with design teams on production efforts
  • Manage CAD software settings/configurations/templates to optimize adherence to CAD standards
  • Develop and implement CAD training program for onboarding of newly hired employees
  • Develop and implement CAD training program for continual development of current employees
  • Work with internal IT department to help troubleshoot and resolve CAD software related issues
  • Work with external parties (clients, vendors, consultants) to coordinate project specific CAD related work and resolve any issues that may arise


Senior Civil Technician Responsibilities:

  • Work closely with Professional Engineers, Professional Surveyors, Landscape Architects, and/or Project Managers
  • Review all work for completeness and accuracy prior to submitting to Professional Engineers, Professional Surveyors, Landscape Architects, and/or Project Managers for review
  • Considerable drafting/CAD skills are required to analyze, visualize, portray, and complete complex design features and drawings from sketches, plans and specification using computer-aided drafting programs
  • May perform variety of non-routine and complex assignments from verbal and written instructions under minimal supervision
  • Rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
  • A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected
  • Able to follow and ensure the implementation of the group-wide CAD standards


Required Qualifications:

  • Eight or more years of direct work experience including the use of computer-aided drafting software
  • High proficiency with Bentley Systems, Inc. software products ProjectWise, OpenRoads Designer, and MicroStation
  • High proficiency in Microsoft collaboration applications (Teams, SharePoint, OneNote, etc.)
  • Moderate proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
  • Strong knowledge of CAD standards, CAD techniques and best practices, math, and engineering
  • Possess good verbal, analytical, writing skills, and attention to detail
  • Team player with a positive attitude
  • Aptitude for coaching users on industry best practices in CAD
  • Willingness to learn new processes and applications
  • Effective leadership skills


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Two or more years of CAD management experience
  • CAD Certification
  • Two-year technical school in survey/civil technology
  • Basic proficiency with Bentley Systems, Inc. software products GEOPAK and InRoads
  • Basic proficiency with AutoDesk, Inc. software products AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Revit
  • Basic proficiency in ESRI, Inc. ArcGIS software


Benefits:

At Alliant, we take care of our employees by offering a world class benefit package including:

  • Competitive salary with bonus opportunities
  • Generous Profit Sharing, ESOP and 401k contribution programs
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
  • Company paid Life Insurance, Short-term disability and Long-term disability
  • Flexible spending accounts for Medical and Dependent Care
  • Wellness Programs & Competitions
  • Generous Annual Leave and Compensatory Time Off programs
  • Flexible Schedules
  • Casual work environment
  • Paid Professional Development and Training
  • Community Involvement/Charity Events
  • Numerous Employee Focused Events (Lunch & Learns, Office Recreation Room, Quarterly Off-Site Socials, etc.)


Who We Are:

Alliant Engineering, Inc., an employee-owned company, is a growing engineering, planning, landscape architecture, and surveying firm with a strong culture of customer service, quality, delivery, and innovation. At Alliant we work hard; we have fun; and we love it.


We design solutions that address current needs while paving the way for a brighter future. We provide a culture of diversity, equity, and support, where everyone is given the opportunity to grow and succeed. We approach every project with unwavering confidence yet remain humbly committed to designing work that speaks for itself. At Alliant, our employee-owners are the force behind our success, and we can't wait for you to join us to build better communities with excellence and passion.


The selected candidate must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship now or in the future.

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