CAD Designer I – Public Works/Utilities

WHY BUILD YOUR CAREER HERE?

LJA is offering a CAD I position in our Utilities Division that will allow you to develop a strong career foundation, expand your base skills into a larger repertoire of technical tools across multiple disciplines and be assigned project roles that best fit your interests, drive, and skill. The structure of our organization is designed to maximize your development through peer learning, communication & organization enhancement courses, mentor programs, and diverse discipline opportunities, resulting in advancement specific to your individual performance. Your career will continually progress on a technical path as you learn and expand you knowledge working with subject matter experts.

At LJA, you’ll experience a culture of camaraderie, teamwork, and inclusivity, where you'll be part of something bigger. The culture is sustained by a team of individuals who promote mutual support and encouragement, fostering an environment conducive to achieving personal excellence.

OPPORTUNITY ABOUNDS!

Our extensive client base provides a wide spectrum of projects, each offering a unique set of challenges and opportunities. This position will allow you to expand your knowledge working with experts in the field, and have the opportunity to make a difference in the overall quality of the projects we deliver.

Imagine starting each day with a genuine eagerness to collaborate and contribute within a stimulating professional environment!

A TYPICAL DAY MIGHT INCLUDE

Our exciting and entrepreneurial culture will require you to think creatively, solve problems and meet the needs of our clients daily. A typical day might include the following:

• Creates CAD drawings for engineering projects
• Creates and modifies maps for special assignments
• Creates plan and profile sheets plus CAD file exhibits
• Completes redline markups
• Performs work as assigned from sketches, verbal instructions, and notes
• Establishes and maintains schedules and offers progress reports
• Maintains current knowledge of design and drafting procedures in specialty field
• Other assigned duties as required

“MUST HAVE” QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of high school or technical school training with courses in computer-aided drafting or equivalent experience
• 3 years’ experience in AutoCAD Civil 3D
• Technical knowledge of CAD operations and engineering specialty discipline
• Effective communication skills both oral and written
• Effective interpersonal skills with coworkers
• Must be flexible to changes in work assignments on short notice and/or on a daily basis as changes occur in project needs

BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE

• 3 years’ experience in AutoCAD Civil 3D
• Previous work experience in an AEC related firm

OWN YOUR FUTURE AT LJA

As a 100% employee-owned company, LJA Engineering, Inc. promotes an entrepreneurial spirit that helps drive the bottom line and the long-term professional and financial success of our employees. With more than 55 office locations, and nearly 2,000 employee-owners, LJA is growing and looking for talented people to join our team and grow their futures with us.

LJA is consistently ranked as a #1 Top Workplace and recognized as one of the Top Firms in the industry. We offer exceptional benefits that promote the health and financial security of our employee-owners and their families. A few of our benefits include:

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Optional Flexible Work Schedule
• Paid time off and holidays (including an office closure between Christmas and New Year’s Day)
• Health, dental and vision plans with options
• Paid maternity and parental leave
• Education and tuition reimbursement programs
• Referral bonus program

Learn more at www.lja.com

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)