Overview

This position is responsible for providing design support to engineers for water, wastewater, stormwater, floodplain, drainage, transportation, and facility projects.

Responsibilities

• Work from detailed sketches or off redlines to prepare plans, profiles, and detail drawings in Microstation 
• Develop construction documents showing topographical contours, elevations, profiles and cross-sections as well as develop draft design engineering drawings
• Understand and use established company standards for drafting including layer names; line and character styles; drawings and file names for sheet layout
• Analyze sketches, notes and other input material to determine and plan the best approach to develop and complete drawings with minimal supervision
• Inform Project Manager(s) of progress on assigned projects and request work when needed
• Maintain organized work area to allow access of project information by other team members
• Flexible in work assignments and team assignments

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Computer-Aided Design / Associates degree in technology with a civil specialization, is preferred yet not required
• Working knowledge in AutoCAD, Microstation, ProjectWise, GeoPak and/or InRoads
• Effective communications skills both oral and written skills
• Effective interpersonal skills for interaction with colleagues, clients and public agency officials
• Self-starter and highly motivated
• Ability to work interdependently within a team environment
• Must be flexible to changes in work assignments on short notice and/or on a daily basis as changes occur in project needs
• Must be able to work 8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday, with occasional overtime

All qualified applicants for Pape-Dawson Engineers will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. #LI-JG1