What are the responsibilities and job description for the Civil Designer position at EXP?
At EXP, we’re driven to provide innovative solutions for the world’s built and natural environments. As a team of engineers, architects, designers, scientists, creators, and a community of professionals, we bring diverse and talented people together to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Here, you join a team that leverages differences, harnesses their entrepreneurial spirit in an employee-owned company, that believes diversity is what gives us strength, seeks sustainable results and shares ambitions for each other, our clients and the communities we are part of and serve. To be a part of EXP means to have your own experience, while staying connected to a global network of professionals, who believe we are a part of something bigger. Together, we are EXP.
Are you ready to design your future?
Be our next Civil Designer!
Your work environment at EXP
In this role, you will be a part of the Pipeline Engineering team, of the Energy Services, based in HoustonOffice and have the opportunity to work on the broad range of renewable, natural gas or oil projects.
What a day at EXP has in store for you
- AutoCAD Civil 3D drawing production for pipeline related projects; including site-specific crossing drawings, construction typical drawings, site plan, grading plans, foundation, pipe supports, alignment sheets, property sketches and plats, and permit drawings.
- Coordination with project teams to ensure that all deliverables are completed on time and meet the requirements specified.
- Prioritize tasks and balance workload according to project needs.
- Work on a regular basis with the Engineering and CAD team to maintain consistency between Engineering deliverables.
- Coordination that all data being used in CAD drawings, matches 100% with the project GIS databases.
- Work with Senior Drafting Technicians/CAD Leads to establish standard operating procedures and perform quality control checks on deliverables to ensure they are created in compliance with the established procedures.
- Occasional travel to other offices as needed for interaction with team members, clients, and project teams
What your experience looks like
- A minimum of five (5-10) years of related professional experience.
- Experience working on interstate oil/gas pipeline projects is required.
- Understanding of AutoCAD Civil 3D in the context of preparing site-specific crossing drawings, construction typical drawings, site plan, grading plans, foundation, pipe supports, alignment sheets, property sketches and plats, and permit drawings.
- Understanding of how to integrate GIS data in CAD drawings to ensure all drawings are created using the latest approved project data from GIS.
- Familiarity with design software such as AutoCAD Plant 3D and Cadworx in the context of supporting overall facility deliverables in conjunction with piping designers.
- Desired proficiency in building terrain models and generating profiles from civil survey and public data sources, preferably in both AutoCAD Civil 3D and ArcGIS.
- Excellent verbal and written communication.
- Self-motivation to research and recommend new and innovative technologies.
- Ability to perform assigned responsibilities with minimal supervision.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and work in a team environment.
- Proficient knowledge of office productivity software including Microsoft Word, Excel, SharePoint, and Outlook
- Bonus - Basic ability in using ESRI ArcGIS Pro to review, compile, query, and export data for use in CAD drawings.