Telecom/EV CAD Technician II

LDC, Inc.

Telecom/EV CAD Technician II

Job Description and Profile

Introduction

Over the past 22 years, LDC has been recognized by clients and the broader community for the quality of our work. LDC was founded with one core value in mind: “Service Above the Standard” and has held to these high expectations from the start. We have grown significantly, survived the recession through innovation, and most importantly, provided exceptional results for our clients. LDC is proud of its history that has made it a premier engineering consulting resource to the Pacific Northwest and beyond, and the strong foundation that history provides for our future.  We take pride in our commitment to high standards, quality deliverables, and comprehensive services which span from early feasibility through final construction.

Compensation and Benefits

LDC is committed to the personal and individual health and well-being of our employees. LDC offers competitive pay and a complete benefits package to all eligible employees and their dependents. Benefits include generous vacation, sick leave, eight paid holidays per year, competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families, life, disability, and family leave, bereavement leave, 401(k) with employer match, life insurance, professional development, and career advancement, bonus, and incentive compensation. At LDC you can expect to find an excellent collaborative culture that is welcoming to all diverse backgrounds.

LDC is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors.

Job Description and Profile

The Telecom/EV CAD Technician II works as a member of the telecom design team to perform drafting and plan preparation of engineering documents of the highest quality. These documents will consist of complete and accurate work plans, detailed drawings from rough or detailed sketches and/or notes from architects/engineers/PM’s. 

Reports to: Director of Telecom with direct supervision from CAD Lead.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Meet with CAD Lead to help maintain workload and meet deadlines.
• Provide support to CAD Lead and other Project Managers and/or Engineers/Architect by preparing documents under deadline.
• Incorporate redlines into existing drawings.
• Prepare Telecom lease exhibits, zoning and construction sets for submittals.
• Clean up drawings to company standards, plot/scan drawings and create portable document format (PDF’s).
• Research public agency information:
  • Utilities
  • Research files
  • Drawings and maps for relative information
  • Check assessor’s information
  • Survey maps and parcel information (GIS)
• Modify and update AutoCAD standards per CAD Lead.
• Convert sketches into AutoCAD drawings.
• Execute projects from start to finish:
  • Preparing
  • Working with Architect/Engineer and co-workers
  • Sketching
  • Completing drawings
    • Survey clean-up
    • 1A site location (if services needed by Survey)
    • Drafting of lease exhibits/zoning/UCR/construction sets
    • Structural (if services needed by Structural)
    • Rendering
    • Plotting/printing

Skills and Specifications

• Intermediate working knowledge of AutoCAD.
• Beginning to Intermediate skills with Adobe products.
  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator
  • Acrobat
• Possess understanding of telecom plan sets; lease exhibits, photosims, UCR, zoning and construction.
• Intermediate skills with workings of Microsoft Office
  • Outlook
  • Word
  • Excel
  • Access

Attributes    

• Possess the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• High-level proficiency in computer software program related activities.
• Self-motivated, hardworking, highly ethical, and dependable employee.
• Possess excellent rapport with management and co-workers, positive can-do attitude, excellent customer service, marketing, and people skills.
• Can handle a heavy workload in a fast-paced environment.
• Detail-oriented, organized, multi-tasking and good follow-through skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.
• Excellent stress management and time management skills.
• Ability to work discreetly with sensitive and confidential information.
• Willing to contribute and pitch in, wherever there is a need within LDC, without being specifically asked to do so.

Education, Experience, Qualifications

• Associates degree or technical certification in a relevant field such as architectural, engineering, surveying or construction management, or experience considered sufficient to address the demands of the position.
• Minimum 4 years’ experience utilizing CAD with increasing responsibility.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in telecom and/or EV field.

Physical Considerations

• Ability to operate standard office equipment, such as personal computer, printer, copy machine, telephone and calculator.
• Ability to perform repetitive, finer hand and arm movements.
• Work activities involve the combination of sitting for longer periods and intermittent standing/walking.

Salary : $55,000 - $75,000