Demo

CAD Technician

Salas O'Brien Engineers Incorporated
Houston, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 4/27/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/27/2025

Job Details

You dream about MEP systems. You turn ideas into reality. You love to collaborate. And you never stop growing.

The Job

Our office in Houston, TX is looking for a full-time CAD Technician to join our growing team. This role will focus on the drafting of building related projects in the K-12/Higher Ed, retail, commercial, healthcare markets.

Here are the details of your duties:
  • Drafting existing site and system conditions from Engineer's field survey notes.
  • Work in conjunction with supervising Engineer to draft HVAC system layouts, schedules, and details for a variety of projects.
  • Work with internal/external Technicians/Designers/Engineers to coordinate building systems.
  • Background and layer management.

Your Background

To succeed in this role, you need to meet the following basic requirements:
  • Experience in an A/E/C environment designing Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing systems (MEP)
  • Knowledge of drafting techniques and MEP engineering terminology
  • Efficient and accurate drafting with adherence to CAD standards
  • High level of proficiency in AutoCAD and REVIT design software
  • High Level of proficiency in Microsoft Office software
  • Electronic Project File Management experience
  • Excellent time management and an extremely high level of attention to detail

Why Work for Salas O'Brien?

With a motto of "expect a difference," a compelling, ownership-driven culture, and offices around the country, Salas O'Brien draws the best engineering, architecture, and construction professionals in the country. We believe our attitude of ownership has profound impacts on how we treat each other and serve our clients.

We challenge you to find a firm with more opportunities for personal and professional growth than Salas O'Brien. Our many offices offer our team of employee-owners:
  • Variety of projects and clients
  • Collaboration with experts in your field
  • Growth opportunities within a local office or other Salas O'Brien offices
  • Awesome culture defined by our Ownership Values
  • Growth with the firm through employee ownership

Of course, we also offer outstanding benefits-everything you would expect for insurance and vacation time, plus incentives for sustainable living, professional education & licensure reimbursement, and flexible work scheduling at arrangement of your manager.

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

Salas O'Brien is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals and in which personnel processes are merit-based and applied without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military service status, citizenship, or other protected characteristic.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.

If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a CAD Technician?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the CAD Technician career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$57,938 - $74,469
Income Estimation: 
$68,853 - $87,891
Income Estimation: 
$57,938 - $74,469
Income Estimation: 
$68,853 - $87,891
Income Estimation: 
$73,120 - $92,318
Income Estimation: 
$91,158 - $113,466
Income Estimation: 
$91,158 - $113,466
Income Estimation: 
$119,470 - $150,512
Income Estimation: 
$50,625 - $63,597
Income Estimation: 
$57,938 - $74,469
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at Salas O'Brien Engineers Incorporated

Salas O'Brien Engineers Incorporated
Hired Organization Address Raleigh, NC Full Time
Job Details Essential Duties & Responsibilities: The essential functions include, but are not limited to, the following:...
Salas O'Brien Engineers Incorporated
Hired Organization Address Richmond, VA Full Time
Job Details Position Title: Entry Level Mechanical Engineer Company Overview: At Salas O'Brien, our passion for engineer...
Salas O'Brien Engineers Incorporated
Hired Organization Address Newton, MA Full Time
Job Details Senior Mechanical Engineer At Salas O'Brien we tell our clients that we're engineered for impact. This passi...
Salas O'Brien Engineers Incorporated
Hired Organization Address New York, NY Full Time
Job Details Energy Engineer Job Summary: Salas O'Brien is looking to fill an energy engineer position to lead and suppor...

Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other CAD Technician jobs in the Houston, TX area that may be a better fit.

CAD Technician

Willdan, Houston, TX

CAD Technician

Sunshine Pools, Inc., Houston, TX

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!