CAD Designer

$62,254 - $80,808/Yr

Swca - West Chester, PA

Full-time - Entry Level

Hybrid - West Chester, PA

101-250 employees

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About the position

As a Staff CAD Designer at SWCA Environmental Consultants, you will play a crucial role in supporting various environmental initiatives by collaborating with Project Engineers and Scientists. This position involves producing CAD products for a range of environmental projects, ensuring adherence to company-wide CAD standards, and utilizing advanced software tools to manage and analyze data. The role offers a hybrid work environment and is ideal for candidates located in the Philadelphia area.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation and maintenance of company-wide CAD standards.
• Produce CAD products for natural, cultural, paleontological, and other environmental resource projects using AutoCAD Civil 3D.
• Incorporate attributes from diverse data sources, symbolizing features, and manage file imports/exports across various formats.
• Create production and field maps based on metadata, data sets, and geo-databases.
• Utilize feature lines for site grading and earthwork balancing.
• Perform earthwork volume calculations.
• Assist field crews with GPS-grade surveying and data collection.

Requirements

• Associate's degree in Geography, Cartography, CADD Drafting, GIS Technology, or a related field with an emphasis on GIS (or GIS/CADD certificate).
• At least two (2) years of experience in CADD/GIS technology, field data collection techniques, data integration to CADD/GIS, and troubleshooting equipment and digital files.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D.
• Experience with ArcGIS 10.0-10.1 and AutoCAD Map 3D.

Nice-to-haves

• Previous experience in natural or cultural resources management, remote sensing, or permitting.

Benefits

• Competitive hourly rate of $29.93 to $38.85/hour based on experience and qualifications.
• Performance bonuses for regular-status employees.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Forward-thinking workplace flexibility.
• Outstanding corporate culture.
• Award-winning career development programs.