CAD Specialist III

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At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand.

AECOM’s Water Business Line is seeking a creative and highly motivated CAD Designer specializing in grading and earthwork design for immediate employment. This is a technical role working with engineers and project managers on a variety of projects within the Dams, Mining and Water Resources markets. Candidates can expect a diverse set of project challenges focused on heavy civil grading for large mines, dams, access roads and stormwater management.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for interdisciplinary collaboration in leading civil design, producing custom solutions, mentoring mid-level and junior staff, and developing calculations, drawings, reports, and specifications for the civil design work on exciting and complex projects.

• Experience with Autodesk Civil 3D through release 2024, with an emphasis on surface modeling capabilities.
• General understanding of dam grading design and surface modeling for earth-fill, rockfill, conventional concrete and RCC embankments, quarries, spillways, outlet works, foundations and drains.
• General understanding of mine grading design, surface modeling and site development for tailing storage facilities, embankments, seepage ponds, utility corridors, waste rock piles, buttresses, ring dikes, under drains, closure plans, and instrumentation and monitoring.
• Site development, access roads, drainage channels, jurisdictional and non-jurisdictional dams, slope stabilization, retaining walls, detention ponds, land development, surface drainage, and stream restoration.
• Prepare detailed calculation packages for earthwork quantities, reservoir storage capacity, and tailing storage under guidance of senior team members.
• Knowledge of how to process a variety of data sources to build existing base surfaces from LiDAR, survey points, break lines, DEMs, and contours.
• Understanding of coordinate systems and the ability to transform data from one system to another.
• Ability to take general direction and simple sketches from engineers to then develop design criteria and progress through all stages of design.
• Data management of survey and client data through the project life cycle.
• Works under limited supervision.

• BA/BS and 4 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Experience with Civil3D.

• Strong technical progression within civil engineering and design.
• Field and survey experience a plus.
• Comprehensive knowledge of industry standards.
• Experience with other software a plus:
  Infra Works, ReCap, Micro Station Open Roads, Open Ground, Geo Pak, Revit, BIM
  360, Project Wise, Google Earth, Navis Works, Blue Marble Global Mapper.

• No relocation will be offered for this position.
• No sponsorship will be offered for this position.

The range for this position is $75,000 to $115,000 per year.

AECOM offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

ReqID: J

Business Line: Water

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: West

Career Area: Digital & Engineering Technology

Work Location Model: Hybrid

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

Industries: Architecture and Planning, Civil Engineering, and Construction

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