Water CAD​/BIM Technician

Water CAD/BIM Technician – HDR

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At HDR, our employee‑owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves:
What is our impact on the world? We believe water is more than a resource, it's a shared responsibility. As part of our Water Business Group, you’ll help shape how communities manage water for generations to come. From delivering safe drinking water and treating wastewater responsibly to developing sustainable water supplies and protecting lives and property through flood control, your work will directly support public health, environmental sustainability, and infrastructure resilience.

We bring together experts across disciplines to solve complex challenges with bold thinking and technical excellence. Whether you're modernizing aging systems or pioneering innovative approaches, your contributions will make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. This isn’t just a job, it's a chance to lead change, drive progress, and leave a lasting legacy.

The primary duties of this position will be to create process design models, or pipeline plan and profile drawings independently with direction from a Project Engineer or Project Manager on various projects that include water/wastewater treatment facilities or pipelines. You will perform non‑routine and complex BIM modeling and Civil3D drafting assignments requiring application of standardized electronic modeling/drafting techniques. You will be expected to work on multiple projects simultaneously and coordinate with your supervisor regarding workload to meet project deadlines without compromising work/life balance.

Position requires knowledge of procedures for design development and construction documents for water/wastewater and infrastructure projects. The ability to work as an integrated member of a project team and willingness to collaborate with colleagues from other offices is essential.

The ideal candidate will possess strong skills in both AutoCAD Civil 3D, Google Earth, and Autodesk Revit and Autodesk AutoCAD. Candidates with demonstrated proficiency in at least Civil3D and/or Revit are encouraged to apply. Collaborative design development is key to our success. As such applicants should expect to be in the office at least four days per week.

• Develop design and construction drawings with direction from the Project Engineer or Project Manager.
• Performance of routine CADD/BIM assignments requiring application of standardized electronic drafting techniques including annotation, management of layers, and overall drawing presentation.
• Creation of design drawings and development of initial engineering layouts for water/wastewater/stormwater conveyance systems and site civil plans.
• Assembly of plan sets and coordination with multiple engineering disciplines and associated reference files.
• Learn and apply project/client specific drafting standards to drawings.
• Ability to work independently to perform redline revisions and develop design drawings from initial sketches.
• Performance of basic quantity and geometry calculations.

• Attention to detail and demonstrated organizational skills.
• Ability to recognize issues and solve problems autonomously.