CAD Technician

CAD (Civil 3D) Technician

Fayetteville, Arkansas

As part of the Water team in Fayetteville, AR, the CAD (Civil 3D) Technician will develop civil engineering designs for diverse high‑volume custom water and wastewater projects across Garver’s Water Business Line, including plant upgrades, pump stations, lift stations, tanks, and vaults. The role requires detailed design, collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, and production of high‑quality drawings using AutoCAD Civil 3D.

The technician will create facility layouts, use Civil 3D for grading, paving, drainage, and demolition plans, and model yard piping networks for treatment facilities. They will coordinate with other support disciplines, assist in quantity estimating, and ensure quality assurance and control of all deliverables.

• Coordinate survey services.
• Develop detailed plans and details.
• Ensure compliance with the company’s quality program and engineering standards.
• Develop civil standards and tools, and provide procurement and training as needed.

• Accurately complete drawings based on markups and detailed direction.
• Organize drawing structures and files in accordance with company standards.
• Adhere to layering standards, line types, line widths, and plot styles.
• Generate plan and profile drawings complete with station numbering.
• Use gravity and pressure pipe networks.
• Develop cross sections, calculate volumes, and produce plan quantities.
• Interpret as‑built drawings to develop existing‑condition models.
• Generate coordinates, boundary information, and survey data.
• Maintain consistency in design procedures across diverse projects, producing record drawings.

• High school diploma.
• At least 1 year of experience with Civil 3D.

• Experience using Autodesk software, including AutoCAD and Civil 3D.
• Experience in civil engineering design.
• Associate’s degree in CAD or a related 2‑year field.
• Experience with BIM file‑sharing software.
• Experience using Revit.
• Previous experience designing plans and specifications for water and wastewater projects.
• Strong knowledge base in engineering principles.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with Bluebeam and Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Outlook).
• Strong teaching and coaching skills to onboard new team members.

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