AutoCAD Drafter

Role:  AutoCAD Drafter
Company:  US-Based Engineering Firm

Location:

Kolkata, India / Remote

Experience:

1–4 Years

Monthly Salary Range :  ₹40,000–₹60,000 (approx. ₹5–7.5 LPA)

Working Hours:

Aligned with US Business Hours

About the Company
Founded in 1990, we are a civil engineering and technology consulting firm headquartered in Irvine, California, with an additional office in Newport Beach.
What began as a civil engineering practice focused on planning, entitlement, and development advisory for commercial real estate has grown into an engineering-first firm that pairs deep utility and civil engineering expertise with a connected digital platform, helping asset-intensive organisations plan, execute, and verify complex work with precision.
Our capabilities span civil and electrical engineering, project management, data management and analysis, software engineering, LiDAR, work verification, and workforce augmentation for utility and infrastructure clients across the US.

About the Role
To support our continued growth, we are hiring a  CAD Drafter / OSP & Utility Design Engineer  to join our engineering team, based in Kolkata or working remotely during India business hours as part of our permits team.
The role focuses primarily on  overhead plan views, CAD drafting, utility and permit drawings, and engineering plan production . Depending on experience, the role may expand into  OSP/utility design, base mapping, as-built drawings, constructability reviews, permit revisions, and broader civil engineering design responsibilities .
You will also maintain accurate progress records for assigned work and coordinate closely—primarily through clear written handoffs—with our Irvine, CA-based design and project management teams.

Key Responsibilities
Drafting & Production
Provide CAD drafting support to a technical engineering team under general supervision, reporting to the Project Manager or department head.
Prepare preliminary and final engineering drawings, plans, maps, permit drawings, and exhibits.
Transform initial rough designs, field information, and design markups into working CAD documents.
Produce finished drawings and detailed layouts from preliminary design sketches and instructions provided by design staff.
Review drawings for adherence to established company, client, engineering, and jurisdictional standards.
Convert  as-built field markups, engineering revisions, and redlines into accurate CAD drawings .
Support preparation of  base maps and utility mapping , including interpretation of available utility information.
Where applicable, support  OSP/FTTH/FTTx and dry-utility plan preparation , including route layouts and associated engineering documentation.
Permitting, Utility Coordination & Quality
Address plan-check comments, including plan-view comments, text edits, attribute edits, agency redlines, and engineering revisions.
Support preparation and revision of  City, County, DOT, ROW, and utility permit drawings/packages  where applicable.
Update drawings in accordance with jurisdictional and client requirements.
Assist with  utility conflict identification, existing-condition verification, and route/constructability reviews .
Perform drawing checks and  QA/QC  to maintain consistency and compliance with client, municipal, construction, and company standards.
Manipulate existing information to prepare composite exhibits and plans.
Prepare presentation-type exhibits using proposed information from consultants or markups from design staff.
Coordination & Records
Become proficient with the company's CAD organisational systems, templates, workflows, and drafting standards.
Coordinate clearly with US-based engineering, design, and project management teams regarding revisions, comments, and deliverables.
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