Senior CADD Technician

Senior CADD Technician – West Region

STV is seeking a Senior CADD Technician to join our West Region team in one of our offices across CA, AZ, or CO. This position offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced technician to play a visible role in shaping complex civil and rail infrastructure projects through high‑quality structural plans and details.

• Lead the development of 2D and 3D CADD drawings for structural components of civil and rail projects, including bridges, retaining walls, foundations, and ancillary structures.
• Develop and coordinate plans, elevations, sections, details, schedules, and quantity information for structural deliverables.
• Interpret complex engineering markups, design sketches, and redlines and incorporate revisions accurately and efficiently.
• Apply and uphold company, client, DOT, transit, and rail CAD standards across structural drawing packages.
• Perform and support QA/QC reviews to ensure drawing accuracy, constructability, consistency, and completeness.
• Collaborate with structural engineers, civil teams, rail designers, and other CADD staff to coordinate multidisciplinary deliverables.
• Support the production of construction packages, record drawings, and as‑built documents for structural scope.
• Work within client and industry standards such as AREMA, agency criteria, and structural drafting requirements applicable to transportation projects.
• Help improve drafting workflows, share best practices, and provide guidance to junior technicians, contributing to the continued growth and strength of the team.

• Associate degree or certificate in Computer‑Aided Drafting (CADD), Engineering Technology, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Minimum 5 years of CADD experience supporting structural components of transportation, civil, rail, or bridge projects.
• Strong proficiency in AutoCAD and/or Micro Station, with the ability to produce detailed structural plan sets with a high level of independence.
• Demonstrated understanding of structural drafting standards, detailing practices, and plan production workflows.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with engineers, designers, and multidisciplinary teams across all phases of project delivery.

• Experience supporting structural design packages for bridges, retaining walls, foundations, stations, or other transportation structures.
• Experience with Micro Station Open Bridge/Open Rail/Open Roads, AutoCAD Civil 3D, and/or other transportation design platforms used for structural delivery.
• Experience with LA Metro, Metrolink, DOT, freight rail, or transit agency standards.
• Strong working knowledge of rail and civil alignment impacts on structural plan development.
• Expertise in structural drawings for bridges, retaining walls, foundations, and related transportation structures.
• Advanced plan production, sheet coordination, and multidisciplinary drawing workflows.
• Experience coordinating with junior technicians or reinforcing team drafting standards.
• Experience contributing to QA/QC, drafting efficiency improvements, and best‑practice development.

• AutoCAD
• Micro Station (including Open Bridge, Open Rail, and Open Roads)
• AutoCAD Civil 3D (preferred)
• Project Wise (preferred)
• FORMA (formerly ACC)

USD
64,994.00–73,856.00 annually.

• Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable)
• Disability insurance
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• 401(k) Plan
• Retirement Counseling
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (starting at 16 days)
• Paid Holidays (9 days)
• Back‑Up Dependent Care (up to 10 days per year)
• Parental Leave (up to 80 hours)
• Continuing Education Program
• Professional Licensure and Society Memberships

STV provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.