CAD and BIM Technician

Job Title: CAD and BIM Technician

Reporting to: Design Manager, CAD/BIM Manager, MD

Hours: Up to 44 hours per week

Location: Toronto, ON

Working on major projects both in Canada and overseas, Dr G. Sauer & Partners is a leading tunnelling design, underground and geotechnical engineering firm with a passion for perfection, a dedication to quality and a commitment to innovation. Our company ethos and objectives are to continuously develop better ways of solving a project's most technical issues and we look for individuals who can work efficiently across our teams to deliver technical excellence to our clients.

The CAD and BIM Technician role is an important link between design, construction engineering, 2D drawing and 3D graphical production. Working in small project teams the lines between engineering and CAD/BIM production are fluid in our company. This is an exciting opportunity to gain expertise within our company, with a view of building a long-term career with Dr. G. Sauer and Partners in tunnel and heavy civil engineering, with ambition to pursue further engineering and graphical design education to potentially achieve a P.Eng.

designation.

• Interpret and accurately translate engineering sketches and markups into fully developed and properly documented drawings.
• Develop and maintain accurate 3D BIM models in accordance with project BIM/CAD standards, design requirements, and project-specific execution plans.
• Produce detailed engineering drawings, including plans, sections, elevations, and schedules.

Support the preparation of construction documentation and design submission packages from Tender through to As-Built stages.

Apply and maintain internal CAD/BIM standards, drawing templates, naming conventions, and workflow procedures.

Assist the engineering team in producing 3D models and 2D drawings for concrete and/or steel structures, tunnel linings, foundations, and geotechnical and temporary works design.

• Contribute to the improvement of BIM processes, templates, automation, animation and digital design tools.

Working from a collaborative office environment.

Sound knowledge of engineering design procedures and principles.

Good problem‑solving skills.

Strong visual‑spatial skills and willingness to further develop graphical and engineering capabilities.

Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team, manage workload, and meet deadlines.

Graduate from a Bachelor of Engineering or Technology Program (Civil/Structural preferred).

Experience with tunnel, infrastructure, or structural projects is an asset.

Proven high proficiency with Autodesk (Revit and AutoCAD) and Bentley products (Micro Station and Open Buildings), ideally supported by a portfolio of work.

• Ability to produce accurate engineering drawings and detailed BIM models.

Demonstrable CAD/BIM experience in engineering or infrastructure projects.

Strong communication skills, with solid literacy and numeracy capabilities.

Ability to use time productively, remain productive and meet challenging project goals.

• Interest in a long‑term career in tunnel and heavy civil engineering, with ambition to pursue further engineering and graphical design education to potentially achieve a P.Eng. designation.
• Legally eligible to work in Canada.

Extended Health Care.

Group Retirement Plan (including limited contribution matching).

Excellent training and development including an annualised budget to spend towards training and financial support towards your professional licensing.

15 vacation days and 10 personal days.

Annual company performance bonus scheme – subject to company performance.

The teams across our offices are dynamic and hardworking. They inspire great ideas, strive for innovation and seek solutions to the most complex and challenging projects, and help make Dr. Sauer & Partners a rewarding place to work. We ensure that we recruit, retain, and promote a diverse mix of colleagues who are representative of the diversity of our local communities.

This enables us to access a wide range of ideas, knowledge and experience and allows us to deliver technical excellence across our projects.

We thank you for your interest. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.