Garver · 8 hours ago
CAD Production & Design Leader
Harlingen, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expGarver is an employee-owned engineering firm specializing in water and wastewater services. The CAD Production & Design Leader will lead drafting and design efforts, mentor junior team members, and ensure project delivery through collaboration with various engineering disciplines.
Civil Engineering
Responsibilities
Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned projects
Lead the coordination between project team disciplines (civil, process, structural, mechanical, and electrical)
Drawing Sheet List (both excel and design software)
Production of compiled PDF’s for project milestones from all disciplines
Design changes where necessary
Clash detection and resolution between disciplines
Exporting of design files
Civil site plan linking
Facilitate P&ID design with all process modeling
Lead the development of 3D models/alignments
Organization of facilities in different models as project requires
Coordination of models with sub-consultants as needed
Maintaining the shared coordinate system
Owner of secured workset(s) for levels, grids, and scope boxes
Lead the organization of alignments, plans, sections, and details for construction documents
Attend project meetings as required
Scope & Fee Development
Budget & Schedule Tracking
Work closely with Design Phase Managers to maintain scope, budget, and schedule to execute projects
Maintaining strong communication with engineers and project managers to ensure timely delivery of projects and avoid any potential project conflicts. Acknowledge and coordinate design issues with disciplines
Arranging necessary resources for file sharing and communication to effectively share design files across the company or with clients, sub consultants, and contractors
Coordinate resources for assigned projects
Develop markups working with the engineers
Distribute and coordinate workload with fellow Designers and Technicians
Review the work of your fellow Designers and Technicians and serve as their mentor
Provide thorough review of every plan sheet for assigned projects to ensure all projects adhere to company standards, prior to engineers’ review
Mentor, equip, train, develop, and engage junior team members to become effective design professionals and undertake increasingly more complex assignments and responsibilities as they grow
Qualification
Required
10 or more years of computer aided drafting and design experience with an architectural &/or engineering design team
Extensive experience in the use of either Civil3D, Revit, or MicroStation software
Experience using MSOffice products, including Excel, Outlook, and Word
General understanding of various building types
Experience with architectural, industrial and commercial designs
Experience with multi-discipline CAD designs (i.e. piping, structural, electrical, I&C, controls, mechanical, HVAC, process)
Strong knowledge base of site development including grading, paving, drainage, and piping
Good communication and training skills (verbal and written)
Associates degree in CAD or similar 2-year degree
Preferred
Understanding of water or wastewater treatment specific equipment
Experience using Bluebeam software
Experience using ArcMap
Experience using StormCAD, HEC-RAC, HEC-HMS
Experience with file sharing protocols and other methods of file transfer
Associate's degree or higher with a focus on CAD/BIM
Experience with point clouds and point cloud processing with ReCap
Experience with BIM360/ACC file sharing software
Bachelor's degree in civil, environmental, or biosystems/agricultural or related engineering discipline
Benefits
Company-paid professional memberships
Company support for industry licenses
Continuing education opportunities
Highly competitive salary packages
Attractive benefits
Comprehensive wellness program
Company
Garver
Garver operates as a multi-disciplined engineering, planning, and environmental services company.
1001-5000 employees
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