Designer - Land Development - Katy, United States - LJA Engineering

LJA Engineering

Verified Company

Katy, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Title:
Designer

Division:
Land Development

LJA recognizes that our success depends on the quality of the people we hire.

We are currently seeking highly talented individuals that take pride in their work, function exceptionally well in team environments, and contribute to the overall success of the company.

As a 100% employee-owned company, we promote an entrepreneurial spirit that helps drive the bottom line and the long-term professional and financial success of our employees.

With more than 50 office locations, LJA is growing and ready for talented people to help us build our future.

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General Responsibilities:

Determine design criteria, drawing sequence, and presentation, sizing various system components, and refining rough sketches and notes to include material quantities and equipment specifications obtained from standard calculations and vendor catalogs
Understand and Identify construction details
Set up and maintain the project's coordinate system with Surveying Department
Understanding of typical survey components required on the plan set
Calculate quantities and material takeoffs
Ability to determine slopes and grades for pavement complying with criteria while considering natural topography
Redline Design/Check/QAQC plan sets for CADDers
Maintain and organize design Project Folders and appropriate documentation
Other assigned duties as required

Required Education/Licenses:

Minimum of high school or technical school training with courses in computeraided drafting or equivalent experience

Required Experience:

2 or more years of extensive drafting and engineering technician experience using AutoCAD Civil 3D for civil design site/land development
Effective communication skills both oral and written
Effective interpersonal skills with coworkers and public agency officials
Limited contact with outside agencies and project team members
Ability to build strong relationships
Must be flexible to changes in work assignments on short notice and/or on a daily basis as changes occur in project needs

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

41 CFR c)