Survey CAD Technician - Grand Rapids

Job summary

Expanding Michigan firm with a critical role for a Survey CAD Technician is hiring in Grand Rapids.

Responsibilities

• Perform basic mathematics calculations (pipe slopes, areas, volumes, etc.)
• Detail/develop construction plans
• Maintain uniformity in work products by reading/following CAD Standards and Operating Procedures (standards, conventions, guidelines)
• Review/check plans for accuracy
• Provide an estimate of man hours required to complete CAD projects
• Process engineering calculations and site plan/utility layout with minimal supervision
• Process existing/proposed profiles
• Plot legal descriptions for parcels, easement, and right of ways
• Import survey data into Civil 3D
• Produce boundary, topographical, ALTA and as-built surveys
• Generate stake-out coordinates/plot information for field crew

Qualifications

• High school diploma or minimum of five years of civil engineering/surveying computer aided drafting experience
• Associates degree preferred
• 2+ years of professional CAD experience
• Proficient in AutoCAD Civil 3D 2015, Microstation V8, and GeoPAK preferred
• Ability to use station offset methods to set points
• Solid understanding of metric system with ability to convert between metric and English
• Experience reading/comprehending simple instructions, correspondence and memos
• Experience presenting information to in one-on-one and small group settings

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