Structural CAD / REVIT Technician II

Summit Design and Engineering Services is seeking a CAD Technician II to support our Structural Engineering Department.  The candidate chosen for this position will use CAD equipment to provide support to engineers by preparing structural layouts, detail drawings, sketches and diagrams. The CAD Technician II will make copies of drawings and maintain information regarding changes to database and will assist in developing and maintaining CAD system settings and department drafting standards.  The CAD Technician II will also assist with field work as needed.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Use AutoCAD, Revit and other software to develop designs.
• Produce commercial, institutional and  industrial building structural layouts, Construction Drawings and details
• Generate and modify 3D REVIT/BIM models
• Generate and maintain standard detail library for department
• Spearhead development and maintenance of department drafting standards and CAD system settings
• Assist in review of structural shop drawings
• Assist engineers with field investigations and site inspections

Qualifications:

• Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school
• 3-5 years of experience
• Experience with REVIT software and Building Structural Engineering AutoCAD
• Experience in creating framing plans, foundation plans and structural details for steel, concrete and timber framed structures
• Ability to work from conceptual sketches, marked up drawings and verbal instructions to produce working drawings that are accurate and conform to project specifications and drafting standards
• Ability to create AutoCAD settings and menus, and establish drawing templates
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to provide training and mentoring to new and lower level designers
• Ability to collaborate
• Mechanical aptitude with ability to complete mathematical calculations.
• Problem solving and analysis
• Experience in field measurement, and independently drafting existing layouts based on field investigation
• Experience in building construction field inspection is preferred
• Ability sit and work at a computer for extended periods of time
• Ability to drive, visit job sites and walk on rough and uneven terrain and climb and balance (on a ladder) as needed

Summit Design and Engineering Services is a multi-disciplined design and engineering services firm headquartered in Hillsborough, North Carolina, with other offices in Raleigh, Durham, Asheville, Fayetteville, Pittsboro, Indian Trail and South Boston, Virginia.   For the past 4 years we have been named one of the fastest growing companies in the Research Triangle area.

Since 1997, Summit's success, tradition of service and expansion into new fields of practice have been based on our commitment to help our clients successfully complete projects of all types.

Our expertise includes: Construction Engineering Inspection (CEI), Structural Engineering, Land Development, Geotechnical Engineering, Architecture, Transportation and Infrastructure Design, Traffic Engineering, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), Construction Materials Testing, Special Inspections and Surveying.

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