CAD Design Lead

Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34000 people in over 30 countries dedicated toimproving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds together we can solve the worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Arcadis is seeking a CAD Design Lead to join our Resilience Water Team in either Greensboro Raleigh Cary or Charlotte North Carolina! This is an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated individual to join our team locally with support from one of the best-qualified consulting firms in the country.
The CAD Design Lead will oversee and create civil design drawings for a variety of water wastewater stormwater and site civil projects. These may include stream restoration pipe extensions site layouts force mains pump stations lift stations and more. This role involves preparing detailed plans and drawings collaborating with multidisciplinary teams leading and mentoring junior drafters and ensuring the successful execution of projects.

Role accountabilities:

• Prepare detailed civil designs and technical drawings using CAD software such as AutoCAD Civil 3D for drafting and design tasks for water wastewater and stormwater projects.
• Collaborate with engineers project managers and drafting team members to transform conceptual ideas into professional-grade technical plans.
• Assist with design oversight ensuring designs comply with project specifications and timelines.
• Conduct quality control checks on plans and drawings to confirm completeness and accuracy prior to submission.
• Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders throughout the design process.
• Mentor junior drafters by guiding them in setting up design files and supporting them in successfully completing engineering design tasks.

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications

8 years of experience in civil drafting or design in either water wastewater stormwater and/or site civil infrastructure projects.

Key Skills/Attributes:

Proficiency in CAD software such as AutoCAD Civil 3D is essential for this role to produce accurate and professional-grade designs. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail are required to ensure the accuracy and quality of deliverables. The candidate must have the ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team setting to achieve project goals. Additionally resourceful problem-solving abilities are necessary to effectively address design challenges and improve project outcomes.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associates degree or technical certificate in Computer-Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) Civil Engineering Technology or a related field.
• Familiarity with pipe networks AutoCAD Civil 3D and grading.
• Certification in CAD or civil design software a plus.

Why Arcadis

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. Its why we are pioneering a skills-based approach where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

Youll do meaningful work and no matter what role youll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career your colleagues your clients your life and the world around you.

Together we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality Diversity Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race creed color religion national origin sex age disability marital status sexual orientation gender identity citizenship status disability veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical dental and vision EAP 401K STD LTD AD&D life insurance paid parental leave reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per salary range for this position is $80000 - $130000/year. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors such as experience education budget internal equity project and location.

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