CAD Technician - Civil, Iowa

Overview

Entry-level CAD Technician designing and drafting civil engineering plans.

Key Responsibilities

• quantity calculations
• drawing revision
• design drafting
• cadd drafting
• schedule management
• progress reporting

Tasks

-Complete quantity calculations as directed by engineer. -Revises or changes drawings, and completes simple calculations with specific instructions. -Design and drafting of engineering plans. -Works under the guidance of engineers and project managers to complete assigned drafting tasks. -Maintains schedules and offers progress reports. -Prepares engineering drawings from rough sketches or from general engineering and design information (verbal instructions and notes) using CADD software programs.

Requirements

• associates degree
• civil 3d
• bentley
• 1+ years
• communication
• urgency

What You Bring

-Associates Degree or equivalent preferred -Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills. -Previous experience with Autodesk Products (Civil 3D) -1+ Years of civil engineering design related experience preferred. -Ability to take direction and express understanding of the directions received. -Previous experience with Bentley Products (Microstation, GeoPak, OpenRoads, OpenBridge, etc.) preferred. -Strong sense of urgency and self-initiative to meet client deadlines. -Understands and follows the company’s standard CADD procedures for layering and standard drawing procedures for sheet layout. -High School Diploma or GED equivalent minimum

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Benefits

-Paid Volunteer Time Off -Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP) -401k Employer Match -Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance -Flexible Spending Account (FSA) -Life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability -Paid Parental Leave -Vacation and Sick Leave

About Kirkham Michael

-Takes on high‑impact infrastructure, municipal, structural, environmental and land‑development projects, from diverging diamond interchanges to water systems and hazardous-waste planning. -Designed Iowa’s first diverging diamond interchange and led major utility haul‑route assessments and drone‑based structural inspections. -Early FAA-approved operator of commercial drones, enabling advanced inspections like high‑mast light tower surveys for Kansas DOT. -Expanded regionally with offices in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, South Dakota—and soon Oklahoma—supporting growth across the Midwest and Southwest. -Delivered the Southeast Connector in Des Moines—its largest transportation project at $185 million over nearly twenty years.

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