Job DescriptionReady to take your design and modeling expertise to the next level? Join a collaborative team where you'll play a key role in transforming engineering concepts into coordinated, high-quality models and design drawings. You'll lead intelligent modeling efforts on complex projects, help guide other design professionals, and partner with multidisciplinary teams to ensure accuracy, consistency, and quality from concept through completion.
- With high-level goals provided, leads teams to prepare intelligent models, detail and/or general arrangement drawings of moderate to high complexity through proper translation of level of design (LOD), drawings and sketches of unusual, complex, or original designs requiring the application of predominantly practical engineering knowledge.
- Reviews manufacturers' or fabricators' prints for aid in design documents.
- Provides lower-level modeling personnel with design sketches for preparation of finished design drawings, general layouts, and guidance in refining technical requirements.
- Determines material needs and performs necessary calculations using accepted formulas and references per firm's standards.
- Performs CADD/technical support tasks such as verifying intelligent model integrity.
- Acts as Intelligent Modeling Coordinator for basic to highly complex projects during the project lifecycle to ensure coordination between the design team.
- Performs crosscheck of drawings to ensure consistency of drawings, cross sections, section placement layering guidelines, and adherence to firm's Q/QC standards Provides general conceptual input to projects during the planning stages and supports or leads field assignments as required.
- Performs other duties as required.
- Performs related fundamental engineering support tasks such as plotting drawings, preparing transmittals, preparing overnight packages, file management and/or, filing prints, distributing drawings, and assisting in making simple design calculations, and, coordinating specifications with drawings.
- Establishes design criteria for assigned phases of a project requiring the application of basic engineering principles, material properties, and a familiarity with construction, installation, and maintenance procedures.
Skills & Abilities- Excellent communication skills with strict attention to detail.
- Demonstrates ability to be a flexible team player and have the ability to adapt to changing requirements.
- Possesses software experience in the use of Microsoft Office for design related tasks.
- Advanced working knowledge of the intelligent modeling/CADD drafting commands.
- Solid working knowledge of intelligent modeling technologies.
Qualifications - High School diploma or equivalent with vocational technical training in basic CADD drafting technology and intelligent modeling.
- 15 years of related experience.
- Domestic and/or international travel may be required. The frequency of travel is contingent on specific duties, responsibilities, and the essential functions of the position, which may vary depending on workload and project demands.
- Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
Amount of Travel Required10% or less
Additional Pay Range InformationCDM Smith is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. This pay range is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels for the geographic location assigned to the position. In addition to geographic location, a candidate's salary is determined by several other factors including, but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, relevant work experience, skills, required certifications, and education/training.
Additional CompensationAll bonuses at CDM Smith are discretionary and may or may not apply to this position.
Visa Sponsorship AvailableNo-We will not support sponsorship in the United States, i.e. H-1B or TN Visas for this position
Pay Range MaxUSD $82.90
Pay Range MinUSD $50.23
