Senior CADD Technician

What You Will Do:

GFT is seeking a Senior CAD Designer to join our Water/WastewaterTeam in our Richmond, VA office. This role follows a hybrid work model, requiring regular attendance in your assigned office.

Joining the water resources team atGFT means contributing to innovative solutions for sustainable water management and infrastructure. Our team excels in dams and levees, advanced water and wastewater treatment, stormwater management, and conveyance, collection, and transmission. With a focus on integrating technology, sustainability, and compliance, we consider each water resources and environmental remediation project a chance to innovate and evolve to protect public health and enhance quality of life.Explore some of our signature water resources and environmental projects here.

What you’ll be challenged to do:
This is an excellent career opportunity for an experienced, motivated Senior CAD Designer who thrives in a collaborative team environment. As a Senior CAD Designer, you will serve as the primary CAD resource for the Richmond office, supporting a team of engineers on a variety of municipal water, wastewater, and stormwater projects. While the primary focus of this role will be supporting the Richmond office, there may be opportunities to assist other offices as needed. This role emphasizes high-quality production, coordination, and day-to-day technical support for project delivery.

In this capacity, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Prepare detailed design drawings for grading and site development, utility piping, process piping of moderate to advanced complexity, including developing alignments, profiles, cross sections and details.
• Working closely with staff engineers and other designers.
• Work closing with clients to determine needs.
• Perform field work as required including traveling to site to collect measurements and data.
• Meet established budgets and delivery schedules for each assignment; for project/task scope schedule and budget.
• Develop and refine plan, profile, and detail sheets based on engineer markups, design criteria, and project requirements.
• Assist engineers with drafting support for pipelines, utility layouts, and related infrastructure using AutoCAD and Civil 3D.
• Perform quantity takeoffs and support preparation of construction documents.
• Coordinate with engineers and other designers to ensure drawings are accurate, complete, and consistent with project standards.
• Support updates and revisions to drawings throughout the design process, including responding to review comments and incorporating redlines.
• Assist with assembling permit, bid, and construction plan packages.
• Coordinate with other disciplines (e.g., structural, electrical) to integrate design elements into cohesive plan sets.
• Maintain CAD standards, file organization, and drawing consistency for the local team.
• Provide day-to-day CAD support to the Richmond office, with occasional support to other offices as needed.
• Perform field verification and site visits as needed to support accurate drafting and documentation.
• Meet established budgets and delivery schedules for assigned tasks.

Education | Experience:

• 3-10 years or more of related experience
• Highschool Diploma
• Project experience with site-civil / water & wastewater / storm water / erosion & sediment control design.
• Knowledge of construction drawings.
• Proficient in Design Software (AutoCAD, Civil 3D)
• Functional experience with MS Office applications.

Company Overview:

At GFT, a privately held AEC firm, we innovate where transportation, water, power, and buildings converge. We call this the Infrastructure of Life. We measure our success by the strength of our relationships – that’s why we’re the employer of choice for 5,000+ of the industry’s brightest engineers, planners, architects, inspectors, designers, and more.

Our clients choose us for our expertise and prefer us for our nimble approach, creativity, and personal touch. Backed by over a century’s experience, together we’re building a lasting legacy for future generations: stronger communities, a healthier planet, and better lives.

GFT: Ingenuity That Shapes Lives™ is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veterans’ status or other characteristics protected by law.

Unsolicited resumes from third party agencies will be considered the property GFT.

GFT does require the successful completion of a criminal background check for all advertised positions.

Location: Richmond, VA
Core Business Hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Employment Status: Full-Time

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