Job Details
CAD Designer, Water (Hybrid)
ms consultants, inc.
Columbus, Ohio
ms consultants is seeking a talented and motivated CAD Designer to join our Water Business Unit in our Columbus, Ohio office. Your primary responsibilities will include preparing detailed CAD construction drawings, topographic profiles, and related maps used in the planning and construction of civil engineering projects including water distribution, wastewater collection, water / wastewater treatment, storm sewers, and site development.
By joining ms, you will be part of a team that has provided complete drinking water, wastewater, and water resource engineering services to improve water quality in communities across the nation for more than four decades. Help us help improve our communities, one drop at a time!
What You'll Do:
Specific responsibilities include:
- Review rough sketches, drawings, specifications, and other engineering data received from Civil Engineers, Project Managers, and Environmental Technicians.
- Draft detailed drawings, utilizing established company drafting standards, to accompany environmental engineering business unit projects including public works project and permit drawings and applications.
- Plot maps and charts showing plan / profile and cross sections indicating relation of topographical contours and elevations to buildings, utilities, and other structures.
- Communicate project needs with survey team in order to gather required site background information prior to design and for design-support during stake out and construction of projects following approval of the design.
- Receive and process raw survey data in order to prepare site plans and route utility plans in preparation for design projects.
- Assist Project Engineer with design document preparation and reports.
- Occasionally travel to field meetings to communicate project design aspects with Project Managers, Engineers, and Clients.
- Utilize Civil 3D to import survey data, generate surfaces, perform site grading, compute volumetric calculations of excavations and fills, as well as, prepare tables of the data, prepare plan / profile drawings, generate cross sections, etc.
What You'll Bring:- Associate degree preferred, or equivalent experience.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D.
- Experience with MicroStation and/or Revit preferred.
Why Choose ms consultants? We are proud to be an award-winning engineering, architecture, planning and environmental consulting firm, annually ranking within ENR's Top 500 Design Firms. We partner with a variety of public and private clients and take pride in the many relationships we have formed by providing quality design solutions since 1963. We are dedicated to helping these clients achieve their goals through integrated, innovative solutions, and outstanding customer service.
As a member of the ms team, we consider your needs as a professional and as an individual outside of work. We offer a career path which provides opportunities for advancement at any level of your career and costs for licensure, certifications, and further education. To support yourself and your family, we offer a robust benefits package with options for health coverage, in addition to life insurance, disability, long-term care, and more. Our comprehensive 401(k) plan with company matching contributions sets you up for the future, from hire to retire. Wherever you are in your personal and professional journey, ms has you covered.
We know work-life balance is important and offer paid time off and flexible work schedules for when you need it, in addition to company paid holiday. Our focus on work-life balance also includes a hybrid work option, giving you the flexibility to work in the office and at home. We're also able to offer full-time remote work for select positions, depending on the role and work requirement.
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Our Vision: Our vision is to shape a better tomorrow.
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ms consultants, inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. ms fully supports and maintains compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations. ms does not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, or genetic information.