GROWING, SUCCEEDING AND DESIGNING OUR FUTURE TOGETHER

We are looking for future team members who are excited to make an impact. As an employee-owned company, we are dedicated to the betterment of our clients, our communities, and our employees. Your contribution is key to the quality of service SMA delivers. Throughout your career with SMA, there will be opportunities for you to improve the skills you need to achieve your professional goals. We encourage you to explore innovative ways to develop solutions while collaborating with team members inside and outside the organization by providing the framework for you to find success.
We don’t just talk about being client-focused; the engineers, scientists, surveyors, technicians and other professionals at SMA live and breathe it. After all, we are members of the communities we help.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Souder, Miller & Associates is recruiting a full-time Survey CAD Tech II for the Geomatics Tech Sector in Las Cruces, New Mexico. We are seeking a dynamic drafter that can multi-task between numerous projects while maintaining effective communication with the remainder of the team. Need the ability to produce Survey Boundary Plats, create surface models, perform office calculations, sometimes managed complex and large plan sets. Have the ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, meet budgets, be a team player. The Survey CAD Tech II will directly support and coordinate with the Project Manager and design team. The candidate must be familiar with the application of principles, methods, and techniques of engineering and surveying technology. We are looking for someone who can complete the variety of tasks in AutoCAD Civil 3D.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum High School Diploma is required, or an Associate degree in Drafting and design is preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years experience required in related field.
• Minimum 1 year experience required with AutoCAD Civil 3D.
• Must be able to pass a drug and alcohol test and have an acceptable motor vehicle record to drive a company vehicle.
• This is not a remote position.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Knowledge of national CAD Standards. Must be able to proficiently operate AutoCAD Civil3D software.
• Assists in the analysis of reports, maps, drawings, tests and aerial photographs to plan and design projects.
• Able to process various forms of data provided such as xml files, point data, GIS data, shape files, Landdesktop etc.
• Create, utilize, and modify plan, profiles, alignments, sample lines, and section views.
• Must understand the plan and profiles, able to provide detailed and accurate drawings.
• Create, manage, and edit line type styles, text styles, label styles, point group styles, etc.
• Create, manage, and edit design surfaces through the use of feature lines, corridors, 3-D Polylines, point data etc. or a combination of these components.
• Understand and be able to operate plans that utilize ctb files and stb files.
• Create, manage, and edit sheet set managers for complex projects while coordinating with support staff.
• Prepare medium to complex design computations and quantity estimates.
• Perform design of portions of non-routine projects or entire routine projects under infrequent supervision.
• Assist in the preparation of drawings, and exhibits for reports, specifications, plans, construction schedules and permits for projects.
• Perform CAD drafting on a regular basis to reduce designs to final drawings.
• Understands surveying terminology and other concepts related to civil engineering and construction practices.
• Responsible for job specific quality system tasks as defined in quality manual.
• Ability to work with a medium level of supervision.
• Assist in the development of probable cost estimates for projects within the department.
• Design review as well as some assistance preparing bids.
• Implementation of regulatory standards and permitting requirements.
• Train other staff members on CAD Standards, as appropriate.
  Salary Grade: $22.00-$29.00 (Per hour)

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate