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Designer - Water/Wastewater

Pape-Dawson Consulting Engineers
Full-time
On-site
Houston, Texas, United States

Job Description:

Overview

This position is responsible for providing design support to engineers for Water/Wastewater pipeline and facility projects.

Responsibilities

  • With occasional assistance from project engineers and managers, produce drawings, layouts, sketches, maps, and graphic representations of engineering designs using computer-aided drafting software

  • Conduct field investigations as needed

  • Prepare material quantity take-off and estimates using computer-generated quantity take-off estimates, including 3-dimensional quantities like excavation and grading.

  • Develop construction documents showing topographical contours, elevations, profiles, and cross-sections as well as develop draft design engineering drawings

  • Develop construction documents showing mechanical plan and cross-sectional views, inside-the-fence piping, process units, in-plant hydraulic profiles and P&IDs

  • Understand and use established company standards for drafting including layer names, line and character styles, drawings, and file names for sheet layout

  • Handle AutoCAD transfers

  • Analyze sketches, notes, and other input material to determine and plan the best approach to develop and complete drawings with minimal supervision

  • Inform Project Manager(s) of progress on assigned projects and request work when needed

  • Maintain an organized work area to allow access to project information by other team members

  • Flexible in work assignments and team assignments

Qualifications

  • Associates Degree in Computer-Aided Drafting and Design from an accredited institution of higher education

  • 6 years' experience in civil design

  • Advanced proficiency in AutoCAD-Civil 3D

  • Effective oral and written communication skills

  • Effective interpersonal skills for interaction with colleagues, clients, and public agency officials

  • Self-starter

  • Ability to work interdependently within a team environment

  • Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, and track and prioritize workload

  • MustΒ be flexible to changes in work assignments on short notice and/or daily as changes occur in project needs

  • Must be able to work 8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday,Β with occasional overtime

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with water/wastewater inside-the-fence facilities for municipal clients

  • Experience in water/wastewater underground utilities (outside-the-fence)

  • Proficiency in MicroStation and OpenRoads

EEO Statement:

All qualified applicants for Pape-Dawson Engineers will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.