[Hiring] CAD Drafter @Exacta Land Surveyors LLC

Role Description

Under the supervision of the Drafting Manager, the CAD Drafter will be responsible for various survey preparation and other related drafting assignments. This work is performed in an office setting and remotely. This position offers opportunities for advancement for individuals that demonstrate a strong work ethic and continually contribute to the success of the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience with CAD drafting and/or surveying calculations.
• Ability to read and interpret site plans, construction plans, and recorded plats.
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to identify discrepancies between drawings, plats, and field information.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Comfortable learning client-specific procedures and software.
• Construction surveying, land surveying, civil engineering, or residential construction experience is a plus.

Requirements

• Minimum of high school diploma/GED diploma required; Associates / Technical Degree or higher preferred.
• 4+ years of successful job-related professional drafting experience in the surveying industry; Applied CAD experience.
• Proven and demonstrated professional skill sets to include, but not limited to, Civil 3D and survey experience.
• Able to communicate and respond to questions in a professional and knowledgeable manner, ensuring business outcomes.
• Assertive problem-solver and action-oriented team player.
• Must have a relentlessly positive, flexible, do-whatever-it-takes attitude.
• Must be fast on your feet, poised under pressure, and committed to client service.
• Ability to balance the workload to accommodate demands of the job and exceed client expectations.
• Proficient in the independent application and use of job-related software/e-technology/cloud based solutions.

Responsibilities

• House Calculations
  • Review foundation closures, including square, rotation, and setbacks.
  • Review and add interior walls to slabs based on client staking requests.
  • Perform calculations and prepare drawings for P&D (Plot & Drive) stakings, which typically require starting from scratch due to the lack of a plot plan. This includes:
    • Drawing property boundaries.
    • Adjusting the boundary to aerial imagery.
    • Calculating search points for property corners.
    • Drawing and verifying proposed foundation.
    • Placing the house based on a third-party site plan.
    • Calculating foundation offsets.
  • Prepare calculations for additions, including drawing the proposed addition foundation and completing the necessary calculations.
• For new subdivisions:
  • Create master staking drawings.
  • Compare recorded plats against CAD files and identify discrepancies in road centerline alignment, lengths, and curve data.
  • Add centerline control to master staking files.
  • Label the recorded plat.
  • Upload completed files into STARS.
• Dirt Calculations
  • Create 2 separate surfaces in a drawing for calculating dirt quantities.
  • Prepare and distribute completed dirt calculations to designated client contacts.
• As-Built Surveys
  • Prepare closing as-builts for Rockford.
  • Rockford closing as-builts use a specialized title block and workflow that differs from our other clients. Training will be provided on the specific Rockford process.

Benefits