DEA is adding a Junior CAD Designer to its Salem or Portland, OR Bridges and Structures Groups. The successful candidate will work with a team of designers and engineers and be responsible for providing CAD drafting during the planning, design, and construction of various transportation structure types (bridges, box culverts, tunnels, retaining walls, overhead sign structures, and hydraulic structures). Materials typically consist of reinforced concrete, pre-stressed concrete, and steel. The successful candidate will assist by demonstrating leadership and initiative to provide sheet lists, detailing estimates, and complete sets of working drawings for large and small projects. Experience with Department of Transportation (DOT) CAD standards is preferred, particularly in Oregon and Washington. Additional DOT CAD experience in California, Utah, Colorado or Idaho is also considered valuable for this position.

Other duties include:

• Initiate the production of plan sets to include standard drawings and engineering details Perform research, as required, to ensure the use of the most recent standard drawings as issued by DOTs and municipalities
• Perform red-line changes to contract drawings
• Set up and maintain standard drawing files and adhere to company drafting standards applicable to each project
• Manage the execution of work assignments within an allocated budget
• Review all work for completeness and accuracy and adhere to schedule and quality expectations established by contract and industry standards

Required Qualifications:

• Associate degree in drafting and design technology or related field
• 0 to 5 years of experience in transportation structure CAD drafting/design
• Desire and willingness to work in a team-based environment that involves coordination with staff in multiple design disciplines and remote offices
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written
• Organized, detail-oriented, and working well under tight deadlines
• Proficient in Microstation V8i and OpenRoads Designer (ORD)
• Experience with ProjectWise Explorer
• Understanding of civil design and survey

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with structural drafting using Revit
• Experience with AutoCAD and C3D 2019
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications
• Familiarity with InRoads V8i and GIS
• Experience with DOT standards in Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Washington, California, and Oregon

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance
• Health Savings and Lifestyle Spending Account with employer contribution
• Support for continuing education and training opportunities
• Paid Time Off (PTO)/Holiday Pay
• Hybrid friendly work schedule
• 401k and Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)
• Flexible 9/80 (every other Friday off) work schedule
• Holistic Wellbeing Program with a focus on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community health
• Opportunity for growth with support and mentoring to help with professional goals

Transportation Jobs with DEA

The increasing complexities of modern transportation include growing demands, aging infrastructure, rising costs, funding challenges, and environmental concerns. Agencies and communities faced with improving their transportation systems must do more with less. From initial investigations through planning, concept development, final design, and construction, DEA responds with solutions that serve today’s transportation needs while accommodating tomorrow’s growth. Our Transportation Business Unit focuses on five practices; Bridges and Structures, Roads and Highways, Transit and Rail, Smart Mobility, and Construction Engineering Services.

Potential DEA office locations include: Portland, OR; Salem, OR.