CADD Technician I/II

Toole Design Group in Boston, MA is seeking a talented full-time CADD Technician I or II. Are you passionate about communicating design intent using CADD software? Are you proficient in AutoCAD? Are you a team player that will help expand our CADD department? Are you passionate about producing quality construction documents efficiently? Would you like to work for a firm that is committed to the well-being of its employees? If so, please consider joining our Boston team.

This CADD Technician position earns a competitive salary and great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, retirement, a health savings account (HSA), and a flexible spending account (FSA). All staff receive 8 holidays and earn at least 16 days of PTO over the course of the year. We practice what we preach and ensure that our employees also have access to transportation by providing them with financial incentives to bike, walk, or use transit for a better quality of life.

About Toole Design

Toole Design is the leading engineering, planning, and landscape architecture firm, specializing in multimodal transportation. Since our start in 2003 as a single office in Maryland, we have expanded throughout the United States. Our talented team of planners, landscape architects and engineers are committed to delivering quality work that meets the needs of all people, regardless of age, ability, race, or gender. We have been named a "best firm to work for" and have one of the lowest staff turnover rates in the industry.

A Day in the Life of a CADD Technician

You are supporting design document production for a wide range of projects from complex roadways and streetscapes in urban settings to signature trail projects in the natural environment. You will assist the firm's designers to apply industry best practices to produce a wide variety of CADD-based deliverables, from concept to detailed final design plans for construction. You will support our multi-disciplined team to prepare quality, graphically consistent, and technically accurate deliverables. Working with our CADD team, you will advance your skills, assist with training staff in the efficient use of CADD programs and tools, assist in enhancing our CADD tools, troubleshoot issues, and support local technical staff. You may serve on CADD-related company committees to set policies and update standards. Toole Design currently operates multiple CADD and civil engineering design software platforms, including AutoCAD, Civil 3D, MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer, and Bluebeam.

We are targeting a salary range of $67,000 to $85,000 for this position. Please reach out to [email protected] to help determine where you would fall in this range, as we value transparency.

Qualifications of a CADD Technician:

• Associate degree or Certification in CADD Technology, Engineering Technology or comparable
• 1+ years of experience using CADD software for civil or roadway drafting
• Capable of efficiently producing high quality CADD drawings
• Knowledge in configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting AutoCAD/Civil 3D software
• Experience in drafting construction documents for transportation projects in AutoCAD

It would be a plus if you have any of the following:

• AutoCAD Civil 3D experience
• Experience developing templates and workflows in AutoCAD/Civil 3D
• Experience working in a consulting environment interacting with internal colleagues and external consultants
• Experience with Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC)
• Experience with Bluebeam including troubleshooting, custom profiles, and tool chest development
• Experience drafting in MicroStation

Work Schedule for a CADD Technician

This full-time position typically works a flexible schedule of 40 hours a week. We also provide employees with the flexibility and necessary equipment to work from home 2 up to days per week. Our Boston office is conveniently located in Boston's Downtown Crossing, directly adjacent to the iconic Boston Common, within a short walk to all of the major rapid transit lines and close to both North Station and South Station commuter rail lines. Applicants should be willing to travel within New England to support public engagement activities. The office is easily accessed on foot, by bicycle, and via transit (Downtown Crossing, Park Station, South Station, SL4, SL5, and several buses including routes 43,7, 11).

Ready to Join our Boston Team? We understand your time is valuable, so we have a quick and easy application process. If you feel that you would be right for this CADD Technician position, please fill out our application by clicking on the link on this page.

At Toole Design, we have a collaborative culture where people of all backgrounds come together to share ideas and build better, more inclusive communities. We encourage everyone, including those from underrepresented communities - women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, first-generation college students/graduates, those with disabilities and people at all the intersections in between - to apply. Even if you don't think your current skill set checks every box below, but this role seems to align with your strengths, we want to hear from you.

We're proud that about half of our managers are women and are committed to achieving diversity in our leadership to better represent the communities where we work, as well. Toole Design is a woman-owned business and an equal opportunity employer (EO/AA/VEV/Disabled employer).

Individuals may request accommodations or assistance with the application process by contacting 301-927-1900, press 5 for Human Resources or emailing [email protected].

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