CAD Technician (Hybrid)

CAD Technician (Hybrid)
Our client, a leading Pacific Northwest utility provider committed to public service and environmental preservation, is looking for a CAD Technician for their Vancouver, Washington location.  In this role you will perform necessary research using standard, plan and profile, hardware, civil, and survey drawings, to control product reliability and accuracy for engineering, technical, and commercial applications.

This hybrid position is a one-year renewable contract that includes employee benefits!  If you think this position aligns with your professional experience, we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities for CAD Technician:

• Reviews electronic schematics and supporting documents to develop, compute, and verify specifications for drafting data.
• Develops methods and procedures to utilize computer-aided design (CAD) software.
• Utilizes CAD programs (MicroStation) to create/draft and/or revise project requirements diagrams, 60 Hz diagrams, customer long range plans, and communications diagrams in accordance with company standards and applicable regulations.
• Reviews preliminary sketches, drawings, specifications, and other engineering data to validate conformation to design concepts and to determine complexity and time estimates for completion.
• Provides technical support to engineers and interacts with other professional staff to collect data and information associated with planning for utility system interconnections and other customer projects.
• Provides technical guidance and training in the use of CAD software to enable development of planning drawings and diagrams by engineers.
• Reviews drawings drafted by engineers to evaluate conformance to requirements and overall adequacy.
• Reviews and implements technical requirements for interconnection to the transmission grid.
• Provides guidance and leadership in the development and application of planning templates, standards, and guidelines for technical long-range plans, 60 Hz diagrams, communications diagrams and project requirements diagrams.
• Reviews and maintains long-range plans, 60 Hz diagrams, communications diagrams, standards, and guidelines to ensure overall consistency in drawing content, format, and procedures.
• Verifies that project requirements diagram (PRD) standards reflect the appropriate CAD requirements.
• Plans and delivers standards and PRD development training to planning engineers.
• Marks documents and maintains filing system(s), files, emails, and records in accordance with compliance requirements

Requirements/Qualification for CAD Technician:

• U.S. Citizenship and valid U.S. Driver’s License required.
• High school diploma or GED is required
• Associate’s degree or higher in a technical CAD training program is preferred.
•  4 years of civil, structural, or electrical CAD drafting experience is required.
• Knowledge and certified training or experience in MicroStation or AutoCAD is required.
•  Working knowledge of MS Office to include Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word is required.

**We are unable to accommodate corp. to corp. candidates**

About Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc:
Founded in 2006, Motus is an award-winning recruiting and staffing firm in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in professional services and technology solutions. We are a group of people who not only recognize the importance of representation, but actively fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the recruitment process. Our goal is to educate organizations on the importance of DEI when hiring, promoting, and supporting diverse employees. We are calling organizations to demonstrate their commitment to DEI by being intentional about who they hire.

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

AG/BH14122
 Job ID: 14122