CAD Specialist III

Job Description
CAD Specialist III (Dams & Mining)
AECOM is seeking a CAD Designer III for a technical role working with engineers and project managers on a variety of projects within the Dams, Mining, and Water Resources markets. The Ideal candidate will be proficient in heavy grading design and drainage networks. 
The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:
Extensive experience with Autodesk Civil 3D through the release 2022, with an emphasis on surface modeling and pipe networks.
Ability to take general direction and simple sketches from engineers to then develop design criteria and progress through all stages of design.
Dams – Grading design and surface modeling for earth-fill, rockfill, conventional concrete and RCC embankments, quarries, spillways, outlet works, foundations and drains.
Mining- Grading design, surface modeling and site development for tailing storage facilities, embankments, seepage ponds, utility corridors, waste rock piles, buttresses, ring dikes, underdrains, closure plans, and instrumentation and monitoring.
Civil/Site- Site development, access roads, drainage channels, jurisdictional and non-jurisdictional dams, slope stabilization, retaining walls, detention ponds, land development, surface drainage, and stream restoration.
Prepare detailed calculation packages for earthwork quantities, reservoir storage capacity, and tailing storage.
Ability to process a variety of data sources to build existing base surfaces from LiDAR, survey points, break lines, DEMs, and contours.
Detailed understanding of coordinate systems and the ability to transform data from one system to another.
Data management of survey and client data through the project life cycle.
Meeting with clients for project kickoff, ongoing design review, and project close out.
Works under limited supervision.
Performs both routine and non-routine, complex design assignments that require judgment in resolving issues or making recommendations.
Field and survey experience a plus.