Design Technician

Job Title: Design Technician

Job Type: 1 year contract

Location: Mesa, AZ

Pay Rate: $29.50

Job Responsibilities

• Produces design drawings using automated/GIS products, maps, exhibits, and reports from notes, aerial and satellite photography, marked prints, digital data source, verbal/written instructions, calculations, or rough field sketches.
• Maintains Smallworld database, including Schematic and Field Installation Records (FIR).
• Under the direction of a Designer or Design Consultant, the Design Technician produces all design drawings in accordance with company requirements for clearances and line design, construction, and maintenance standards.
• Interprets, extracts, validates, and integrates engineering and geographic data from internal and external customers, engineers, and analysts to construct the required products.
• Prepares and conducts training of resources to improve their skills in preparation for more complex assignments and subsequent advancement.
• Performs pre-defined engineering calculations per distribution design, construction, and maintenance policies, procedures, and standards.
• Submits appropriate permit requests to municipalities and other governmental agencies.
• Submits requests for equipment inspections, surface locate, potholes, survey, and easement acquisition/verification to all necessary departments.
• Creates material list based upon construction ready prints and submits for review.
• Prepares, interprets, and coordinates processing documents for updating GIS systems.
• Performs field checks and verifies accuracy of maps, exhibits, and records.
• Shares in the development of GIS applications and mapping procedures.
• Makes recommendations for process improvements.
• Determines detail requirements on minor designs for distribution system and supports design function of major projects.
• Performs other duties that may be assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience in one of the following areas: CAD Technician, MSD, Design Technician, GIS Technician, Engineering Technician, or other related experience.
• Experience with AutoCAD preferred.