Senior CAD Designer (Dams & Mining)

Company DescriptionWork with Us. Change the World.At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of nearly 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.Job DescriptionAECOM is seeking a Senior CAD Designer to be based in Denver, Colorado; Oakland, California; or Sacramento, California. In this role you'll have the opportunity to lead work on a variety of projects including but not limited to: expansions of tailings facilities; conceptual designs of a spillway upgrade/retrofit alternative; hydro-pumped storage projects; storm water mediation, seepage water detention, and more.Responsibilities:Extensive experience with Autodesk Civil 3D through release 2022, with an emphasis on complex and advanced surface modeling capabilities.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, breaklines, 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.Responsible for providing leadership and direction of specific CAD technologies assigned to the project team.Leads the performance of investigations, studies, and the development of designs for a variety of large and complex infrastructure projects with a focus on Dams and Mining.Prepare and effectively present technical and comprehensive reports verbally and in writing.QualificationsMinimum Requirements:Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.Preferred Qualifications:Strong technical progression within civil engineering and design.Comprehensive knowledge of industry standards.Experience with the following software: Civil3d; BIM360; ProjectWise; Microsoft Excel; Google Earth; NavisWorks; ESRI GIS, Blue Marble Global Mapper or other GIS application; InfraWorks; Vehicle Tracking; ReCap; MicroStation OpenRoads, OpenGround, GeoPak; and Revit.Additional InformationExempt Position: Offered rate of compensation in California will be based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. The salary range for this position is $90,000 - $130,000+. AECOM is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D and disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absence, voluntary benefits, perks, wellness and global well-being, and global EAP, Business Travel and Service Awards programs.

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