Sr. CAD Technician (Hybrid)

Job Title: CAD Technician 3 - Electrical Design
Job Number: 11830
Location: Vancouver, WA - Hybrid: onsite 3 days per 2 wk period
Overtime: 5%
Length: 5 years

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SUMMARY

This full-time, contract CAD 3 position will support and work closely with electrical engineers, electrical engineer technicians and other CAD staff in the RAS Engineering organization within the Transmission Services business line. This position will also actively work with other internal corporate engineering disciplines
 
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Utilize MicroStation CAD software and equipment to prepare project designs, sketches, final working drawings and contract documents related to construction design packages.
• Perform sub-system user file management within CAD systems, such as plotting, printing, record maintenance, storage, and retrieving and returning drawings from ProjectWise.
• Examine electronic schematics and supporting documents to develop, compute, and verify specifications for drafting data
• Review CAD, rough/preliminary sketches, drawings, specifications, and other engineering data received from engineers
• Work with Engineers to develop / draft Western Electric Coordination Council (WECC) reports and presentations
• Travel to corporate substation field locations to gather information on existing infrastructure to aid in the creation of project documentation.
• Interpret and apply corporate CAD standards into design packages 
• Produce electrical schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Produce RAS Logic diagrams
• Produce physical substation layout drawings.
• Prepare Bills of Materials using preformatted Word documents and established procedures.
• Prepare Material Requisitions (MRs) per established procedures and criteria for project-specific equipment requirements.
• Prepare installation diagrams, rack modifications, and design drawings, including standard Logic diagram details.
• Review contractual Electrical, RAS, and other engineering discipline’s working drawings 
• Provide routine and ad hoc status updates on CAD work 
• Search for CAD files in ProjectWise database 
• Review, distribute, and file submittals, shop drawings, material data, and samples.
• In preparation of the final working drawings, assist the Engineering Technician with coordination of construction document preparation for signing by authorizing party.
• Maintain a thorough familiarity with corporate CAD and design standards.
• Communicate regularly with internal stakeholders 
• Participate with departmental staff in efforts to improve organizational procedures, processes, or practices 
• Provide control center drawing support for the RAS design packages.
• Provide quality design, layout, and production of engineering, civil, architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, electronic, and/or fiber optic drawings as needed.
• Perform necessary research using existing facility, standards, plan & profile, hardware, civil, and survey drawings.
• Assist in pre-engineering research to control product reliability and accuracy for engineering, technical, and commercial applications.
• Consult with engineering staff and other personnel to discuss and interpret design concepts
• Review rough sketches, drawings, specifications, and other engineering data received from engineers 
• Draft plans and detailed drawings for racks, installations, and construction projects, working drawings, wiring diagrams, and schematics 
• Assemble documentation packages and produce drawing sets 
• Review completed construction drawings for accuracy and conformity to standards and regulations.
• Locate files relating to specified design project in database library
• Perform duties essential to the preparation of engineering design drawings for Civil, Line Design, Substation Design, Telecommunication Design, Fiber Optic Design, including details, assemblies, installations, minor layouts, and parts lists.
• Organize and analyze drawings prior to setup 

 
REQUIREMENTS
Education & Experience:

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Associate or bachelor’s degree in computer aided design or a closely related field is preferred.
• 7 years of CAD Drafting experience is required

Required Technical Skills & Experience

• 5 years of experience in the electrical field or substation design.
• Expert proficiency in the use of MicroStation CAD software.
• Familiarity with technical CAD drafting methods related to Electrical systems.

• Knowledge of Electrical design techniques involved in production of technical equipment designs.
• Experience with Microsoft software including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook
• 5 years of experience with ProjectWise software.
• Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principals involved in production of precision technical plans, prints, drawings, and models is highly desirable.
• Electrical design - Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved for Remedial Action Schemes (RAS) is desirable.
• Advanced work experience in an electrical design environment is preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to communicate well with team members

 
Preferred Skills & Experience

• 5 years of experience with ProjectWise software.
• Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principals involved in production of precision technical plans, prints, drawings, and models is highly desirable.
• Electrical design - Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved for Remedial Action Schemes (RAS) is desirable.
• Advanced work experience in an electrical design environment is preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to communicate well with team members

  

APR Staffing is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
 
About APR Staffing
APR Staffing was born from the merger of two well-respected technical staffing firms in Portland. ieSolutions and Data Resource Group. Both companies have been recent award winners for the Portland Business Journal's Fastest-Growing Private Companies. The two firms, now as APR Staffing, make for one of the fastest-growing and most-respected professional and technical staffing companies in Oregon and Southwest Washington.
 
Collaborating with our customers, we augment their workforce with technical and administrative professionals. We provide only high-caliber, professional-grade resources throughout the Pacific Northwest.