Senior CADD Technician

STV is seeking a Senior CADD Technician to join our West Region team in one of our offices across CA, AZ, or CO. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced technician who wants to play a visible role in shaping complex civil and rail infrastructure projects through high-quality structural plans and details.

Why STV

At STV, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to complex, high-visibility transportation projects that make a lasting impact on communities. You'll work alongside experienced engineers, designers, and technical professionals in a collaborative environment that values quality, innovation, and continuous improvement. This role offers the chance to take ownership of meaningful structural work, expand your technical expertise, and be part of a team shaping the future of civil and rail infrastructure.

What You'll Do

In this role, you'll be a key contributor in developing structural drawings, details, and plan packages for bridges, retaining walls, foundations, stations, and other civil and rail-related structures. You'll partner closely with structural engineers, civil designers, and multidisciplinary teams to turn design concepts into clear, coordinated, construction-ready deliverables-while helping drive quality, consistency, and best practices across impactful transportation projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development of 2D and 3D CADD drawings for structural components of civil and rail projects, including bridges, retaining walls, foundations, and ancillary structures.
• Develop and coordinate plans, elevations, sections, details, schedules, and quantity information for structural deliverables.
• Interpret complex engineering markups, design sketches, and redlines and incorporate revisions accurately and efficiently.
• Apply and uphold company, client, DOT, transit, and rail CAD standards across structural drawing packages.
• Perform and support QA/QC reviews to ensure drawing accuracy, constructability, consistency, and completeness.
• Collaborate with structural engineers, civil teams, rail designers, and other CADD staff to coordinate multidisciplinary deliverables.
• Support the production of construction packages, record drawings, and as-built documents for structural scope.
• Work within client and industry standards such as AREMA, agency criteria, and structural drafting requirements applicable to transportation projects.
• Help improve drafting workflows, share best practices, and provide guidance to junior technicians, contributing to the continued growth and strength of the team.

Required Qualifications

• Associate degree or certificate in Computer-Aided Drafting (CADD), Engineering Technology, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Minimum 5 years of CADD experience supporting structural components of transportation, civil, rail, or bridge projects.
• Strong proficiency in AutoCAD and/or MicroStation, with the ability to produce detailed structural plan sets with a high level of independence.
• Demonstrated understanding of structural drafting standards, detailing practices, and plan production workflows.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with engineers, designers, and multidisciplinary teams across all phases of project delivery.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting structural design packages for bridges, retaining walls, foundations, stations, or other transportation structures.
• Experience with MicroStation OpenBridge/OpenRail/OpenRoads, AutoCAD Civil 3D, and/or other transportation design platforms used for structural delivery.
• Experience with LA Metro, Metrolink, DOT, freight rail, or transit agency standards is a plus.
• Strong working knowledge of:
  • Rail and civil alignment impacts on structural plan development
  • Structural drawings for bridges, retaining walls, foundations, and related transportation structures
  • Advanced plan production, sheet coordination, and multidisciplinary drawing workflows
• Experience coordinating with junior technicians or helping reinforce team drafting standards is a plus.
• Experience contributing to QA/QC, drafting efficiency improvements, and best-practice development is preferred.

Key Software & Tools

• AutoCAD
• MicroStation (including OpenBridge, OpenRail, and OpenRoads preferred)
• AutoCAD Civil 3D (preferred)
• ProjectWise (preferred)
• FORMA (formerly ACC)

Compensation Range:

STV offers the following benefits * Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account * Dental insurance * Vision insurance * Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable) * Disability insurance * Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment * 401(k) Plan * Retirement Counseling * Employee Assistance Program * Paid Time Off (starting at 16 days) * Paid Holidays (9 days) * Back-Up Dependent Care (up to 10 days per year) * Parental Leave (up to 80 hours) * Continuing Education Program * Professional Licensure and Society Memberships

STV is committed to paying all of its employees in a fair, equitable, and transparent manner. The listed pay range is STV's good-faith salary estimate for this position. Please note that the final salary offered for this position may be outside of this published range based on many factors, including but not limited to geography, education, experience, and/or certifications.

Not sure this role is the perfect match? We encourage you to apply if STV's work and values resonate with you. We know great candidates don't always meet every qualification, and research shows women and people of color are less likely to apply unless they do. At STV, we believe strong talent comes from a wide range of backgrounds, and your skills and experience may align with this or another opportunity as we continue to grow.