CAD Operator/Designer

Taylor Engineering, Inc. is seeking a talented CAD Operator/Designer to join our team — with the flexibility to work remotely or from one of our office locations in Philadelphia, PA; Jacksonville, Tampa, or Destin, FL.

In this role, you’ll collaborate with engineers and CAD staff to produce high-quality engineering drawings and documentation that meet our established standards and reflect our commitment to excellence.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Interpret engineering direction and sketches to produce conceptual, permit, and construction-level drawings
• Prepare and update detailed plans for coastal engineering projects such as: navigable waterway dredging and dredged material management; shoreline stabilization; waterfront structures (docks, piers, seawalls, wharfs); beach restoration; artificial reefs; and living shoreline installations
• Create 3D digital models to support design visualization, quantity takeoffs, and project planning
• Review completed civil and structural engineering drawings to confirm compliance with technical specifications and design standards

Requirements

• Associate’s degree or technical certification in drafting/design or a related field
• Skilled in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and/or Revit, plus Microsoft Excel and Office applications
• AutoCAD/Civil 3D certification preferred
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in technical design

Candidate Characteristics

• Highly organized and able to manage multiple tasks at once
• Proactive, detail-focused, and team-oriented
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Capable of reading, interpreting, and translating technical diagrams into practical designs

Physical Requirements

• Lifting up to (25) pounds unassisted
• Sitting for extended periods of time
• Possesses acceptable vision (with or without corrective lenses) to be able to see and navigate a computer screen
• Ability to occasionally go into the field and to observe and document construction sites

Who are we?

Here at Taylor Engineering, we are a team. We succeed together.  On rare occasions, we fail together, but when that happens, we recover from and learn from our mistakes together. We are a group of professionals in a business casual, team-focused environment. We support career growth and personal development. We work hard, and we play hard — doing both while always upholding our Vision and Values. We are servant leaders, seeking to help our clients and the community at large. We are quirky, sometimes comical, and if you strive to be your best, you belong with us. Still not convinced? The Jacksonville Business Journal recently named us a 2024 Best Places to Work.

Benefits

You are not a number at Taylor and our benefit plans show we take care of our people. From flextime to playtime and from the boardroom to the classroom, you’ll find a slew of policies and programs designed to benefit you. We offer medical and dental at no cost to the employee, vision, group life, medical leave, short- and long-term disability, accrued paid leave, 401k, as well as…

• Bonus program
• Generous PTO
• Licensure, training, continuing education, and tuition reimbursement
• Participation in the Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)
• Flextime scheduling and work from home options
• Seven paid holidays and two floating holidays
• Wellness incentives and monthly fitness reimbursement
• Health savings account and flexible spending account options
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Relocation reimbursement package (if necessary)

Taylor Engineering, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.