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Job Ref:  43108BR
Employer:  CH2M Hill.
City:  Chicago
State/Province:  IL
Country:  United States
Type of Employment:  Full Time
Job Description:  CH2M HILL Project Automation Lead Technician Jobs – Chicago, IL

The challenge? Help provide and sustain clean water resources around the world. Our Project Automation Lead Technician career path provides you with the opportunity to lead the CAD design efforts as well as Project Automation for municipal water / wastewater projects. Each day, as you will lead team of design technicians as you work with engineers to create drawings and documents using software tools and resources supporting our client's overall project goals. You should be a well organized, detail oriented and self motivated professional with a successful 7 year track record in CAD setup and detailing for water projects utilizing Microstation and /or AutoCAD, InRoads and/ or Civil 3D and Projectwise or similar drawing management database. In addition, you will also have a two year technical degree in Drafting or Engineering Technology and a desire to grow personally as well as professionally with each design project.

Our Project Automation Lead Technicians: 

  • Provide overall leadership for project drawing production including meeting the project's schedule, budget and quality goals while managing a team of design technicians in multiple locations for a variety of municipal and industrial water/wastewater projects.
  • Serve as the Project Automation Lead; review and develop reference file and drawing workflow strategies, sets up project directories & network drawing management database, i.e., ProjectWise.
  • Oversee and develop the project CAD standards, and monitor the project team's compliance with CH2M HILL or client CAD standards.  
  • Work with engineers, architects, and project managers to determine project specifications.
  • Plan and coordinate work assignments for CAD Technicians, ensuring accountability, high quality and work efficiency.
  • Lead kick-off meeting with technicians and designers to review CAD standards and project-specific information.
  • Mentor junior CAD technicians by sharing industry best practices for CAD design and production.
  • Display strong communication and interpersonal skills and have the ability to work in a fast-paced team environment with multiple deadlines.
  • Drive ownership of health & safety in all aspects of project execution, office and personal environments. 
     

Additional Information:

Relocation assistance is not available for this position. CH2M HILL will not sponsor an employment visa (e.g., H-1B visa, etc) to fill this position.

Basic Qualifications



  • AA/AS Degree in Drafting or Engineering Technology
  • 7 years experience utilizing MicroStation and/or AutoCAD in the design of site civil and/or process mechanical water treatment, wastewater treatment,   water distribution, wastewater collection, and/or storm water management or related industrial settings experience
  • Working knowledge of CAD, database and CAE functionality
  • Knowledge of CAD standards and industry code standards such as NCS, ACI, AWS, ASTM, ANSI, and IBC
  • Requires a basic understanding of materials, specifications, field and construction practices, fabrication, and codes
  • Leadership skills, good oral and written communication required

Preferred Qualifications

In addition to the basic qualifications, we also desire the following preferred qualifications:


  • 10 years experience in the design of site civil and/or process mechanical water treatment, wastewater treatment,   water distribution, wastewater collection, and/or storm water management or related industrial settings
  • Proficient with MicroStation 2D/3D and/or AutoCAD 2D/3D, and ProjectWise
  • Ability to perform advanced or complex calculations desired
  • Ability to layout and perform design/drafting of engineering drawings from verbal direction, rough sketches or from scanned backgrounds

Degree Required

Associates or 2 Year Degree

What you will find

At CH2M HILL, the greatest challenges provide the biggest rewards. Each day, your drive and creative ideas will be providing solutions that help build a better tomorrow. Whether it is the pride that comes with accomplishment, personal growth or making a difference in the world, you will discover true success in a career that brings out the best in you at CH2M HILL. Ready? Let's get to work. Developing People through Challenging Projects CH2M HILL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
02/02/2012

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