Civil 3D Designer Technician

About the opportunity

PRI is seeking a strong Civil 3D Designer / Technician to support our Hydrotechnical practice and related infrastructure work. This is a hands-on modelling and drafting role for an experienced technician who can take a project from survey and geotechnical data through a complete 3D civil model and issued drawing set with the depth to handle the complex surface-heavy structure-integrated work that dam and water-resources design demands.

Our Hydrotechnical team carries a substantial and growing volume of drafting work dam design and rehabilitation spillways and outlet works channels and embankments flood-mitigation structures and water-crossing and hydraulic-structure detailing. This role is central to delivering that work well. You will build and manage the 3D civil models and terrain surfaces behind these projects produce the drawing sets that get them permitted and built and be the drafting backbone the hydrotechnical engineers rely on. You will also support the firms transportation and infrastructure work applying your Civil 3D skills to roads linear works and site development as project demands shift.

This is a technical-production role reporting to the Hydrotechnical Practice Lead. You will work closely with hydrotechnical geotechnical and structural engineers and with survey staff translating design intent and markups into accurate standards-compliant models and drawings. It is a role for someone who takes real pride in the quality and precision of their drafting.

What youll do

Civil 3D modelling dams and water resources

• Build and manage complex 3D surfaces and terrain models embankments spillways channels reservoir grading and existing-conditions surfaces from survey and LiDAR data.
• Model grading and earthworks for dams and water-resources structures and produce cut/fill and earthwork volume calculations.
• Produce detailing for hydraulic and concrete structures spillways outlet works intakes and control structures coordinating with structural drafting where the work overlaps.
• Integrate geotechnical and survey data into models and drawings working from subsurface information and field data.
• Develop cross-sections profiles and details for embankments channels and water-resources works.

Civil 3D modelling transportation and infrastructure

• Apply Civil 3D to transportation and linear-infrastructure work as project demands require alignments profiles corridors and grading for roads access works and site development.
• Produce plan-and-profile sheets grading plans and cross-sections for infrastructure projects.
• Support land-development and municipal civil work across the firm where drafting capacity is needed.

Drawing production and standards

• Produce complete issue-ready construction drawing sets plans profiles sections details and general arrangement sheets.
• Set up sheets layouts viewports annotation and plan production from the model.
• Work to and help maintain the firms CAD and Civil 3D standards templates layers styles and title blocks.
• Manage the Civil 3D project structure and data shortcuts so multiple team members can work on a project cleanly.
• Quality-check drawings for consistency completeness and accuracy before issue and manage revisions issue records and version control.
• Generate quantities and material takeoffs from the model.

Coordination

• Work directly with hydrotechnical geotechnical and structural engineers and project managers to interpret markups and design intent.
• Coordinate shared base data and reference files across disciplines including survey and geotechnical inputs.
• Incorporate redlines and revisions accurately through the design cycle.
• Support drawing submission to meet client municipal and regulatory standards.

Who were looking for

We are looking for a strong experienced Civil 3D technician who is genuinely fluent in complex surface and grading modelling not just plan production and who takes pride in producing clean accurate standards-compliant drawings with minimal supervision. Experience with dams water resources or heavy-civil earthworks is what sets the ideal candidate apart.

Required

• Diploma or certificate in Civil Engineering Technology CAD/Drafting Technology or a related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years of Civil 3D drafting and modelling experience in a civil engineering consulting or heavy-civil environment.
• Deep hands-on Civil 3D command surfaces grading corridors alignments profiles pipe networks data shortcuts and plan production.
• Genuine fluency in complex 3D surface and grading modelling and earthworks beyond standard plan-and-profile production.
• Strong grasp of CAD standards layer and style management sheet setup and drawing quality control.
• Ability to take a project from survey and design input through a complete issue-ready drawing set with minimal supervision.
• Solid civil design literacy enough understanding of the engineering to catch issues rather than blindly drafting.
• Strong attention to detail organization and a genuine commitment to drawing quality and accuracy.

Preferred

• Experience drafting for dams spillways water-resources structures hydraulic structures or heavy-civil earthworks.
• Transportation and linear-infrastructure experience road corridors alignments and profiles.
• Experience with structural or hydraulic-structure detailing or coordinating with structural drafting.
• Experience integrating point-cloud LiDAR and survey data into Civil 3D models.
• Familiarity with municipal and provincial drafting and submission standards (such as MMCD).
• Exposure to related Autodesk tools Autodesk Construction Cloud / BIM 360 Vault InfraWorks Navisworks or Revit.
• . or .T. designation (or eligibility) through a provincial technology association (ASTTBC ASET OACETT).

Why PRI

At PRI we believe exceptional consulting begins with exceptional people. We empower our technical staff with meaningful work strong support and the tools to do their best.

As a Civil 3D Designer / Technician youll find:

• Varied technically interesting work from dams and water-resources structures to transportation and infrastructure rather than the same repetitive drafting.
• A central role on a hydrotechnical team with a strong and growing project pipeline.
• A multidisciplinary environment that lets you work alongside hydrotechnical geotechnical structural and survey professionals.
• A firm that is actively investing in modern tools and technology including AI-enabled and digital-delivery methods.
• Competitive compensation comprehensive benefits and genuine support for ongoing professional development and technologist designation.

PRI is a multidisciplinary engineering and natural sciences consulting firm with offices across British Columbia Alberta and Ontario. We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and we particularly encourage applications from Indigenous professionals.

To apply please submit your resume and a portfolio or sample of your drafting work if available through this posting. We thank all applicants for their interest; only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Required Experience:

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Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1