Assistant CADD Technician

This Opportunity WSP USA is currently initiating a search for an Assistant CADD Technician to join our dynamic Structural Engineering team in Buffalo, New York. Takes part in providing technical design and CADD support on projects to produce designs and specifications to be used for planning, transportation, infrastructure, and technical services business lines. Responsibilities involve addressing red-line markups, generating CADD documents on various assigned projects of moderate scale and/or complexity. Generates accurate and concise design phase deliverables including reports, technical memoranda, design manuals, plans and profiles, models, sections, details, specifications, and material lists. Ensures that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, accuracy, and functionality. Your Impact • Collect, compile, and analyze data from the physical work site, surveys, structural concepts, blueprints, schematics, data, verbal or written specifications, technical drawings, rough sketches, diagrams, and other matrices to support drafting and design activities. • Use computer-aided drafting and design (CADD) software and work closely with CAD Manager and engineers to resolve design details or discrepancies, and to prepare drawings which require a high degree of precision on projects of basic to moderate complexity and/or scope. • Follow standard practices to provide technical design assistance that accounts for the proper illustration, fit form, and function using geometric dimensioning, tolerance and quantity calculations, while ensuring the construction and maintainability of designs according to design standard specifications. • Verify accuracy of calculations, design, change orders, interpretation of contract plans and specifications, recognizing moderate to slightly intricate construction or engineering problems and escalating any differences, errors, or technical problems for appropriate resolution. • Work with cross-functional teams in executing project work. • Assure plans adhere to city code, state and federal regulations, as well as client driven standards. • Prepare multiple versions of designs for review by CAD Manager and/or engineer. • Work collaboratively with the engineer-in-charge and other technical professionals on assigned project phases, segments, checks, and tasks. • Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures. • Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.