Civil Cad Technician

Job Title: Civil CAD Technician Job Description
We are seeking a dedicated and skilled Civil CAD Technician to join our team at the Indianapolis office. This full-time position focuses primarily on water, wastewater, and stormwater disciplines, including treatment facilities, utility distribution, and stormwater and sanitary collection systems.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Project Managers, Engineers, Civil Designers, and Civil Technicians to create graphic representations of projects.
- Utilize general to intermediate technical knowledge to work on road, sanitary & storm sewers, water distribution, treatment plant layout, building detailing, and site grading projects.
- Create accurate construction drawings with minimal supervision, including layout, geometry, utility, grading, profiles, cross sections, and summary tables according to standards.
- Incorporate and annotate Civil 3D design models into construction drawings using AutoCAD Civil 3D modules.
- Assist Civil Technicians and other staff with printing and assembling construction drawing plan sets.
- Maintain and organize all drafting-related documentation, including computerized data and files.
- Mentor and train Civil Technicians and staff as required.
- Complete assignments on time and within budget.
- Perform duties such as structural detailing, document QC/QA, field investigations, basic computations for cost estimates, and other non-technical tasks.
- Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions in various forms.
- Follow company QC/QA procedures.
Essential Skills
- Proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D with 3-5 years of experience.
- Professional experience in water, wastewater, stormwater, storm sewer, and wet utilities disciplines.
- Ability to deliver final products with provided direction.
- Willingness to conduct field inspections when needed, with training provided.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Degree in drafting/design, civil engineering technology, or related field.
- Experience in design calculations.
Work Environment
The Indianapolis office is smaller but equipped with up-to-date amenities. The work schedule is typically from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM, with some flexibility if needed. The position offers a personal cubicle workspace.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Indianapolis, IN.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $35.00 - $42.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Indianapolis,IN.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Sep 24, 2026. About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

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