Cad Designer

Job Title: Civil CAD Designer/Drafter Job Description
We are seeking a Civil CAD Designer/Drafter to support our civil engineering projects. This role involves developing comprehensive CAD drawings from sketches, engineering direction, and drawing markups, including plan views, sections, elevations, and details. The ideal candidate will assemble preliminary, final, and construction record drawing sets, maintain and implement company CAD standards and templates, integrate CAD files received from outside parties, convert files to company standards, and troubleshoot CAD-related issues for internal staff. Collaboration with engineering and project staff on civil and structural design drawings and site plans is essential.
Responsibilities
- Develop comprehensive CAD drawings from sketches, engineering direction, and drawing markups.
- Assemble preliminary, final, and construction record drawing sets.
- Maintain and implement company CAD standards and templates.
- Integrate CAD files received from outside parties and convert files to company standards.
- Troubleshoot CAD-related issues for internal staff.
- Work closely with engineering and project staff on civil and structural design drawings and site plans.
Essential Skills
- Minimum 2 years of CAD experience supporting civil engineering design.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD required; Civil 3D experience strongly preferred.
- Ability to develop detailed design drawings from sketches and engineering markups.
- Experience producing site plans and structural/civil design drawings.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering plans and specifications and work from sketches and redlines.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Associate degree in Computer Aided Design and Drafting preferred.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
- Experience with CAD standards, templates, file conversion, and troubleshooting is highly preferred.
Work Environment
Collaborative civil engineering environment working closely with engineers, designers, and project staff. The role supports multidisciplinary project teams and serves as a technical CAD resource for staff. Project work can include underground infrastructure, transportation, landfill, and industrial development projects. This position offers an opportunity to work directly with experienced engineers on technically challenging civil and infrastructure projects and play a key role in shaping and maintaining companywide CAD standards and processes.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Madison Heights, MI.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $35.00/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)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Madison Heights, MI.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 24, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Madison Heights,MI. 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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