Intermediate Bridge CAD Designer

Job Description

At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

That’s why we pledge to empower all of our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.

Bring your curiosity and determination to make a positive impact on the future of transport, and we’ll help you go all the way.

Join our team of globally connected specialists to help solve complex transport challenges and experience groundbreaking projects from idea to delivery, and beyond.

Who are we looking for?

Our Southern Ontario offices of Whitby, Toronto, Mississauga, Markham, and St. Catherines are looking for Intermediate Bridge CAD/BIM Designers ready to join our growing Canadian Operations within the Transportation Group. This role is intended for intermediate CAD/BIM technicians looking to continue their career in the design of transportation structures for municipalities, MTO, IO, and major transportation partners.

Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

Responsibilities

• Data Collection and Analysis: Taking engineering notes, specifications, rough sketches, etc, and formalizing them into working drawings. In this role you will develop working drawings from equipment specifications, engineering notes, sketches, and detailed drawings, ensuring that they meet company and industry standards and codes.
• Team Work: Working as part of a team, and providing project design support, including mentorship and guidance to Junior staff.
• Technical: Exposure or desire to learn using visualization software platforms (Infraworks, etc.) and design programming (Dynamo, etc.) are considered assets but not required. Experience in design delivery within conventional and design-build project models is considered an asset.
• Applications Software Maintenance: Monitor, identify, and correct straightforward software defects to maintain fully functioning applications software.
• Personal Capability Building: Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching. Develop and maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.
• Operational Compliance: Applies technical manuals to ensure compliance with company policies and applicable standards and codes such as CSA, and MTO Standard Details.
• Collaboration: Large and small team collaboration. Communication with other teams (highways, civil, electrical, geotechnical, etc.) sub-consultants, municipalities, utility companies, other team members, and clients
  
  

Education

• Diploma in Structural Technology or related field from an accredited institution.
  
  

Experience

• General Experience: 5+ years' experience in relevant design experience for bridges and related steel/concrete structure's experience.
• Technical Experience: Experience in bridge rehabilitation techniques and methodologies; Proficiency in REVIT, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Bentley, and ProjectWise
  
  

As a diverse and inclusive organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. Upon request, GHD will provide reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process.