CAD Drafter/Designer – Portsmouth, NH

Are you searching for a new opportunity to join a growing 100% employee-owned company that offers professional development opportunities, values an excellent work life balance and giving back to your community? Are you looking for a team environment that collaborates well together, works hard, and has fun while doing so? If so, check out this opportunity to become an employee-owner of Haley Ward, one of the Best Places to Work in Maine™ & one of the Best Firms to Work For™ in the country!

About Our Company

At Haley Ward, our team of over 200 employee-owners value accountability and collaboration. These values drive us to provide every client with a quality service that meets, and often exceeds, their expectations, and is one of the reasons clients routinely return to us for help. Haley Ward’s work philosophy is to take advantage of the benefits of collaboration, mentoring, and face-to-face communication in order to optimize our operations and performance for our clients.

Join our team and Haley Ward will provide you:

• Competitive salary
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Competitive Health, Dental, and Vision insurance plans or a paid monthly stipend if you have insurance elsewhere
• Generous company matched 401(k) plan with a Roth provision
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Eleven (11) paid holidays, including a creative holiday schedule
• Life insurance (company paid)
• Short and long-term disability insurance (company paid)
• Flexible Spending Account and/or Health Savings Accounts
• Health Reimbursement Arrangement
• Culture that provides work-life balance, professional development and is community driven

And much more

Function

The function of the Designer is to perform computer-aided design and drafting for preparation of engineering drawings for permitting purposes, including but not limited to: creation of site plans, details, sections, profiles, site grading, and road and utility design.

What you can expect to be doing:

• Works with engineers, environmental scientists and project teams to develop drawing content and presentation.
• Analyzes sketches, notes, layouts, details, and verbal instructions to determine the best approach for completion of drawings.
• Perform area and or volume calculations required for project permitting.
• Applies company CADD standards and procedures for layering, sheet layout, etc.
• Coordinates details and dimensions between drawing sheets.

Working Conditions

Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting and also to walk, stand, and sit for prolonged periods of time; to frequently stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb, reach, twist, grasp, and make repetitive hand movement in the performance of daily duties. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

What you will need to succeed:

• Associate degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school in an engineering or architectural related field, Computer Aided Drafting Technology program, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of three years of related experience preferred.
• Knowledge of drafting principles and plan set assembly is required.
• Working knowledge of computer programs such as Word, Excel, Civil 3D, AutoCAD and Carlson CAD Software. Working knowledge of Revit, GIS, and Arc GIS is preferred.

A criminal background check and driving record check will be conducted.

Haley Ward is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), marital status, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other federally protected class established by law.

Location: Portsmouth, NH - Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)