Civil Designer - Utilities

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This range is provided by Civil Grid. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

$65,000.00/yr - $75,000.00/yr

Company Overview Civil Grid is a venture-backed SaaS construction tech company building the "Google Maps for the Underground." Come help us disrupt a $4.7T US industry segment that desperately needs innovation. This opportunity has tremendous upside as it scales. Civil Grid aggregates public and proprietary utility, geotechnical, environmental, and jurisdictional data. The consolidated information is sold via our collaborative SaaS mapping platform to engineers and developers who need it to make early-stage decisions on real estate and infrastructure projects.

Real time data access reduces labor and project delays, accelerates decision making and reduces project risk. Collaborative features ensure faster information flow and decisioning inside and outside the organization and better project insight retention over time.

• Interpret and markup utilities record drawings and as‑builts for digitization capture
• Conduct QA/QC on all digitized work products
• Process digitized data using ETL scripts
• Project manage task workflows and coordinate with stakeholders on priorities and timelines
  
  Continuously test and implement new tools to improve processes
• Serve as internal subject matter expert for all things CAD

• 3+ years of hands‑on experience as a civil CAD technician/drafter
• Preferred:
  Experience in utilities design at an ENR
  500 engineering consulting firm, utility agency or DOT, or subsurface utility engineering (SUE) contractor
• Strong ability to interpret civil engineering plans, record drawings, and as‑builts
• Proficient with CAD software (AutoCAD, Micro Station)
• Technical tinkerer: enjoys learning new software, tools, and techniques
• Organized, detail‑oriented, and comfortable working remotely with minimal supervision
• Excited to work in a fast‑moving startup environment – you value autonomy, creativity, and impact
• Bonus: familiarity with SUE standards and practices
• Bonus: proficiency with GIS tools

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Hybrid in Denver, CO, Charlotte, NC, Kansas City, MO, or Philadelphia, PA with 2–3 days a week in person.

Please send your resume and a brief statement of interest (max 200 words) telling us about a time you improved or innovated on an existing engineering process. Describe how you identified the pain point, developed a solution, and achieved buy‑in from teammates, leadership, clients, etc. to  You must send this email to be considered for the position. You’re welcome to use AI tools as assistants, but we’re looking for your own thinking, voice, and experiences — not generic output.

• Estimated base salary: $65k‑$75k DOE
• Equity in a fast‑growing startup
• Health/dental/vision insurance and FSA (health and dependent care)
• Flexible hybrid work environment
• Unlimited PTO