CAD Specialist

The City of Madison Engineering Division is looking for a CAD Specialist

Build the Digital Foundation of our Engineering Projects. You’ll work with the Engineering Division’s Computer-Aided Design (CAD) team to develop, update, and support 2D/3D CAD and Building Information Modeling (BIM) software, standards, and workflows. You'll support the division’s data management systems and asset lifecycle—from design and construction to mapping and ongoing maintenance. You’ll help maintain CAD standards, support AutoCAD Construction Cloud and project management tools, and collaborate with Engineers, GIS Specialists, and Operations staff to improve processes and workflows.

Assignments are guided by senior specialists or supervisors who define scope and review work. As a Specialist 2, you’ll perform all Specialist 1 duties while applying greater technical expertise, judgment, and responsibility.

Progression is structured to provide advancement from GIS Specialist 1 to GIS Specialist 2 and GIS Specialist 2 to GIS Specialist 3, as a function of the employee's career development and generally occurs after two (2) years at each level. Progression to a GIS Specialist 4 is not automatic, but rather is dependent upon the employee taking on additional duties and responsibilities as well as the needs of the department and is generally accomplished through competition or a position study.

Initial placement in the CAD Specialist 1 - 2 series is determined for each employee based on their related training and experience at the time of hire.

Starting pay for a CAD Specialist 1 is $73,026.46 - $85,983.30 Annually.

Starting pay for a CAD Specialist 2 is $79,210.30 - $93,996.50 Annually.

Hours:

Standard work hours are typically 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM Monday through Friday, with the opportunity for a hybrid remote work schedule - three (3) days working from home and two days in the office may be offered after training is completed.

Employees may be eligible for loan forgiveness through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Black, Indigenous, people of color, women, trans, nonbinary, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. We value the unique blend of lived experiences and diverse perspectives that comes from non-traditional education pathways and the variety of transferrable skills each candidate brings to the table. We value diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Even if every item on the job posting doesn’t match your experience perfectly, we encourage you to apply and share how your skills and experience can best serve our community.

• Coordinate CAD standards development with the CAD Standards Team.
• Maintain and update the City’s Autodesk ENG software, template(s), and libraries for designers and surveyors.
• Work with Engineers and Surveyors on best practices.
• Work with Project Design teams to assist and ensure 2D drafting and 3D modeling workflows promote the correct and efficient use of the Autodesk applications throughout the project lifecycle.
• Create AutoCAD content (Blocks, Dynamic blocks, text, dimension, multi-leader styles, etc.) in response to project needs.
• Collaborate with internal design teams, external Architectural & Engineering (AE) consultants, and contractors to ensure proper standards and both drafting/modeling methods are agreed upon and enforced.
• Contribute to the documentation, dissemination, and monitoring of standards, best practices, and industry advancements.
• Identify schedule for quality assurance/control routines and processes, and perform more complex quality assurance/control tasks.

• Develop and optimize processes and workflows to enhance efficiencies across the team.
• Maintain process/workflow documentation.
• Participate in and assist with CAD/Geographic Information System (GIS)/Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) interoperability projects.
• Perform basic GIS tasks including table editing, entry level feature editing, and performing basic queries of data.
• Create and run Structured Query Language (SQL) or other database queries.
• Review workflows and suggest improvements and efficiencies.
• Work with management on effective use of licensing…