Job Title: Design Technician
Job Type: 1 year contract
Location: Mesa, AZ
Pay Rate: $29.50
Job Responsibilities
- Produces design drawings using automated/GIS products, maps, exhibits, and reports from notes, aerial and satellite photography, marked prints, digital data source, verbal/written instructions, calculations, or rough field sketches.
- Maintains Smallworld database, including Schematic and Field Installation Records (FIR).
- Under the direction of a Designer or Design Consultant, the Design Technician produces all design drawings in accordance with company requirements for clearances and line design, construction, and maintenance standards.
- Interprets, extracts, validates, and integrates engineering and geographic data from internal and external customers, engineers, and analysts to construct the required products.
- Prepares and conducts training of resources to improve their skills in preparation for more complex assignments and subsequent advancement.
- Performs pre-defined engineering calculations per distribution design, construction, and maintenance policies, procedures, and standards.
- Submits appropriate permit requests to municipalities and other governmental agencies.
- Submits requests for equipment inspections, surface locate, potholes, survey, and easement acquisition/verification to all necessary departments.
- Creates material list based upon construction ready prints and submits for review.
- Prepares, interprets, and coordinates processing documents for updating GIS systems.
- Performs field checks and verifies accuracy of maps, exhibits, and records.
- Shares in the development of GIS applications and mapping procedures.
- Makes recommendations for process improvements.
- Determines detail requirements on minor designs for distribution system and supports design function of major projects.
- Performs other duties that may be assigned.
Basic Qualifications
- Experience in one of the following areas: CAD Technician, MSD, Design Technician, GIS Technician, Engineering Technician, or other related experience.
- Experience with AutoCAD preferred.
