Description
Develop detailed civil engineering drawings and plan sets for highways, bridges, site grading, utilities, and public works. Use CAD to produce topographic maps, plans, profiles, cross-sections, and details from survey data and engineering calculations, applying knowledge of civil materials, standards, and mathematics to deliver accurate, buildable documents.
- • Produce civil drawings and plan sets using CAD from engineer sketches and redlines.
- • Draft plans, profiles, and details for roads, bridges, drainage, and water or wastewater systems.
- • Create topographic maps, contours, and cross-sections from survey data.
- • Build digital terrain models and surfaces for grading and earthwork.
- • Coordinate roadway, structural, and utility layouts to resolve conflicts.
- • Interpret and apply DOT standards, local codes, and permitting requirements to drawings.
- • Compile base maps from surveys, GIS, and record drawings.
- • Check dimensions, elevations, slopes, and coordinates for accuracy.
- • Prepare quantity takeoffs, material lists, and item numbers for bid schedules.
- • Determine sheet order, scales, and presentation methods for plan sets.
- • Produce erosion and sediment control, traffic control, and staging plan sheets per standards.
- • Incorporate geotechnical reports, utility locates, and as-built data into designs.
- • Calculate earthwork volumes and prepare cut or fill and haul diagrams.
- • Develop pipe networks and drainage profiles per engineer design.
- • Assist with field measurements, site visits, and construction inspections to verify conditions.
- • Explain drawings to construction teams and update plans based on RFIs and redlines.
- • Assemble and edit specifications, general notes, and legends for civil plan sheets.
- • Plot, publish, and submit plan sets and documentation per client or agency requirements.
- • Maintain CAD standards, layers, symbols, and file naming conventions.
- • Review sketches, models, and specifications to ensure consistency with design intent.
- • Track revisions and maintain version control of drawings and documents.
- • Prepare cost estimate worksheets and bid tabulations under engineer supervision.
- • Produce utility alignment maps and easement exhibits with metes and bounds.
- • Create presentation exhibits and rendered plan graphics for stakeholder meetings.
- • Mentor junior drafters and coordinate workload as assigned.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
