Title: Utility Specialist

Division: Telecom

LJA recognizes that our success depends on the quality of the people we hire. We are currently seeking highly talented individuals that take pride in their work, function exceptionally well in team environments, and contribute to the overall success of the company. As a 100% employee-owned company, we promote an entrepreneurial spirit that helps drive the bottom line and the long-term professional and financial success of our employees. With more than 50 office locations, LJA is growing and ready for talented people to help us build our future.

Required Responsibilities:

• Thorough understanding of civil engineering and utility symbols and terminology with respect to preparation of plan & profile drawings for utility systems located within public rights-of-ways. A functional knowledge of PC applications is required. MicroStation and AutoCAD computer aided drafting knowledge is required.
• Work independently and with Project Manager in the design and preparation of detailed computer aided drawings for construction of private underground utility systems.
• Provide CAD support for Utility coordination, Subsurface Utility Engineering and Municipal Projects, as workload dictates.
• Meet project completion dates and budgets set by Project Manager and Client.
• Independently Work with rough sketches, drawings, specifications and other engineering data received from client or Project Manager for use in the development of final construction drawings.
• Must be able to understand and work directly with survey notes and record utility drawing.
• Must be able to plot plan view drawings or plan & profile drawings to include cross-sections, spot elevations, buildings, walls, fences, roadways, rights-of-way, underground utilities, tunnels, overhead power lines and other structures noted in the survey notes or on the record utility drawings.
• Could include collecting field or other utility record data required for completion of construction drawings when necessary.
• Calculate or determine project utility dimensioning, profile grades, route elevations, underground utility line elevations, underground utility line sizes and quantities of materials.
• Prioritize and effectively plan work, file records and key documents for easy access by others.
• Work willingly with clients, other staff, supervisors and principals.
• Training to meet company safety standards.
• Work in a safe and efficient manner at all times.

Required Experience:

• Strong communication skills
• Ability to build strong relationships
• 2 - 5+ years of recent experience in Computer Aided Drafting; experience with utility design projects preferred.
• Computer drafting skills should include using line styles, cell properties, project reference files, global and local coordinates extracting profile data using TIN or DTM files and using creative scaling techniques.
• Some experience interpreting utility records, engineering plan and profiles and preparing base drawings from survey notes and be open to learning new ways to input 2D and 3D utility data into exhibits.
• Creating plan and profile drawings for utility facilities such as telecommunications systems, electric, gas, sewer or water.
• Past experience in CAD support of subsurface utility engineering or utility design projects.
• Past experience with the Permitting process for City of Austin, Austin Energy, PEC, Oncor, AT&T, and other central Texas cities, and muncipalites.

Physical Requirements:

• Sit for extended periods of time working on computer
• Driving to and from various outside meetings
• Sitting and/or standing for extended periods of time.
• Able to lift up to 25 pounds (computer equipment, printers, monitors, paper etc.).
• Mobility within the office including movement between floors and workstations
• Repeated motions (i.e.-typing, reaching, bending, lifting and carrying)
• Walking to collect field data

Environmental Factors:

• Most work is performed in a professional office environment. Some trips to client offices and jobsites for observations may be required.
• Jobsite observations factors could include: walking and climbing on uneven surfaces, exposure to outdoor environments and extreme weather (heat and freezing temperatures), noise exposure, driving for extended periods of time, exposure to allergens (i.e. pollen, dust, cedar, sumac, poison ivy, etc.), exposure to construction and traffic work zones, possible hand and power tool use, and extended periods of Personal Protective Equipment use.
• Extended use of electronic devices (i.e.-computers, printers, copiers, scanners, plotters and telephones).

Expected hours of work/Travel:

• This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, flexible time available upon request