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Freese and Nichols is seeking a BIM / CAD OpenRoads Designer . Though our preference is to have someone in our corporate headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas , we are open to considering people in . As a BIM / CAD OpenRoads Designer, you will be a member of our Corporate Business Technology team. You will help document production processes and train on workflows, as well as help identify design needs and do the work. You will help extend our BIM / CAD capabilities, helping us scale solutions as we grow as an organization.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Understand the project requirements, scope of work, and deliverables
• Provide leadership in taking a holistic view of the project and making independent project-level decisions that are trusted by the engineers
• Maintain strong knowledge of company, industry, and technical vocabulary to support effective project delivery.
• Maintain proficiency with Bentley Workspaces, WorkSets, configurations, and ProjectWise.
• Prepare detailed and layout drawings and sketches of unusual, complex, or original designs requiring the application of theoretical and practical engineering knowledge
• Perform discipline design tasks that regularly require the application of fundamental engineering concepts with limited input and direction from the engineer
• Provide conceptual input to projects during the planning stages
• Delegate and supervise tasks assigned to Designers and Technicians
• Coordinate design with other disciplines and coordinate work sharing within the team
• Ensure output is professional, consistent with prevailing standards and satisfies project requirements
• Interface with other departments, clients, vendors, and project engineers in order to support project production
• Provide training, guidance and mentorship to staff
• Participate in interviews for other positions on this ladder and making hiring recommendations
• Perform quality control on deliverables and incorporating continuous improvement into work processes.
• Develop and implementing new processes as required to ensure consistent quality
• Potentially lead BIM / CAD activities on projects
• Potentially manage BIM / CAD library for the discipline
• Knowledge of company, industry, and technical vocabulary

Qualifications

Preferred :

About Freese and Nichols

At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always). Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values.

We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service. For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need : developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.

Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at ), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico. We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.

Join our team of 1,300+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado.