CAD Technician

Job Description

CAD Technician | Chugach Electric Careers

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Chugach Electric Association, located in Anchorage, AK. Chugach Electric is a member-owned cooperative that provides reliable, affordable power to over 92,000 members across Alaska, rooted in a 75-year history of community service. The CAD Technician plays a vital role in maintaining the accuracy and integrity of critical engineering documents and systems, ensuring that all departments have the necessary CAD support to effectively operate and plan the electrical infrastructure for a clean, sustainable future.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Anchorage, AK

• Team: Reports to Manager, CAD/GIS Services
• Mission: Responsible for the maintenance and accuracy of CAD and CAD related documents, the Engineering Document Management (EDM) system, and other repositories to provide CAD support for all departments.
• Tech Stack: CAD software packages, GIS editing (basic), Microsoft Office products, plotter, scanner, AutoLISP, macro languages.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Create and maintain CAD drawings: Perform tasks to create, edit, or verify CAD drawings and related data from notes, sketches, drawings, data files, GPS, or verbal direction.
• Interpret and update documentation: Interpret construction and maintenance work from documentation or verbal direction to accurately update the CAD repository in a timely manner.
• Ensure data quality: Verify data following department Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) procedures to ensure the creation and maintenance of accurate data and relationships.
• Manage CAD data workflows: Work with users to ensure CAD repository workflow is followed, including downloading, converting, uploading, cataloging, inventorying, and consolidating CAD data.
• Provide system support: Ensure the plotter and scanner are operational by performing basic maintenance, loading supplies, and assisting the CAD Specialist with testing software enhancements, upgrades, and configurations.

The Must-Haves
• Background: A high school diploma or equivalent, plus completion of twenty (20) total college semester credit hours in CAD, GIS/geomatics, remote sensing, photogrammetry, computer science, natural science, surveying technology, engineering, urban planning, cartography, geography, or a related field, with a minimum of nine (9) credit hours in CAD.
• Experience: Four (4) years of work experience where CAD is a major responsibility is required.
• Skills: Proficient and independent operation of CAD software packages; detail and accuracy oriented; strong mathematical skills; excellent English verbal and written communication skills; ability to work with Microsoft Office products.
• Bonus: A degree or CAD Certification is preferred; ability to learn or do basic GIS editing, or some GIS experience/education; understanding of electrical/civil drafting disciplines, drawing standards, and electric utility engineering/design concepts; knowledge of AutoLISP and/or macro languages related to CAD.