Reports To: CAD Supervisor
FLSA Status: Exempt
Job Description
Summary
The Field CAD Technician plays a vital role in supporting company operations by accurately gathering and processing field data used for invoicing and project documentation. This position requires a proactive team player with strong verbal and written communication skills, the ability to produce high-quality CAD drawings, and the adaptability to thrive in a dynamic field environment. Success in this role depends on the ability to follow directions precisely, consistently meet deadlines, and approach tasks with a solution-oriented mindset.
Essential functions
- Communicate with crew foreman, supervisors, and managers to ensure familiarity with work performed and completed on job sites.
- Measure out completed pipeline jobs for as-laid (as-built) sketches
- Gather, organize, review, create CAD drawings, and transform field data into invoice format
- Review crew production dailies to ensure all billable line items are captured for invoicing
- Review material issues and identify billable materials to be added to invoices
- Prepare invoices and enter data in our customer’s database for invoicing approval
- Send invoices to the accounting department for billing items approved for invoicing by the customer
- Create CAD drawings for commercial services entered into customer’s database by New Business Administrator
- Perform unexpected tasks as needed to ensure flow of revenue is uninterrupted
Competencies
- Must be able to prioritize work
- Identify and overcome issues that arise from software glitches, communication breakdowns, billing issues, and customer concerns
- Create and maintain electronic and paper copy files of all invoices
- Strong people/leadership skills (people and task oriented)
- A collaborative team player with strong customer service orientation
- Highly proactive style of work
Required education and experience
- High School Diploma / GED
- 2 years’ CAD experience
Preferred education and experience
- Turbo CAD experience helpful
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Active construction jobsite experience
Work Environment
- 50% Office Setting
- 50% Jobsite environment:
- Work around equipment that is loud and noisy
- Work in extreme temperatures with dust and debris
- Work around moving equipment