Right-of-Way CAD Technician
*** $2,000 Hiring Incentive! ***
Current Department of Transportation Employees do NOT qualify for Hiring Incentive
Job ID: 23228
Agency: Department of Transportation / Division of Planning and Engineering / Office of Road Design
Location: Pierre
Salary: $21.04 - $21.76 per hour, depending on experience
Pay Grade: GG
Closing Date: 06/20/2023
This is a full-time position with the Department of Transportation. For more information on the Department of Transportation, please visit https://dot.sd.gov/.
The Right-of-Way CAD Technician creates and assembles right-of-way plans and plats for Department of Transportation projects.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
- creating proposed right-of-way geometry and graphics for use in construction plans, right-of-way plans, and plats;
- drafting aerial photo layouts for public and landowner meetings;
- drafting right-of-way plan sheet graphics files and assembling right-of-way plans set;
- drafting right-of-way plat graphics files and assembling the project plats set;
- updating parcel information in HW07 ROW Parcel Inventory database to ensure parcel information is available to Department of Transportation personnel;
- editing the Department’s CADD Manual and/or participating in the editing of the Department’s Road Design Manual to ensure manuals are accurate and up to date.
What we offer to you beyond the paycheck:
- Hiring Incentive
- Health Insurance (Low & High Deductible Single and Family Plans)
- Well-Being Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Basic Life Insurance Coverage (free to employee)
- Membership in South Dakota Retirement System
- Leave:
- Vacation Leave (15 paid vacation days per year)
- Sick Leave (14 paid sick days)
- Paid Family Leave (40 hours per week for twelve weeks for birth or adoption of a child)
- Military Leave (15 paid days per calendar year)
- 11 Paid Holidays
- Longevity Pay
- Semimonthly Pay Periods
- Eligibility for Meal Per Diems
- Flexible Scheduling
- Paid Overtime (if applicable)
The Ideal Candidate Will Have:
Applicants possessing an associate's degree in civil engineering, land surveying science technology, civil drafting technology, or a related degree, including some experience in computer assisted drafting and design, or any equivalent combination of training and experience are preferred.
Knowledge of:
- construction plans, plats, and legal property descriptions;
- standard terminology, techniques, and practices of drafting;
- computer aided design software.
Skill to:
- utilize a computer;
- use MicroStation, AutoCAD, and similar computer aided drafting (CAD) software;
- mathematically calculate material quantities.
Ability to:
- communicate effectively and confidently with team members and customers;
- adjust effectively to changing, new, or unique work situations;
- display a high standard of ethical conduct;
- attend to all details of assignments and complete work properly, accurately, and thoroughly;
- set priorities, schedule activities, acquire resources, and monitor progress to ensure the successful completion of projects and assignments;
- work cooperatively with others and promote a friendly work climate to achieve shared goals;
- display high levels of effort and commitment to completing assignments and to producing complete, high quality deliverables.
Join the South Dakota Department of Transportation! View more about this opportunity here: https://youtu.be/4Bwxxkb3oZo.
NCRC: If you possess a National Career Readiness Certificate, please submit the certificate with your application. For more information on how to acquire a National Career Readiness Certificate contact a South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation Job Service Office. A certificate is not necessary to be considered.
The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.
The State of South Dakota offers employer paid health insurance plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information at https://bhr.sd.gov/job-seekers/work-for-state-government/. This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.
You must apply online, emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted.
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources
Telephone: 605.773.3148 Email: careers@state.sd.us
"An Equal Opportunity Employer”