Senior Structural CAD Designer (8+ Years)

Company Description

At Coffman Engineers, we serve as both prime consultant and sub consultant on projects large and small, including commercial, retail, institutional, government, industrial, and project/construction management. Incorporated in 1979, we have employees in more than 20 locations serving clients across the United States and overseas.

To meet client objectives and to integrate our many disciplines, we can create teams comprised of civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, and corrosion control, as well as project/construction managers and professionals in a variety of specialty services. This ability has made us a leader in the engineering and construction communities, and has strengthened our reputation as being progressive, innovative, and a great place to work.

Job Description

Designing a better world is more than a career, it’s a calling! Come work with a team of professionals dedicated to design excellence at Coffman Engineers’ Bay Area office.

Our Bay Area office is growing, and we need a highly skilled Senior Structural CAD/BIM Designer to join our busy team. If you have eight or more years of experience, can perform design work without supervision, and train and supervise junior CAD designers and BIM modelers, you may be just who we are looking for.

The ideal candidate will be proficient in:

• The latest releases of AutoCAD designing and Revit modeling practices.
• Setting up, producing, and updating AutoCAD and Revit projects.
• Developing and maintaining CAD standards, Revit Families and CAD/Revit template files.
• Coordinating collaborative Revit projects among multiple disciplines and interfacing with Architectural design teams.
• Customizing and maintaining company and third-party Revit content.
• Supporting and leading design and drawing package development on multidiscipline projects.
• Coordinating with clients and outside design team members on drafting standards and file exchanges.
• Coordinating design submittals. You will publish drawings in multiple formats and deliver or upload digital files to clients.
• Providing quality assurance of final design packages and upload into client document management systems.

The position is hybrid where the staff are in-person three days a week (minimum) and have the option to work remotely two days a week. The optional remote workdays of the week are currently Thursday and Friday. These guidelines are reassessed periodically. 

This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Compensation & Benefits

Expected Salary Range: $85,000 – $110,000.00

• Paid overtime at 1.0 times hourly rate.
• Competitive end of year discretionary bonus based on company/team/personal performance.
• Hybrid Work Schedule (subject to change).
• 401k with maximum of 5% Contribution Matching for 9% Employee Contribution.

Qualifications

• Graduated from a certified CAD training program or a Technical/Associate degree in engineering or related science (preferred)
• 8 or more years of Revit experience.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Additional Information

Why You Want To Work Here

The Bay Area office of Coffman Engineers was established in 2014 after Coffman had been providing engineering services in this area for many years. Since then, we have grown organically to include four different engineering disciplines working in many different market sectors. We've built the culture of the company in a distinct way. Our staff acts like family, and we enjoy working together and spending time together taking part in events such as axe throwing, picnics, camping, and community service activities.

Our Bay Area office is conveniently located near Lake Merritt in Oakland in a 9-story office building. Our office space is 3 blocks from a BART station, and close to a wide variety of restaurants and breweries, the lake itself, and all that downtown Oakland has to offer. Also located nearby are San Francisco, ocean beaches, and redwood groves. We welcome the dedicated and the driven to join us.

You could choose to work anywhere, so why work at Coffman Engineers? Because we are different – our culture sets us apart. Simply stated, we are a group of creative, high-performing people who like working together and believe that what we do makes a difference. Employees say that it feels like working with a group of friends in a small office while enjoying the benefits and perks of working for a large firm. Our culture isn’t the only thing that makes us different, but it drives everything we do.

Coffman offer a comprehensive benefits plan, flexible PTO program, an open collaborative environment, professional developme