Civil CAD Designer

Strong communities don’t just happen—they’re built. They’re creatively imagined, collaboratively planned, and readied to face tomorrow with optimism. We’re driving the future of Community Development. Our experts lead their fields, collaborating on projects that are as technically challenging as they are impactful, creative, and fulfilling. We’re a place where you can apply your passion—and find endless opportunities to help make communities more equitable, resilient, and livable. Come join our Community Development team and work alongside others who share your passion to support communities through exciting and unique land development projects.

Your Opportunity

Stantec is seeking talented Civil CAD Designer to join our Civil/Site engineering team in Clearwater, Tampa, or Orlando.

Your technical knowledge and team-focused approach will enhance our mission to set the standard in our field for exceptional client service and professional excellence, as we grow to better serve clients, communities and provide greater opportunities for employees.

Your Key Responsibilities

• As an integral member of the community development team, the Civil Designer produces construction documents to fulfill clients’ goals. This position is also responsible to QA/QC of construction documents, providing design ideas and solutions, and train or mentor junior CAD Designers, Operators, or Engineers.
• Relevant drawing elements for this position include, but are not limited to, alignments, profiles, and cross sections of roadways and utilities, surface editing, corridor modeling. Relevant projects may also include, but are not limited to, site plans, grading and drainage plans, roadway alignment, plan and profiles, cross sections, traffic control, earthwork calculations, water distribution, sanitary sewer collection systems, storm sewer design, intersection layouts, and applicable standard details.
• Produces construction documents using relevant drafting/design software.
• Organizes construction documents from beginning to end with little to minor direction.
• Demonstrates understanding of codes and regulatory requirements for design.
• Performs thorough quality control of construction documents.
• Maintains file management of AutoCAD files and other documents.
• Ensures compliance with company CAD standards within the scope of assigned projects.
• Produces and completes utility alignments and profiles.
• Prepares layout site plans from basic concept to final.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in municipal and/or private (site) work such as site infrastructure, roads, water, and sewer projects.
• Proficient in AutoCad Civil 3D with skills including grading, pipe networks, profiles, and corridor modeling.
• Associate degree in Drafting/Design or equivalent from an accredited college or technical school or equivalent experience or accreditation preferred.
• Knowledge and skills required includes codes and design standards specific to local geographic market in the greater Tampa Bay Florida region is desired.
• Ability to work efficiently in a high-volume, deadline-driven team environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience developing construction documents for Site (Land) Development plans, roadways, utilities and site development plans from preliminary through final design.
• Researching feasibility/due diligence or alternative design approaches, site conditions, and regulatory agency requirements/specifications. Be self-motivated and work independently.
• Rendering and Conceptual plan preparation
• Manage production of multiple drawings and multiple projects at the same time.
• Read and interpret complex engineering plans and specifications.
• Use good judgment to identify alternatives to assist in the resolution of design problems.
• Manage time and workload efficiently which includes planning, organizing, prioritizing, and following-through on a variety of tasks, projects, assignments, and reports to meet deadlines.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s’ talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements

Primary Location: United States | FL | Orlando

Organization: BC-2382 CommDev-US South

Employee Status: Regular

Travel: No

Schedule: Full time

Job Posting: 24/09/2025 12:09:01

Req ID: 1002422

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. At Stantec we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process then please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.