CADD Designer / Drafter – Bridge & Structures

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Prepare and update bridge and structural plans, elevations, sections, details, and schedules for preliminary design, PS&E, and construction support.

• Detail structural steel, reinforced and prestressed concrete, foundations, bearings, joints, barriers, and retaining structures under the guidance of engineers.

• Develop sheet sets using roadway alignments, profiles, survey and utility base files, geotechnical data, engineer markups, and discipline models.

• Coordinate interactions with roadway, drainage, utilities, traffic, geotechnical, and right-of-way teams.

• Implement client and agency CADD standards, including Caltrans standards when applicable, for file organization, references, levels/layers, annotation, sheet layout, naming, and deliverables.

• Review drawings for completeness, consistency, dimensions, references, and constructability.

• Integrate review comments and assist with quantity takeoffs and plan revisions.

• Create or assist in developing 3D bridge and structural models when project delivery requires them.

• Aid in generating model-based views, sections, quantities, and presentation graphics.

• Maintain organized project files and synchronize drawing production, milestones, and quality reviews with engineers and other CADD personnel.

• Provide support to less experienced drafters as needed.

⛳️ Requirements

• Associate of Science degree or higher in drafting, CADD, civil engineering technology, or a closely related technical discipline.

• Over 5 years of professional CADD experience, including significant production of bridge or other transportation structural plans.

• Proven expertise in both Bentley MicroStation and Autodesk AutoCAD; experience in transportation design environments such as OpenRoads Designer and/or Civil 3D.

• Familiarity with bridge plan conventions and detailing of steel and concrete structures; ability to interpret engineering sketches, roadway geometry, survey data, and technical review feedback.

• Experience in producing coordinated plan sets that meet client or public agency standards, with a strong focus on drawing quality and deadlines.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate closely with licensed engineers and multidisciplinary project teams.

• Preferred: Direct experience with Caltrans bridge or highway structure plan production, relevant Caltrans CADD standards, standard plans and details, and PS&E delivery; experience with California cities or counties.

• Preferred: Proficiency in Bentley OpenBridge Modeler / OpenBridge Designer, Autodesk Revit, and/or other bridge information modeling workflows, including model-to-sheet production and multidisciplinary model coordination.

• Preferred: Ability to create 3D renderings, visualizations, or animations.

• Preferred: Experience with ProjectWise, Autodesk Construction Cloud/BIM 360, Bluebeam Revu, and structured quality control processes.

• Must be able to regularly communicate verbally, listen, and operate a computer, keyboard, and mouse; occasionally lift, pull/push, and carry up to 20 pounds with accommodations.

• Willingness and ability to travel to other BKF locations and client sites may be necessary.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salaries

• End of year bonuses

• Profit sharing

• 401k

• Generous paid time off packages

• 9 Paid Holidays

• Flexible schedules

• Education reimbursement

• Paid annual dues for professional and societal organizations

• Competitive and award-winning benefits and perks