Job Description

Akkodis is seeking an " Utility Specialist " for a contract position with a client located in Dallas, TX.

Salary: $25-28/hr.

Location: Dallas, TX or McKinney, TX

Responsibilities:

• Thorough understanding of civil engineering and utility symbols and terminology with respect to preparation of plan & profile drawings for utility systems located within public rights-of-ways. A functional knowledge of PC applications is required. MicroStation and AutoCAD computer aided drafting knowledge is required.
• Work independently and with Project Manager in the design and preparation of detailed computer aided drawings for construction of private underground utility systems.
• Provide CAD support for Utility coordination, Subsurface Utility Engineering and Municipal Projects, as workload dictates.
• Independently Work with rough sketches, drawings, specifications and other engineering data received from client or Project Manager for use in the development of final construction drawings.
• Collecting field or other utility record data required for completion of construction drawings when necessary.
• Calculate or determine project utility dimensioning, profile grades, route elevations, underground utility line elevations, underground utility line sizes and quantities of materials.

Required Experience:

• 2 - 5+ years of recent experience in Computer Aided Drafting; experience with utility design projects preferred.
• Computer drafting skills should include using line styles, cell properties, project reference files, global and local coordinates extracting profile data using TIN or DTM files and using creative scaling techniques.
• Some experience interpreting utility records, engineering plan and profiles and preparing base drawings from survey notes and be open to learning new ways to input 2D and 3D utility data into exhibits.
• Creating plan and profile drawings for utility facilities such as telecommunications systems, electric, gas, sewer or water.

If you feel this is not something that you are currently interested in, but know of someone, that might be, please share the details with them or let me know their details so I can reach out to them!

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.

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· The California Fair Chance Act

· Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

· Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

· San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

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