CAD Drafter

CAD Drafter

Own Your Future at Psomas

Join a 100% employee-owned firm built for long-term thinking, shared success, and meaningful impact.

As our CAD Drafter for our Survey & Geospatial team in Utah, you'll play a key role in supporting survey projects by producing high-quality mapping and drafting deliverables, collaborating with project surveyors, and contributing to a wide variety of infrastructure projects.

Why Psomas

• Shared Success: An ownership culture that rewards long-term thinking and doing what's right.
• Retirement Benefits: Company-funded ESOP + 401(k) with immediate match.
• Career Growth: Structured career pathing, mentorship, and leadership development opportunities.
• People-First Culture: Collaborative teams that value diverse perspectives and invest in your development.
• Meaningful Work: High-impact projects across utilities, transportation, aviation, rail, and land development.

What You'll Do

As a CAD Drafter, you'll support survey teams by preparing accurate drafting deliverables, maintaining department drafting standards, and helping ensure projects are completed efficiently and on schedule.

• Survey Drafting & Mapping Prepare preliminary and final maps, Records of Survey, Corner Records, Site Plans, ALTA Surveys, 3D exhibits, and digital data files using Civil 3D, Carlson AutoCAD, and other CAD software.
• Drawing Revisions & Project Support Modify survey drawings as directed by project managers and project surveyors while supporting project teams to meet schedules and deliverables.
• Quality & Standards Arrange survey drawings to comply with established state, city, county, and client standards while helping maintain department drafting standards, file organization, and project naming conventions.
• Base Mapping & Data Preparation Assist with creating base survey drawings from project scope and support the processing and organization of survey data and electronic files.
• Team Collaboration Work closely with project surveyors and other team members to support multiple projects, prioritize assignments, and contribute to successful project delivery.

Required Qualifications

• 3-5 years of professional experience utilizing CAD software
• Proficiency with Civil 3D, Carlson AutoCAD, or similar CAD drafting platforms
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing accurate technical drawings
• Ability to manage multiple assignments while working effectively in a collaborative team environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of land surveying, civil engineering, architectural, structural, and geospatial terminology
• Experience with GIS, Revit, and InRoads
• Experience processing field survey data and electronic files

Compensation & Benefits

• Hourly Range: Commensurate with experience
• Incentives: Discretionary performance bonus program
• Time Off: 3 weeks PTO plus 8 paid holidays
• Total Rewards: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family, along with employee ownership and retirement benefits.

Our Hiring Approach

Our recruiting team reviews every application personally and will keep candidates informed throughout the process. If a candidate's background aligns with what we need, we'll reach out to discuss next steps.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.