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Site Designer

American Society of Interior Designers, Houston, TX, United States


The Role As a Civil Designer, you’ll be the engine behind our site plan sets. You won’t just be "drawing"; you’ll be building intelligent

Civil 3D models , solving grading puzzles, and navigating the complexities of utility and drainage design. You’ll work hand-in-hand with Project Managers and Engineers to transform concepts into permit-ready construction documents.

Key Responsibilities

Design & Drafting:

Prepare comprehensive civil site plan sets, including site layout, grading, drainage, paving, utilities, and erosion control.

Modeling Mastery:

Build and maintain Civil 3D models using surfaces, feature lines, corridors, and pipe networks; perform earthwork quantities and basic takeoffs.

Hydraulic Support:

Assist with drainage design (inlet checks, pipe sizing, and detention layouts) and assemble calculations for submittals.

Project Integration:

Interpret surveys, plats, and geotechnical reports to create accurate base maps and incorporate multi-disciplinary redlines.

Regulatory Navigation:

Ensure all designs meet QA/QC standards, ADA accessibility, fire codes, and specific jurisdictional requirements.

Permitting & Construction:

Prepare submittal packages, respond to jurisdictional comments, and provide RFI or as-built support during the construction phase.

Qualifications

Experience:

~5 years of dedicated civil/site design experience, specifically within the commercial or education sectors (retail, banks, schools).

Software Expertise:

High proficiency in

AutoCAD Civil 3D

(Surfaces, Grading Tools, Pipe Networks, and Xrefs).

Technical Knowledge:

Strong understanding of site drainage, utility layout, and the typical organization of a 60/90/100% plan set.

Compliance:

Ability to read and apply municipal standards, ADA requirements, and local site codes.

Education:

A.S. or B.S. in Civil Engineering, Drafting/Design Technology, or equivalent professional experience.

Preferred Skills

Experience with hydrology/hydraulics software (Civil 3D SSA, StormCAD, etc.).

Familiarity with

SWPPP/NPDES

exhibits and submittal workflows.

Proficiency in Bluebeam Revu and Microsoft 365.

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