Job Description
Overview:
Kimley-Horn is seeking a skilled CAD Operator to join our dynamic Renewable Energy Team. In this role, you will play a key part in supporting our energy projects by utilizing computer-aided drafting (CAD) tools to create high-quality site plans and construction drawings. You’ll work closely with a multidisciplinary team to ensure accuracy, consistency, and adherence to company standards while contributing to meaningful renewable energy designs. This is not a remote position.
Responsibilities:- Create detailed site plans and construction drawings using AutoCAD and other drafting software for renewable energy projects.
- Design and produce comprehensive sets of plans, maintaining accuracy and consistency throughout.
- Implement and manage drafting and plan preparation standards set by Kimley-Horn.
- Assist in maintaining and organizing the drawing database to ensure efficient access and updates.
- Perform routine checks and analysis to verify accuracy and quality of drafted designs.
- Develop familiarity with Kimley-Horn’s practices, procedures, and technical standards, ensuring all work aligns with project goals.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, or related drafting software.
- Experience in drafting for infrastructure, civil engineering, or renewable energy projects preferred.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality, accurate deliverables.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and adjust priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong communication skills and willingness to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
Salary Range:
$75,000 to $90,000
At Kimley-Horn, we do things differently. People, clients, and employees are at the forefront of who we are. Clients know we prioritize achieving their goals and growing their success. Employees know our culture and approach to business are built on a desire to provide an environment for everyone to flourish. Our commitment to quality is only as good as the people behind it— that’s why we welcome and develop passionate, hardworking, and proactive employees. We take pride in how our employee retention, robust benefits package, and company values have led to Kimley-Horn’s placement on the Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work” list for 19 years!
Key Benefits at Kimley-Horn
- Exceptional Retirement Plan: 2-to1- company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation (salary + bonus) and additional profit-sharing contribution.
- Comprehensive Health Coverage: Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
- Time Off: Personal leave, flexible scheduling, floating holidays, and half-day Fridays.
- Financial Wellness: Student loan matching in our 401(k), and performance-based bonuses.
- Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs.
- Family-Friendly Benefits: New Parent Leave, family building benefits, and childcare resources.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Orange, California |
| Industry | Engineering Services |
| Salary | $75,000–$90,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1967 |
About Company
Kimley-Horn keeps two groups of people at the center of its business: its clients and its staff. Past president Ed Vick said, "We have no reason to exist except to serve our clients." That intense focus on providing quality to the people we serve has made Kimley-Horn one of the nation's top consulting firms in every discipline we practice.
But the firm's core purpose, articulated by its leadership and lived out daily, is "to provide an environment for our people to flourish." We know that people are fulfilled, motivated, and challenged in different ways. In order to foster our individual aspirations, we support our people as they grow into roles and take on responsibilities that are important to them. Growing professionally, having fun with our colleagues, and finding satisfaction in our work are central to our way of life.
To that purpose we add core values: "honesty, integrity, and ethics; exceptional client service; high expectations; sharing and caring; sustained profitability." Our core values and core purpose provide a foundation for the way we approach our business. Our vision is long-term and our expectation is always to perform with quality, for the sake of both groups at the center of our firm.
Through their work, our people discover untapped talents and interests. At Kimley-Horn we work hard to allow that to happen. We have college students who started as traffic engineers now working on ITS projects. We have former administrative assistants who are now human resources professionals and former marketing coordinators who are now transportation planners.
We provide the environment. We want you to take advantage of it and flourish!
Skills
- Alternative Energyunmatched
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- AutoCADunmatched
- CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing)unmatched
- Civil Engineeringunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Construction Drawingsunmatched
- Construction Planningunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- Detail Orientedunmatched
- Employee Retentionunmatched
- Energy & Utilitiesunmatched
- Environmental Designunmatched
- Establish Prioritiesunmatched
- Microsoft Access Databaseunmatched
- Multitaskingunmatched
- Student Financial Servicesunmatched
- Student Loansunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
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