Designer

Designer

Our customer is seeking a Designer to support ongoing telecommunications projects involving underground and aerial construction drawing development for utility installations. This role is responsible for preparing and updating Outside Plant (OSP) designs, supporting utility research, translating field notes into engineering drawings, and coordinating with municipalities, engineers, and construction teams. The ideal candidate will bring strong AutoCAD 2D drafting experience, familiarity with layered design environments, an understanding of utility construction drawings, and the ability to support production-based drafting requirements while maintaining accuracy and quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Utilize AutoCAD for base mapping and preparation of underground and aerial OSP construction drawings.
• Support design of running line selection, manhole/handhole locations, conduit, innerduct, microduct, and fiber optic cable layouts.
• Prepare make-ready engineering and pole-related design documentation.
• Develop utility designs involving public rights-of-way, private easements, and existing utility infrastructure.
• Research existing utilities including water, sewer, electric, and gas systems.
• Support review and coordination involving encroachment permits, easements, rights-of-way, and environmental permits.
• Interact with municipalities, telecom engineers, and construction/maintenance teams to obtain records and utility information.
• Research OSP records, assessor maps, recorded documents, construction prints, and related source information independently.
• Conduct site surveys and translate field notes into updated engineering design drawings.
• Produce accurate daily drafting output in a production-based environment measured by correctly completed drafts.
• Apply standard AutoCAD commands and drafting techniques including breaklines, fillet radius settings, layer management, and reference-based scaling.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 1+ year of professional AutoCAD 2D experience.
• Strong understanding of 2D CAD drafting environments, including use of layers and related drafting features.
• Experience with AutoCAD commands including breakline creation, fillet radius settings, changing layers, and scaling objects using reference methods.
• Experience reading blueprints, conduit prints, and construction drawings preferred.
• Adequate understanding of basic math and ability to utilize Excel.
• Self-motivated with strong time management skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work accurately in a production-driven drafting environment.
• Valid driver's license and clear driving record required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting telecom OSP build projects preferred.
• Experience with utility design, permitting, easements, and right-of-way research preferred.
• Familiarity with site survey support and translating field notes into engineering drawings preferred.
• Candidates with strong 2D AutoCAD backgrounds preferred over candidates whose experience is primarily Revit or 3D modeling focused.

Work Environment / Additional Information

• Onsite role supporting telecommunications infrastructure projects in Phoenix, Arizona.
• Position includes office-based drafting work with possible site survey support.
• Production-based role measured by number and quality of correct drafts completed daily.
• Strong focus on accuracy, organization, and independent task management is required.