Senior Designer - Land Development

Pape-Dawson Engineers

Pape-Dawson Engineers

Design

San Antonio, TX, USA

Posted on Apr 22, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description

Overview

This position is responsible for providing design support to engineers for commercial/site and residential land development projects.

Responsibilities

  • Work from detailed sketches or off red-lines to prepare plans, profiles, and detail drawings in AutoCAD Civil 3D

  • Develop construction documents showing topographical contours, elevations, profiles and cross-sections as well as develop draft design engineering drawings

  • Understand and use established company standards for drafting including layer names; line and character styles; drawings and file names for sheet layout

  • Handle AutoCAD transfers

  • Analyze sketches, notes and other input material to determine and plan the best approach to develop and complete drawings with minimal supervision

  • Inform Project Manager(s) of progress on assigned projects and request work when needed

  • Maintain organized work area to allow access of project information by other team members

  • Flexible in work assignments and team assignments

Qualifications

  • Associates Degree in Computer-Aided Drafting and Design from an accredited institution of higher education

  • 10 years' experience in civil design - residential/commercial/site in the Central Texas area

  • Extremely proficient in AutoCAD- Civil 3D

  • Effective communications skills both oral and written skills

  • Effective interpersonal skills for interaction with colleagues, clients and public agency officials

  • Self-starter

  • Ability to work interdependently within a team environment

  • Must be flexible to changes in work assignments on short notice and/or on a daily basis as changes occur in project needs

  • Must be able to work 8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday, with occasional overtime

EEO Statement:

All qualified applicants for Pape-Dawson Engineers will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.