CADD Manager, Sector Growth, Water / Wastewater

Wilson & Company is currently seeking a Sector CADD Manager to join our team in Phoenix, Arizona. The Sector CADD Manager plays a central role in supporting the design, coordination, and delivery of municipal water infrastructure projects. This position oversees CADD production workflows, ensures adherence to industry and client standards, and provides leadership to multidisciplinary project teams. The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise, strong organizational skills, and a passion for elevating design quality across a growing engineering practice.

Key Attributes:

• Strong subject‑matter confidence and a commitment to high‑quality work.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams.

• Highly organized, capable of managing multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously.

• Detail‑oriented with strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities.

• Thorough understanding of infrastructure design drawing packages and CADD production workflows.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate CADD production efforts for water and wastewater infrastructure projects.

• Collaborate with engineers, designers, and project managers to develop accurate, complete construction drawing packages.

• Produce high‑quality design deliverables while following established quality control procedures.

• Develop, maintain, and update CADD standards, templates, and libraries for multi‑user environments.

• Mentor and support CADD users in adopting new tools, workflows, and best practices as technology evolves.

• Apply and enforce client‑specific or industry‑standard CADD requirements across all project deliverables.

• Create and refine pipeline alignments, profiles, details, and associated infrastructure layouts based on engineering direction.

• Prepare initial engineering layouts for pressurized systems, gravity conveyance, treatment facilities, pumping stations, and storage structures.

• Review sketches, specifications, and engineering data to ensure alignment with design intent.

• Assemble multidisciplinary plan sets and manage reference file coordination.

• Perform geometry and quantity calculations within the CADD environment to support design development and cost estimating.

• Document quality control reviews and ensure drawing packages meet compliance requirements.

• Support project teams in meeting schedule and budget expectations through effective CADD resource management.

Required Qualifications:

• Extensive background in municipal water and wastewater infrastructure design.

• Experience supporting multidisciplinary engineering teams.

• Proven ability to manage CADD workflows for large‑scale infrastructure projects.

• Strong understanding of regulatory requirements, industry standards, and municipal design practices.

• Experience preparing construction documents for pipelines, pump stations, treatment facilities, and related systems.

• Associate degree in drafting, engineering technology, or a related field (Bachelor’s degree preferred).

• Minimum 20 years of CADD design experience in the water, wastewater, or municipal infrastructure industry.

• Advanced proficiency in Autodesk Civil 3D, including:

  • Pipe Networks

  • Plan & Profile generation

  • Data shortcuts and project data management

• Strong experience with Bluebeam Revu and Bluebeam Studio.

• Experience developing and implementing CADD standards for multi‑user environments.

• Demonstrated experience producing alignments, profiles, and 3D models for water and sewer projects.

• Familiarity with additional platforms such as MicroStation, Revit, Plant 3D, MEP 3D, and/or ProjectWise is a plus.

• Ability to lead CADD efforts across multiple concurrent projects.

Job Location: Phoenix, AZ

Annual Salary Range: $115,000+ depending on experience

Please note that Wilson & Company is not currently sponsoring applicants for work visas.

About Us:
For nearly a century, Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects, has provided award-winning engineering, architecture, planning, environmental, surveying, geospatial, and construction management services. With employees across multiple offices in the Midwest, Southwest, Rocky Mountain, and Western regions in the United States, we bring people together to practice their craft, create value, and accomplish great things.

Guided by our purpose, we help clients move from concept to completion, transforming unused spaces into productive places, underutilized facilities into efficient ones, and rural or urban challenges into achievable solutions.

At Wilson & Company, we focus on your specific needs, delivering excellence with lasting Higher Relationships in mind. By employing our core values—discipline, intensity, collaboration, shared ownership, and solutions—we create genuine experiences and lasting connections for our clients, employees, and communities.

We support our employees’ success and well-being with a comprehensive benefits package, including options for health insurance, life insurance, disability coverage, paid time off, and retirement savings plans. We are proud to be an EEO employer and maintain a drug-free workplace, conducting pre-employment background checks.

Join us and be part of a culture committed to helping you achieve personal and professional success.