The Assistant CAD Administrator – Plant 3D & Engineering Systems is a senior-level technical and leadership role with responsibility for supporting the CAD Manager in the administration, standardization, and continuous improvement of the company’s CAD and engineering systems, with a strong focus on AutoCAD Plant 3D. This position requires demonstrated leadership experience and ability to combine advanced technical expertise with team leadership, mentoring, and enterprise-level system support. The role serves as a technical delegate to the CAD Manager, providing oversight of Plant 3D and Plant PID specification development and integration into design projects. The role also provides advanced user support across multiple offices.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Support the CAD Manager in executing CAD strategy, standards, and governance.
- Mentoring, technical guidance, and coordination of CAD users across offices.
- Act as a senior technical lead and escalation point for complex CAD and Plant 3D issues.
- Assist with planning, prioritization, and execution of CAD initiatives.
- Support cross-discipline collaboration and promote consistent adoption of standards.
- Support development, maintenance, and enforcement of Plant 3D piping specifications and catalogs.
- Assist with P&ID and 3D model coordination to ensure data integrity and consistency.
- Lead or support QA/QC reviews and resolution of specification, catalog, and data discrepancies.
- Coordinate with engineering and procurement teams to align specifications with approved standards.
- Provide leadership in identifying and implementing improvements to CAD workflows, tools, and engineering technologies.
- Assist with evaluation, testing, and rollout of new software tools and system enhancements.
- Support documentation, version control, and change management related to CAD systems and standards.
- Champion continuous improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency, quality, and reliability.
- Provide senior-level technical support for active Plant 3D and CAD projects.
- Serve as a leadership resource for resolving complex system, data, or workflow issues.
- Assist with project setup, templates, and environment configuration.
- Mentor designers, engineers, and local support champions across offices.
- Lead or support development of training materials and internal documentation.
- Support onboarding and training of new CAD and Plant 3D users.
- Reinforce consistent application of company CAD standards across all offices.
- Gather user feedback and help translate it into actionable system improvements.
Plant 3D Specifications & P&ID Coordination
- Support development, maintenance, and enforcement of Plant 3D piping specifications and catalogs.