CAD Support Specialist – Landscape Architecture

Location: Flexible (Local or Remote) Employment

Type: Open to Full-Time, Part-Time, Temporary, Contract, or Employee

 

About the Position: Sites is seeking a skilled and detail-oriented CAD Support Specialist to help streamline and elevate our landscape architecture work across our diverse portfolio of projects. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys solving technical problems, organizing complex digital workflows, and enabling creative professionals to focus on design by providing solid, consistent drafting support.As part of our Landscape Architecture team, you’ll work closely with landscape architects at various experience levels, providing CAD production support across multiple projects, while also playing a central role in standardizing drawing templates, layer systems, blocks, and sheet setups for greater consistency and efficiency firm-wide. Once immediate CAD priorities are well established, other career growth opportunities exist within the group, depending on the selected candidate’s strengths and interests. 

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What You'll Do – initial priorities:

1. Support multiple landscape architecture projects with precise and timely CAD drafting.

2. Organize, document, develop, and maintain office-wide CAD standards, templates, and libraries.

3. Collaborate with project managers to set up drawing packages and ensure drafting accuracy and graphic quality.

4. Troubleshoot and solve CAD-related issues across the team.

5. Assist in training staff in best practices and new tools, as appropriate.

6. Adapt workflows to meet evolving project needs, client requirements, and team capacities.

Qualifications:

1. Minimum 3 years of professional experience using CAD in a design, planning, architecture, or engineering setting.

2. Proficiency in AutoCAD; experience with Civil 3D or Land F/X is a plus.

3. Strong organizational and communication skills; ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities.

4. Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with a remote and/or in-office team.

5. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related field (Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Engineering, Geography, etc.) preferred but not required.

Bonus Skills:
1.    Experience in landscape architecture or urban design offices.
2.    Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp, or GIS.
3.    Enthusiasm for good design and how visual communication supports great projects.
 
We offer a competitive benefits package and a flexible schedule with a hybrid work environment, tailored to suit our employees’ and business needs, for eligible employees. Employees work on collaborative teams both virtually and in our beautiful urban office near downtown Albuquerque, on Route 66. 

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We are looking for someone who is eager to help us streamline our CAD processes across our Landscape Architecture team, who is passionate about helping our team solve problems, and who can creatively capitalize on opportunities. If you would like to explore employment with our firm, submit a cover letter, resume and writing sample or portfolio to: mail@sites-sw.com. We look forward to meeting you!