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Anchor QEA

Senior Civil CAD Designer

Amesbury, Massachusetts

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Seniority
Senior
Stated salary
$80,919 – $90,023 per year
Country
US
Work mode
On-site / unstated
First seen by hirly
29 Sept 2026

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the posting

Title: Senior Civil CAD Designer

Location: Amesbury, MA (Remote/Hybrid)

Job Type: Regular Full-time

What’s the Opportunity?

  • Anchor QEA is seeking a full-time, senior-level civil CAD Designer based in our various
  • offices. Join our national CAD Team supporting a wide range of civil, environmental, and structural engineering projects. We are interested in a candidate that has the capacity to grow, is a quick learner, is detail-orientated, is a committed team player, and possesses strong written and verbal communication skills. We look forward to collaborating with you on project teams as we solve some of the most challenging problems, together, in the industry!

Responsibilities:

Working directly with engineers, scientists, planners, and landscape architects to perform CAD design and develop deliverables for projects

Preparing construction plan drawings and report figures

Civil design including detailed grading, earthwork volumes, and pipeline layouts

Supports mentoring and training of other team members and new staff

Monitors quality control on assigned tasks; participates in client-needs analyses

Independently carries out complex or novel assignments requiring development of new or improved techniques and procedures

What Are We Looking For?

Ideal candidates will have the following:

10+ years of relevant work experience with Autodesk Civil 3D

Proficient with managing redline edits with Bluebeam and/or Acrobat

Understanding of Microsoft Office applications, including Windows, Outlook, Word, and Excel

Experience in environmental, engineering, or natural resources consulting

Experience with MicroStation and ArcGIS a plus

Experience with structural detailing and design a plus

What Can You Expect?

A collaborative work environment where we encourage everyone to bring their authentic self. We offer competitive compensation and benefits. Benefits detailed below.

Who Are We?

  • Anchor QEA provides environmental planning, science, and engineering consulting services with the mission of transforming our environment and communities with integrity and vibe. With more than 500 people in offices across the United States, our collective vision is to be an inclusive, sustainable, and growing environmental innovator making generational impacts. By embodying our core values, we strive to be our clients’ first choice for solving their most challenging problems and to be our employees’ reason to be excited about going to work each morning. Learn more about Anchor QEA at
  • www.anchorqea.com.

How to Apply?

Apply online through Anchor QEA’s Open Positions page at https://www.anchorqea.com/careers/careers-open-positions/. Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Additional Information

We work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion. As an equal opportunity employer, Anchor QEA is committed to a diverse, multi-cultural work environment. Anchor QEA does not discriminate in employment based on age, race, creed, gender, religion, marital status, veteran’s status, national origin, disability or sexual orientation. Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a comprehensive background check.

Salary and Other Compensation:

Salary Range: $80,919 - $90,023

Annual Bonus

Other potential bonus types: Billable Time Bonus, Spot Bonus, Milestone Anniversary Bonus, Receiving Professional License/Certification Bonus, Peer-reviewed Publication Bonus, Employee Referral Bonus.

Base Level Benefits for Regular Full-Time Positions:

Healthcare: Medical, dental, vision, basic life and AD&D insurance

Paid Company and Floating Holidays: 7 paid company and 2 floating holidays annually

Vacation: 2 weeks accrued paid vacation based on length of service. Vacation may vary by level.

Sick and Safe Time: 80 hours annually

Retirement Plan: 401k plan with an employer match * Further information on benefits: https://anchorqea.com/careers/benefits/

Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a comprehensive background check.

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