CAD GIS Specialist, Sr.

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ALEX - Alternative Experts (ALEX)  is now hiring a CAD GIS Specialist for an immediate on-site opening in Arlington, VA. The selected candidate will support the United States Department of Defense (DOD) by providing CAD and drafting support services within a large secure facility. This includes 2D/3D drafting in support of various engineering disciplines (Architectural, Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Security, Furniture / Equipment, Life Safety, & Automated Controls).

Specific duties and skills include:

• Professional experience using Bentley MicroStation and AutoCAD software.
• Experience performing geospatial modeling, analysis, and data manipulation.
• Experience analyzing spatial data for geographic statistics to incorporate into documents and reports.
• Understanding of engineering drawings and a master record drawing repository.
• Experience creating, modifying, converting drawing records.
• Experience handling customer requests and providing exceptional customer service.
• Experience in managing and configuring data and metadata to common geospatial standards such as SDSFIE.
• Experience using AutoCAD to create, modify, convert, and standardize new or existing CAD drawings.
• Experience conducting QA/QC on facility drawing records.
• Standardize new or existing CAD drawings.
• Ability to walk long distances outdoors to enter and exit facility as well as conduct surveys.

Education, Certifications, and Clearance:

• Bachelor's Degree with an emphasis in drafting, geography or related physical or geospatial science such as Civil Engineering Technology, Construction Technology, Cartography, Information Technology, Computer Science, Urban Studies/ Planning or Construction related field.
• OR a minimum of 1 year experience using ESRI ArcGIS, applications and tools as well as a minimum of 2 years of CAD experience utilizing the Autodesk suite.
• Active Secret Clearance preferred.

About Us. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Marshall, VA, ALEX - Alternative Experts, LLC (ALEX) is an ISO 9001:2015-certified Small Business that's changing the way government does business by delivering a powerful, industry-leading array of core services to help its clients achieve mission-critical objectives. ALEX provides a variety of benefits designed to help meet the needs of our employees. See a summary of ALEX's Employee Benefits for more information.

ALEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability. Applicants must be able to perform the essential functions of the job.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to allow employees to meet the essential functions of the job unless those accommodations cause undue hardships to the employer. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact the Human Resources Department at humanresources@alexinc.com.