_{02nd December, 2025}

Our client in the Buffalo, NY area is seeking a Civil Designer/Drafter to join their team!
 
This is an on-site/ full-time/permanent position
Salary based on experience: $65k-$85k
 
Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare proposed site layout plans for commercial properties, including reviewing municipal code requirements from general information provided, including sketches, tax maps, and aerials, and prepare site plans for existing properties utilizing as-built surveys, aerial mapping, and municipal GIS data.
• Prepare detailed engineering site plans for use by the construction department in preparing cost estimates; Prepare detailed engineering plans for minor projects.
• Prepare colored presentation plans for use by the management team in presenting projects, including issues of permitting and town codes for site design. Assist in resolving issues with construction issues such as surveying, engineering, and environmental issues.
• Update tenant information on site plans. Maximize square footage on site drawings based on information provided by the right to build, design, and leasing team.
• Analyze various design requirements, including landscape buffers, building setbacks, and recommend possible solutions or alternate construction.
• Make changes for all site plan revisions at the request of leasing, construction personnel, and executives. Review aerial or site drawings and prepare site plans for retail, commercial, and industrial buildings.
• Perform field visits to evaluate sites for conceptual planning.
• Evaluate zoning and environmental code requirements with the RTB department to ensure adherence to codes and regulations.
• Maintain the Right to Build department drawing files and the layering system

 
Qualifications

• Minimum 1 (one) plus years' experience in preparing site plans and engineering drawings for commercial/retail buildings.
• 2-year degree preferred.
• Experience in AutoCAD 2024 required, and experience in AutoCAD Civil 3D and Adobe Photoshop preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience in AutoCAD Civil 3D and Adobe Photoshop preferred, as well as experience in Photography Imagery.

 
Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.

We are an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or employment against any individual based on race, color, gender, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, or any other factor protected by anti-discrimination laws.
 

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