Careers

Careers

Marketing Coordinator
Civil Design Advantage (CDA) is accepting applications for a Marketing Coordinator position.  CDA is looking for a creative, ambitious, resourceful, and highly organized professional to play a key role in creating and developing promotional marketing material, preparation of formal project proposals, assisting with social media initiatives, and assistance with and execution of various marketing presentations.  The ideal candidate will collaborate and work closely with CDA’s executive team and project managers, as well as lead certain individual efforts of CDA’s overall marketing strategy.

Responsibilities

• Understand, further develop, and enhance marketing processes, systems and templates; identify and propose enhancements and support implementation.
• Ensure internal and external marketing material design and messaging reflect brand standards and marketing strategy.
• Identify, plan and execute marketing campaigns and initiatives alongside business development, marketing and project team members.
• Collaborate with various personnel to draft formal proposals, qualification statements, and project narratives.
• Review requests for proposals (RFP) requirements and offer writing, design and research assistance; identify needed material, narratives, graphics and charts for technical and price proposals,
• Lead proposal development meetings to discuss status and challenges, review outstanding items and recommend opportunities for improvement.
• Maintain current project sheets, personnel resumes and headshots, and local project photography.
• Collaborate with executive team to maintain and enhance website.
• Serve as a brand standards champion by providing support to jobsite branding and marketing materials.
• Collaborate with CDA’s Social Media Manager and support CDA’s social media efforts. Write, edit, and post content for email, newsletters, web, social media, video, digital signage, and press releases.
• Assist with local public relations and communications activity (i.e. craft blog posts, press releases, media responses); obtain approval from business development and/or marketing management; build media relationships as appropriate.
• Maintain marketing activities such as booth and promotional items, award submissions, advertisings, mailings and meeting reports.
• Collaborate and coordinate with other consulting firms that CDA may be teamed with in project pursuits.
• Coordinate and create interview and presentation materials for project pursuit.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Communication, Marketing, Education, or other relevant major.
• Strong technical writing, editing, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Strong organizational skills, with high level of attention to detail.
• Self-motivated, enjoys learning new things, and demonstrates reliability and professionalism.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Suites.
• Two or more years of professional consulting service experience is required; A/E/C industry experience is a plus.

If interested in the Marketing Coordinator position, please email resumes to KeithW@cda-eng.com.

Traffic Engineer
Civil Design Advantage (CDA) has an immediate need for Traffic Engineer. This is a full-time position with benefits. Responsibilities include the design and preparation of plans, specification and cost estimates for traffic engineering projects to control vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Performs all phases of planning and design such as traffic signs, signals, and channelization and intersection layouts. Prepares Traffic Studies to determine impact of proposed developments. Conducts accident studies and recommends measures for corrective action. Inspects and completes necessary documents for the installation of traffic signals and other traffic control devices. Professional licensure in Iowa as a civil engineer is required. Experience with AutoCAD and Civil3D is preferred. Candidates should have the ability to work in a team environment. Contact Gary Reed at 515-369-4400 or GaryR@cda-eng.com if interested.

Project Engineer
Civil Design Advantage (CDA) is accepting applications for a full-time Project Engineer. Candidate will provide engineering services for civil design, plan/specification preparation and hydrology calculations. Previous experience with site development engineering including paving, grading and drainage plans, storm sewer and sanitary sewer and due diligence studies for property development is desirable. Civil Engineering graduate and engineering intern (EI) status required. AutoCAD and Civil 3-D experience is desirable. Contact Erin Ollendike at 515-369-4400 or ErinO@cda-eng.com if interested.

Licensed Project Engineer
Civil Design Advantage (CDA) is accepting applications for a licensed Project Engineer. This is a full-time position with benefits. Responsibilities include civil design, plan/specification preparation, hydrology calculations, civil engineering support for CDA project managers and other general civil engineering support. Professional licensure in Iowa as a civil engineer is required. Experience with AutoCAD and Civil3D is preferred. Candidates should have the ability to work in a team environment. Contact Gary Reed at 515-369-4400 or ErinO@cda-eng.com if interested.

Survey/CAD Technician – Office
Civil Design Advantage (CDA) is accepting applications for full-time a permanent CAD Technician within its Survey Group. Experience with AutoCAD and or Surveying desired. Responsibilities include boundary research, survey data downloads and preparing easements, plats and site plans in AutoCAD. Please send resumes to MikeB@cda-eng.com.

Landscape Architect In-Training
Civil Design Advantage (CDA) is accepting applications from recent or new graduates in Landscape Architecture to work within a design team on Land Development projects. Ideally, individual should have experience with Land Development projects and using AutoCAD Civil 3D and Land F/X. Individual will work with senior Landscape Architects and Civil Engineers to design a variety of projects, including, but not limited to commercial retail, offices, clinics, sports fields, neighborhood parks, and multi-family development. Responsibilities will include planning, design, detailed construction document preparation, renderings, and preparation of cost opinions.  Please email resumes to KeithW@cda-eng.com.

CDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.