Overview:
Derck & Edson is an innovative planning and design firm dedicated to enhancing campuses, downtowns, and athletic facilities. Established in 1940, the firm brings decades of experience, seamlessly blending functionality, creativity, and responsiveness to deliver enduring design solutions. Our multidisciplinary team—comprising landscape architects, architects, civil engineers, interior designers, and land planners—provides comprehensive support throughout every phase of the design and construction process. We collaborate with a diverse range of clients, including institutions of higher education, urban centers, and specialty organizations, delivering impactful projects across the nation.
At Derck & Edson, we are committed to creating transformative spaces that inspire a lasting “wow factor” while thoughtfully responding to their surroundings, environment, and unique sense of place.
Role Description:
This is a full-time, onsite CAD Draftsperson role located in Lititz, PA with up to two days a week permitted for remote work. Under the direction of a Project Manager and working within the structure of a project team, the draftsperson will produce detailed site designs and drawings packages according to plans and specifications provided by our team of landscape architects and civil engineers to be utilized for permitting, bidding, and construction.
Qualifications:
- 4 years + of professional experience with a landscape architecture or civil engineering firm
- Technical degree or training preferred with emphasis on design drafting
- Ability to translate initial concepts and preliminary design ideas into formal technical drawings that include demolition, layout, grading, landscape, stormwater, erosion control, and site utility plans
- Comprehensive knowledge of AutoDesk Civil3D software
- Basic knowledge in site layout and grading
- Basic knowledge in design criteria/detailing
- Basic knowledge in plan preparation and organization
- Good writing and communication skills including ability to communicate effectively with the project teams on specific tasks within projects
- Professional registration and certification are not required