Computer-Aided Design Specialist

89054BR

Campus: Tempe

Computer-Aided Design Spec

Job Description

The Design School at the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts is looking for a creative and collaborative problem-solver to join our staff as a Computer-Aided Design Specialist to help model and maintain our facilities, using a CAD system.  Under the direction of the Business Operations Manager, this position is focused on providing drawings to record existing facilities, space planning and coordination of phased upgrades. We welcome applications from self-motivated individuals who can also support other needs of The Design School.

Job Family

Engineering & Tech Support

Department Name

The Design School

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full-Time

Grant Funded Position

This is not a grant funded position and is not contingent on future grant funding.

Salary Range

Depends on experience

Essential Duties

• Creates and updates building drawings for space management purposes using CAD software, and updates drawings as necessary.
• Documents facilities as-builts conditions for planning renovations and upgrades.
• Converts information to a CAD or BIM format.
• Occasionally may produce presentation quality drawings for departmental uses.
• May serves as CAD trainer or instructional professional and resource person for the department. 
• Assists with planning for general renovation projects, and conducts annual facility and space surveys.
• Coordinates and collaborates with staff and faculty leadership to facilitate studio space assignments and events planning.
• Ensures the efficiency of all building systems and coordinates building security.
• Oversees and processes maintenance and repair requests and schedules cleaning services at the end of each semester;
• Manages maintenance of grounds, and coordinates site safety programs. 

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design or related field AND one year experience in CAD; OR,Five years of design, drawing and CAD experience; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Desired Qualifications

• Ability to work effectively in an environment with quickly changing priorities and sensitive/confidential information.
• Demonstrated knowledge of issues related to the area of assignment.
• Demonstrated customer service experience with diverse groups.
• Experience in maintaining effective, respectful working relationships.
• Evidence of effective communication skillsl.
• Demonstrated knowledge of excel and other Microsoft suite applications.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in using CAD software. 
• Demonstrated knowledge of computer technology and specific areas of application, such as architecture or engineering. Skill in design and drawing. 
• Evidence of effective communication.

Working Environment

• Activities to be performed in an open team environment, climate controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding and manipulating a computer mouse.
• Required to stand/sit for varying lengths of time. 
• Regular use of standard office equipment including, but not limited to: computer workstation/laptop (keyboard, monitor, mouse), printer, fax, calculator, copier, telephone and associated computer/technology peripherals. 
• Effective communication skills to perform the essential functions.
• Possible exposure to high noise level areas requires the use of ear plugs or earmuffs.
• Possible exposure to potentially infectious materials.
• Able to lift more than 50 pounds and push up to 100 pounds 

Department Statement

The Herberger Institute comprises the School of Art; School of Arts, Media and Engineering; The Sidney Poitier New American Film School; School of Music, Dance and Theatre; The Design School; and the ASU Art Museum. With 130 degree and certificate options, and programs ranked top 20 in art, design, music, theatre, digital culture, film, dance and more, plus a top university art museum, a leading immersive media facility, and national and international partnerships, the Herberger Institute is a powerhouse of art, culture and design. 

Our mission is to position designers, artists, scholars and educators at the center of public life and prepare them to use their creative capacities to advance culture, build community and imaginatively address today’s most pressing challenges.

The vision of the Herberger Institute is to advance the New American University by embedding designers, artists and arts-based inquiry at its core and throughout the communities it serves locally, nationally and internationally. With 7,000+ students, mare than 700 faculty members, and 130 program options, the Herberger Institute is committed to redefining the 21st-century design and arts school.

As part of Arizona State University, the most innovative university in the nation, the Herberger Institute seeks to drive and scale new ways for arts and design to have impact in our world. We invite you to join our work.

Values:

• Creativity as a core 21st-century competency
• Design and the arts as critical resources for transforming our society
• Innovation, enterprise and entrepreneurship
• Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaboration and research
• Social embeddedness
• Projecting all voices
• Excellence

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Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on the date indicated.

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Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.

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