Hire CAD Designers, Drafters, and BIM Professionals
Tier2Tek Staffing is a direct-hire recruiting company helping employers build permanent teams since 2014. Our CAD recruiting services connect employers nationwide with entry-level drafters, experienced designers, survey technicians, BIM professionals, and CAD managers. We tailor each search to your software requirements, project experience, and hiring priorities.
We work with your hiring manager to understand the role, source candidates through our database and multiple recruiting channels, and conduct preliminary interviews before presenting a focused shortlist.
CAD Positions We Help You Fill
We build each search around the work your employee will perform, the experience required, and the level of supervision available.
Entry-Level CAD and Drafting Positions
Roles include junior CAD technicians, entry-level AutoCAD drafters, drafting assistants, and junior design technicians.
For these searches, we discuss relevant coursework, internships, software exposure, attention to detail, and experience following drawing instructions. We also clarify the training and supervision your team will provide.
Drafting and Drawing Production
Roles include AutoCAD drafters, CAD technicians, and drafting specialists. Relevant experience may include preparing drawings from markups, updating documents, following drawing standards, and maintaining revisions.
Civil Design and Land Surveying
Roles include Civil 3D designers, civil CAD technicians, plot/plat drafters, and survey technicians. We discuss experience with survey documentation, plats, surfaces, grading, alignments, profiles, and plan production as required by the position.
Architectural, Structural, and BIM Positions
Roles include architectural and structural CAD designers, Revit technicians, BIM specialists, and BIM coordinators. We clarify whether the position focuses on modeling, drawing production, multidisciplinary coordination, or managing standards.
Mechanical Design and Manufacturing
Roles include SolidWorks designers, mechanical CAD designers, and manufacturing drafting specialists. Searches consider experience with parts, assemblies, fabrication drawings, equipment layouts, tolerances, and engineering revisions.
CAD Leadership and Management
Roles include CAD leads, drafting supervisors, CAD managers, and BIM managers. We discuss hands-on technical responsibilities alongside drawing reviews, team oversight, production planning, and standards management.
For positions with broader engineering responsibilities, explore our engineering staffing services.
Industries We Serve
CAD hiring requirements vary by industry. We tailor the search to the drawings, models, documentation, and working relationships involved in your position.
- Land surveying and civil engineering: Survey drawings, plats, site plans, and land development documentation.
- Architecture and building design: Architectural drawings, Revit models, and coordinated construction documents.
- Construction and infrastructure: Drawing revisions, utility documentation, structural detailing, and project coordination.
- Manufacturing and industrial equipment: Parts, assemblies, fabrication drawings, and production documentation.
- Mechanical, electrical, and MEP engineering: System layouts, technical drawings, and multidisciplinary coordination.
- Energy and utilities: Equipment layouts, piping drawings, and infrastructure documentation.
- Product development: CAD models, prototypes, and design revisions.
Software Experience Matched to Your Requirements
We discuss how candidates have used CAD tools in previous jobs, training, or projects. Screening focuses on the tasks your position requires.
- AutoCAD: Drawing production, layers, external references, redline revisions, and documentation standards.
- Civil 3D: Civil and surveying workflows, including relevant experience with surfaces, grading, alignments, and profiles.
- Revit: Modeling, sheet production, linked models, and coordination responsibilities.
- SolidWorks: Parts, assemblies, manufacturing drawings, and revision practices.
- Additional tools: Tell us about requirements such as MicroStation, Inventor, Creo, Navisworks, or industry-specific platforms.
Software experience is one part of the search. We also consider project background, communication, and the level of responsibility the candidate has held.
Examples of Positions We’ve Filled
Explore examples of completed searches, including the hiring requirements, our recruiting approach, and the results.
25 hires within one month. Hired a bilingual technician with years of insurance-industry experience. Multiple hires within approximately three weeks, helping the company meet client needs across its expanding locations.Positions Filled by Tier2Tek
Plot/Plat Drafters and Survey Technicians
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IT Support Technician
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Survey Party Chiefs
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Our CAD Recruiting Process
1. Align with Your Hiring Manager
We review the job description, required software, project experience, compensation, work arrangement, and reporting structure. We separate essential qualifications from skills your team can teach.
2. Source Relevant Candidates
We search our candidate database and use multiple recruiting channels to identify professionals whose backgrounds match your requirements. We discuss the opportunity and confirm their interest.
3. Conduct Preliminary Interviews
We discuss candidates’ experience, previous responsibilities, software use, and collaboration with technical teams. We also confirm compensation expectations, availability, and work-location requirements.
4. Present Candidates and Refine the Search
We present candidates within 1–3 business days so your hiring manager can begin reviewing potential hires. Your feedback helps us refine subsequent submissions. Your team makes the final technical evaluation and hiring decision.
Learn more about how we screen candidates.
Why Employers Work with Tier2Tek
- Consistent communication: We keep you informed about the search and discuss candidate feedback as hiring progresses.
- A large candidate database: We combine our database with multiple recruiting sources to identify relevant professionals.
- Recruiting experience since 2014: Our screening conversations focus on the requirements and responsibilities of your position.
- Pre-screened candidates: We discuss experience, interest, availability, and compensation expectations before submission.
- Direct-hire focus: We recruit permanent employees who join your organization directly.
Placement Fees and Replacement Protection
Our direct-hire placement fee is 18% of the candidate’s first-year base salary. There is no upfront recruiting fee, and you pay only when you hire a candidate introduced by Tier2Tek.
Placements include a 90-day replacement guarantee, subject to the terms of your recruiting agreement. We explain the fee, payment terms, and replacement coverage before the search begins.
Nationwide CAD Recruiting
Tier2Tek recruits CAD professionals for employers throughout the United States. We support permanent onsite, hybrid, and remote positions, including searches across multiple locations.
Each search accounts for the actual worksite, schedule, collaboration requirements, and candidate availability. For onsite and hybrid roles, we discuss commuting expectations. If relocation is an option, we include that in candidate conversations.
Questions About Hiring CAD Professionals
Yes. We discuss the foundational skills the position requires and the training your team can provide, then consider relevant coursework, internships, and practical software experience.
We interview candidates for relevant CAD experience, communication skills, and professionalism. We also review work history, reasons for job changes, and fit with your requirements.
That’s entirely up to you. Start with a phone call, video interview, or in-person meeting, whatever works best for your team. We simply ask that you keep us updated on progress and hiring decisions.
We move quickly on sourcing, screening, and submissions. The overall timeline largely depends on how quickly your team reviews candidates, schedules interviews, and makes a decision.
Yes. We’ve helped clients ramp up their CAD teams quickly to meet high demand. Our recruiting team stays focused on your priorities and hiring timelines.
We offer a 90-day replacement guarantee. Let us know what isn’t working, and we’ll use your feedback to find a better match under the terms of our agreement.
Tell Us About Your CAD Hiring Needs
Share your job description, required software, salary range, work location, and hiring timeline. We will review your requirements and get your search started.
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