CAD Designer - Behind the Meter Power Infrastructure

Overview
Tract Capital adopts a unique approach to digital infrastructure investment. Leveraging experience and strategic insights honed over three decades of creating successful companies in the space, we excel in nurturing and advancing leading-edge digital infrastructure enterprises. Our team of specialized experts are united by a singular purpose: to support the growth of digital infrastructure. Tract Capital goes beyond simple investment by acting as a strategic partner and catalyst for innovation within the sector. We ensure our engagements not only generate strong financial results but also develop essential digital infrastructure to meet growing demands. Tract Capital has introduced multiple digital infrastructure strategies including horizontal powered land, vertical development, and product development.

Position Overview

We are seeking a CAD Designer to support the development and delivery of behind-the-meter (BTM) power generation, battery energy storage, and associated data center infrastructure. This role will produce and maintain accurate, coordinated, construction-ready drawings and models across multiple engineering disciplines and project phases.

The CAD Designer will work closely with electrical, mechanical/gas, civil, structural, controls, fire protection, EPC, and Owner’s Engineer teams to convert engineering direction, vendor information, field inputs, and design changes into clear, controlled project deliverables.

Job Responsibilities

• Produce and maintain CAD drawings and models for BTM power-generation and BESS projects across multiple sites.
• Support drawing development from concept and basis of design through design development, construction documents, commissioning, and as-built turnover.
• Coordinate drawing content across electrical, civil, structural, mechanical/gas, fuel, piping, controls, fire protection, and site disciplines.
• Translate engineering markups, equipment data, vendor drawings, field conditions, and redlines into accurate design deliverables.
• Maintain drawing accuracy, consistency, revision history, title blocks, sheet standards, symbols, layers, and plotting standards.
• Develop and update equipment arrangements, site layouts, general arrangements, electrical layouts, cable and conduit routing, P&IDs, one-line diagrams, wiring and control diagrams, details, sections, and schedules as assigned.
• Support layouts for generation equipment, paralleling switchgear, medium-voltage equipment, transformers, BESS equipment, fuel systems, piping, buildings, equipment pads, cable trays, duct banks, and underground utilities.
• Coordinate CAD and model interfaces with the data center campus and BTM plant, including terminal points, collection systems, access, utilities, and equipment clearances.
• Participate in design reviews and interdisciplinary coordination meetings; identify clashes, missing information, constructability issues, and drawing inconsistencies.
• Incorporate EPC, Owner’s Engineer, vendor, construction, commissioning, and operations comments into controlled revisions.
• Prepare drawing packages, bills of material, quantity takeoffs, drawing indexes, and other documentation needed for procurement, permitting, construction, and turnover.
• Maintain organized project files and drawing records in the applicable common data environment, such as Autodesk Construction Cloud, Procore, or equivalent.
• Help establish reusable CAD standards, templates, symbol libraries, blocks, details, and repeatable drawing practices for Energy projects.
• Support quality checks, document-control requirements, and timely release of deliverables in accordance with project schedules.
• Travel periodically to project sites, vendor facilities, or construction locations as needed to verify conditions and support field execution.

Core Skills & Competencies

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of CAD design or drafting experience supporting industrial, power-generation, utility, data center, oil and gas, manufacturing, or other complex infrastructure projects.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD and/or Revit; experience with AutoCAD Electrical, Plant 3D, Navisworks, Civil 3D, or similar tools is valuable.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, electrical one-lines, wiring diagrams, P&IDs, equipment layouts, civil plans, structural details, and vendor documentation.
• Experience maintaining drawing sets through multiple revisions and project phases.
• Working knowledge of standard electrical, mechanical, piping, civil, and instrumentation symbols and drafting conventions.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to identify discrepancies in drawings, models, dimensions, equipment tags, and interfaces.
• Ability to work effectively with engineers, EPC contractors, vendors, construction teams, commissioning teams, and operations personnel.
• Strong organization, communication, follow-through, and prioritization skills in a fast-paced, multi-project environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with reciprocating-engine generation, gas-to-power facilities, microgrids, BESS, substations, medium-voltage distribution, or mission-critical infrastructure.
• Experience developing CAD deliverables for paralleled generation systems, switchgear, protection and controls, fuel systems, power distribution, or data center campuses.
• Experience with 3D coordination, federated models, clash detection, laser scans, LiDAR, survey data, or point clouds.
• Experience with common data environments such as Autodesk Construction Cloud, BIM 360, Procore, ProjectWise, or Aconex.
• Familiarity with NEC/NFPA requirements and applicable power-generation, industrial, electrical, and construction standards.
• Experience creating or maintaining CAD standards, title blocks, templates, symbol libraries, blocks, and plotting standards.
• Field or construction experience, including redline incorporation and as-built documentation.
• Associate degree, technical certificate, or equivalent practical experience in CAD, drafting, engineering technology, or a related discipline.

Location: Work location is flexible to Austin, TX, or Alexandria, VA. Hybrid role, 3 days in the office.

Travel Requirement: Regular travel, as needed, to Fleet offices as well as to meet with Vendors.

Expected Salary Range: $130,000 - $165,000 Salary + Discretionary Bonus
Bonus

Tract Capital Employment

Tract Capital employees enjoy competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including 100% employer-covered medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401K program, standard paid holidays, and unlimited PTO.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may perform other related duties to meet the organization’s ongoing needs.

Tract Capital is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status. If you need assistance applying for any of our open positions, please contact us at [email protected].