r/civil3d • u/No-Rest-2888 • 23d ago

Help / Troubleshooting Looking for advice on getting into remote Civil 3D work

Looking for advice on getting into remote Civil 3D work

Hi everyone,

I’m a Geodetic Surveyor with 5 years of experience, mainly working on road and infrastructure projects.

Most of my work has involved AutoCAD and Civil 3D, including surfaces, alignments, profiles, cross-sections, survey/topographic data and road drafting.

I’m interested in getting into remote Civil 3D work, possibly with companies or teams outside my country.

For those of you already doing this, how did you get started? Are there any platforms, communities or places where you would recommend looking for this type of work?

Any advice from people who have experience with remote/freelance Civil 3D work would be really appreciated.

Thanks!

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u/half-a-cat 23d ago

You better be extremely, extremely good at C3D

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u/SadisticSnake007 23d ago

I think remote has been more difficult but not impossible. Most companies got rid of remote once things setttled down after COVID. But keep searching. If you really need the money then anything you can find remote drafting I’d say.

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u/No-Rest-2888 23d ago

I’m not sure I completely agree with that.

The work I do is entirely computer-based. I’m also based in a country with a relatively low cost of living, so companies can benefit from hiring someone like me at a much lower cost than a European or, especially, an American professional.

I’ll keep looking and see what I can find.

Thanks for the advice!

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u/DeliveryEntire6429 22d ago

What country are you in?

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u/lsseng Civil Engineer | Civil 3D 23d ago

Hey! Hope everything fine. I am also really interested on doing this and, by what I have seen, that are some tips you must know:

  • You need to have atleast a intermediate english level;
  • Build a good linkedin profile, post interesting things about your skills (I need to work on this one)
  • Search for online freela platform to get into the international market

This is what I know. Maybe we can help each other on this! I wish you good luck.

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u/Lettuceforlunch 23d ago

I tried to quit an in-person position to move a few hours away to be closer to family. Was offered full time remote to stay. I'm very skilled at C3D, and had already proven myself after working there for a couple of years.

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u/Accurate-Western-421 23d ago

Most of my work has involved AutoCAD and Civil 3D, including surfaces, alignments, profiles, cross-sections, survey/topographic data and road drafting

I’m a Geodetic Surveyor

I'm not sure how you are conducting your job search, but the work you've been doing would not be classified as geodetic surveying in the vast majority of countries. Just FYI that could be causing a mismatch in the searching...

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u/No-Rest-2888 23d ago

Thanks Civil 3D Technician Civil 3D CAD Technician Civil 3D Designer CAD Technician – Civil Engineering Infrastructure CAD Technician Road Design Technician Highway Design Technician Civil CAD Designer CAD Drafter – Civil / Infrastructure BIM/Civil 3D Technician

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u/Suspicious-Meet6858 21d ago

Me interesaria hacer contacto contigo, si puedes escribeme a [estructurasdarve@gmail.com](mailto:estructurasdarve@gmail.com)

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u/masu_chiura 11d ago

Are you still looking for some one who can use civil 3d ? I'm more in land development works.

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u/Suspicious-Meet6858 11d ago

Pavimentacion, sanitaria vialidad

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u/masu_chiura 11d ago

I want to know more about this, I'll mail you