Senior Drafting Technician

Description

• Ensures final designs comply with regulations and quality standards.
• May be responsible for leading design review meetings with fabrication team.
• Prepares, reviews, and redrafts designs with the shop and project team.
• Responsible for taking measurements on a construction site, as needed, to incorporate into drawings being produced for fabrication purposes.
• Designs diagrams, maps and layouts to illustrate workflow and assembly process.
• Identifies and communicates potential design issues to team and redesigns products to improve functionality.
• Utilizes 2d and 3d software to calculates, compiles and sort data to inform various business needs dimensions, weight limitations and requirements for materials being used.
• Creates manuals that describe existing products’ operation, features and maintenance.
• Communicates with the project team or design professional to get all the details necessary to design and draw the required component or assembly.
• Manages design schedule to achieve multiple deadlines on a variety of projects.
• Identifies issues with contract documents and provides solutions for evaluation by owner, architect, and project team.
• Evaluates and modifies drawings accordingly to enhance efficiencies and help improve the prefab shop processes.
• Creates rough sketches and detailed designs with 2D and 3D modeling software and reviews them along with the engineering team.
• May be responsible for describing production methods step-by-step including equipment and software types to be used.
• Follows specifications and contract documents to create various technical drawings.
• Coordinates drawings to city and government requirements.
• Researches and evaluates new drafting and modeling software to improve efficiencies.
• Manages time and tracks project hours for billing purposes.
• Provides on-the-job guidance and willingly shares subject matter expertise to support team members’ learning and development.
• Coordinates with architects and engineers to gather product and structural requirements and incorporates into designs.
• Works at the direction of internal design manager, drafting manager, or engineer to complete projects.

Requirements

• Proficiency with AutoCAD software – Advanced
• Demonstrates willingness and ability to work collaboratively and cross-functionally to obtain information or solve problems in support of the team’s goals.
• Must have reliable transportation
• Ability to perform work accurately and completely, and in a timely manner
• 2+ years experience drawing components for construction projects (Required)
• Ability to convert a 2D CAD file into a Computer Numeric Control (CNC) program
• Vocational or Technical training (Preferred)
• Inspires a sense of team in the work environment. Utilizes communication and conflict resolution skills to help foster teamwork and collaboration.
• Must be able to lift at least 25 pounds
• Autonomy and Decision-Making: Follows directions and refers all exceptions to supervisor.
• Ability to work on site as needed
• Knowledge of organizational structure and available resources
• Occasional activity: Standing, Walking, Bending, Climbing, Reaching above Shoulder, Pushing, Pulling
• High School Diploma or GED (Required)
• Demonstrates positive approaches to adapting to change. Supports corporate and work program and/or department change initiatives.
• Proficiency in parametric modeling software (fusion 360, autodesk inventor, or solidworks)
• Knowledge of layout skills
• 5+ years design or related experience (Required)
• Communication skills, verbal and written
• Frequent activity: Sitting, Viewing Computer Screen
• Proficiency in math-based skills and ability to convert between units
• Ability to identify common construction materials and shop equipment
• In lieu of the above requirements, equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
• Ability to build relationships and collaborate within a team, both internally and externally
• Ability to assess and optimize project productivity
• Associate’s degree in design, drafting, architecture or related field (Preferred)
• Ability to read and understand plans, drawings and specifications
• Collaborates with external architects and engineers, and incorporates knowledge gained into drawings.

Benefits

• Career Path: Various
• May require working overtime as needed

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance