Job Description
What You Will Do: Serve as Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) System operator providing drafting support for facilities management projects, documenting, and communicating architectural, engineering and planning designs and information. Utilizing the CAD system, prepare the most detailed architectural, structural, electrical, mechanical, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, electronic equipment power schematics and equipment installation drawings.
- Prepare sectional views to clarify positioning of components and to convey information.
- Also prepare diagrammatic arrangements and working drawings for specialty concerns such as hot and cold-water piping, layout of complex piping systems in confined spaces, numbers, sizes, and locations of plumbing fixtures, etc.
- Assist in the preparation of layout, detail, and drawings for in-house projects and those to be utilized by outside contractors.
- Prepare and revise existing electronic CAD drawings to reflect changes to the facility which effect Architectural and Engineering Drawings.
- Survey existing buildings and collect data from staff to update all existing CAD drawings. Audit existing drawings for unnecessary layers and corrupt paths to references.
- Develop and maintain a policy to update efficiently and effectively "As Built" drawing during the project close-out phase.
- Develop and maintain an organized system to manage hard copies of drawings. Ensure all hard copies are scanned or exist as a digital format.
- Operate, maintain, and configure CAD system scanners, plotters, and printers in order to obtain the best digital and hard copy output.
- Stay knowledgeable on current and emerging CAD technology and methods to advise management on the best software to use, and to advise when it is best to upgrade.
- Assists in application implementations and assists in testing end user processes using defined guidelines.
- Collects data and runs basic reports in response to client inquiries as directed by more senior associates. Perform data audits/data scrubs.
What You Will Need: - An ACTIVE and CURRENT TOP SECRET federal security clearance
- Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Drafting, Engineering or Technology and THREE (3) or more years of CAD experience OR;
- Associates Degree in Architecture, Engineering, Drafting, Engineering or Technology and FIVE (5) or more years of CAD experience.
- Advanced experience in 2D CAD software (AutoCAD, MicroStation, etc.).
- Experience in 3D modeling and rendering programs.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Strong organizational and analytical skills.
- Ability to provide efficient, timely, reliable, and courteous service to customers.
- Intermediate experience in MS Office Products (Excel, Access, Power Point, Word, etc.).
- Ability to use query and report generation tools.
- Decisions made with understanding of procedures and organizational policies to achieve set results and deadlines.
- Strong record management skills.
What Would Be Nice To Have: - Experience as a federal contractor support major construction programs
- Strong presentation skills
- General skills and knowledge in BIM technology as workload is heavily supported by BIM design.
- Ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret documents. Ability to solve problems
- involving several options in situations. Requires intermediate analytical and quantitative skills.
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