Cad Drafter

CAD Drafter

This position involves designing and detailing miscellaneous metals for commercial construction projects. The role requires a strong background in detailing staircases, railings, light structural elements, and working with aluminum and carbon steel. Experience in design is essential as we often engage in design-build contracts. Proficiency in AutoCAD is required, and 3D modeling experience is appreciated but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Create technical shop fabrication and field erection drawings based on architectural and structural drawings and specifications.
• Visit job sites to obtain field dimensions and assess construction conditions.
• Collaborate with field erectors to solve problems.
• Assist shop fabricators with drawing information as needed.
• Maintain an organized drawing and job file system, tracking drawings through approval and production stages.

Essential Skills

• Experience in Architectural/Commercial Construction.
• Proficient in detailing stairs, light structural elements, and metal fabrication.
• Ability to create shop drawings in 2D using AutoCAD 14 or 15.
• Familiarity with using Adobe to convert DWG to PDF for electronic transfer.
• Operational knowledge of Windows 10 systems.
• Capability to handle multiple jobs and meet deadlines.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Sufficient computer knowledge to troubleshoot minor issues independently.
• 3D modeling experience is a plus.

Work Environment

This is an onsite position in a fabrication shop environment when not drafting. The position offers the opportunity to work on large projects visible throughout the metro area. The role provides a long tenure and the chance to see your work come to life in substantial projects.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Saint Paul, MN.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $40.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Saint Paul, MN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 5, 2026.

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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