CAD Drafter

Job Description

Job Description

About Us:

We are one of the largest residential and commercial chimney and fireplace companies serving the Tri-State area for over 27 years. We offer a wide variety of services from performing basic maintenance and repairs to building and designing new fireplace and chimney systems from initial concept and drawings to reality. We pride ourself in being leaders in the industry working the most sought after contractors, designers and architects. We believe our employees are the most important part of our business and we want you to be successful and grow with us! To understand a little more about who we are and what we do, please take a look at our website at 

The ideal candidate for the CAD Drafter position must be able to:

· Prepare fireplace and chimney drawings and provide support to the project management team. 

· Interpret plans and specifications 

· Handle designing and drafting assignments under minimal supervision.

· Create drawings from written and verbal specifications from start to end

· Communicate and work closely with Estimators and Project Managers to ensure coordination design effort is maintained.

· Review drawings for completeness and accuracy.

· Maintain all revisions of project drawings.

· Examine and check engineering drawings for compliance with cited specifications

· Pay attention to detail

· Keep supervisor informed of your workloads and progress

· Improve industry knowledge and skills

· Maintain a professional appearance

· Participate in project meetings and conference calls as required.

· Keep an organized workspace ensuring any paperwork is easy to locate. 

· Work effectively with supervisor

· Keep all CAD drawings organized on the computer

· Input ideas for the department

· Take additional responsibilities

· Be professional and always courteous

Skills required:

· Proficient in AutoCAD

· Proficient in Solid Works (Preferred)

· Read architectural/structural drawings

· Able to use Microsoft Word / Excel / Projects with proficiency

· Attention to detail, carefully following instruction and checking work for accuracy

· Good timekeeping and work ethic

Additional requirements:

· Ability to build and maintain drawings effectively

· Needs to be able to take direction from Supervisor or Project Manager

· Ability to work in the face of pressure of deadlines

· Communicates with Estimators / Project Managers for the project(s) they are assigned

· Attend occasional conference calls with clients team for collaborating and to provide updates. 

Expectations:

· Create shop drawings that our clients come to expect from us

· Provide shop drawings for review that requires minimal changes

· Primary purpose of drawings are for coordination with other trades as well as for our clients