Senior Drafting Technician

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Best People + Right Culture. These are the driving forces behind JE Dunn’s success. By hiring inspired people, giving them interesting and challenging work, enabling them with innovative tools, and letting them share in the company’s rewards, we’ve found a sustainable way to grow in our industry for the last 100+ years. Our diverse teams around the country strive to enrich lives through inspired people and places everyday, and we need inspired people like you to join us in our pursuit of building perfection.

The Senior Drafting Technician will be responsible for supporting project teams, fulfilling project needs utilizing 2D and 3D software. This position will also be responsible for gathering drawings and specifications, calculating material and equipment requirements, and setting up production methods interacting with the fabrication team to produce products. All activities will be performed in support of the strategy, vision and values of JE Dunn.

• Follow specifications and contract documents to create various technical drawings.
• Create rough sketches and detailed designs with 2D and 3D modeling software and review them with the engineering team.
• Utilize 2D and 3D software to calculate, compile, and sort data to inform various business needs such as dimensions, weight limitations and requirements for materials.
• Coordinate drawings to city and government requirements.
• Prepare, review, and redraft designs with the shop and project team.
• Identify and communicate potential design issues to the team and redesign products to improve functionality.
• Coordinate with architects and engineers to gather product and structural requirements and incorporate into designs.
• Communicate with the project team or design professional to obtain all details needed to design and draw the required component or assembly.
• Design diagrams, maps and layouts to illustrate workflow and assembly process.
• Ensure final designs comply with regulations and quality standards.
• Create manuals that describe existing products’ operation, features and maintenance.
• Inspire a sense of teamwork in the work environment, utilizing communication and conflict resolution skills to foster collaboration.
• Demonstrate willingness and ability to work collaboratively and cross‑functionally to obtain information or solve problems in support of the team’s goals.
• Demonstrate positive approaches to adapting to change and support corporate and work program/department change initiatives.
• Manage time and track project hours for billing purposes.
• Work at the direction of internal design manager, drafting manager, or engineer to complete projects.

• Collaborate with external architects and engineers, incorporating knowledge gained into drawings.
• Evaluate and modify drawings to enhance efficiencies and improve prefab shop processes.
• Manage design schedule to achieve multiple deadlines on a variety of projects.
• May lead design review meetings with fabrication team.
• Provide on‑the‑job guidance and share subject matter expertise to support team members’ learning and development.
• Identify issues with contract documents and provide solutions for evaluation by owner, architect, and project team.
• Research and evaluate new drafting and modeling software to improve efficiencies.
• Describe production methods step‑by‑step, including equipment and software types to be used.
• Take measurements on a construction site, as needed, to incorporate into drawings for fabrication purposes.

• Perform work accurately, completely, and in a timely manner.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of organizational structure and available resources.
• Identify common construction materials and shop equipment.
• Advanced proficiency with AutoCAD.
• Convert a 2D CAD file into a CNC program.
• Proficiency in parametric modeling software (Fusion 360, Autodesk Inventor, or Solid Works).
• Mathematical skills and ability to convert between units.
• Knowledge of layout skills.
• Read and understand plans, drawings, and…