Drafter Designer

Are you looking for a rewarding Commonwealth career that utilizes your drafting talents? Do you excel at producing technical drawings that will provide vital support to engineering projects? The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation is seeking meticulous Drafter Designers. If you enjoy performing a variety of challenging technical tasks, experiencing professional growth, and knowing your work has a positive environmental impact, then this is the role for you.

We encourage you to apply today!

As a Drafter Designer, you will prepare plans and details of varying complexity for the design and construction of abandoned mine reclamation projects. You will assist engineers in preparing projects involving abandoned mines, underground mine fires or coal refuse pile fires, mine drainage control structures, and subsidence‑prone areas. You will also support engineers with site surveying and review aerial photography, topography, and digital mapping used by the Design Section.

This role requires the ability to independently make decisions on which computer program or manual methods to utilize to turn sketches and conceptual designs into finalized contract drawings. In addition, you will help revise drafting standards and assist with determining the proper materials required for back filling entries, shafts, and strip pits.

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

• Full‑time employment, 37.5 hours per week
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday – Friday, with a 30‑minute lunch.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part‑time, up to three days per week. To telework, you must have a securely configured high‑speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Ebensburg. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time.
  
  Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $51,971.00 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

• Two years of experience as a Drafter (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Two years of experience as an Environmental Engineering Technician, which includes a minimum of one year of engineering, architectural or survey drafting work, including or supplemented by six months of CADD experience or training; or
• Two years of experience in engineering, architectural or survey drafting work, including or supplemented by six months of CADD experience or training, and an Associate’s Degree in the field of engineering technology or Computer Aided Drafting and Design; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and/or training, including or supplemented by six months of CADD experience or training.

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other…