Job Details
Drafter & Estimator
Cornwall
- Posted by: Fines Design & Consulting
- Closing Date: N/A
- City: Cornwall
- Rate of Pay: Hourly
- Positions Available: 1
- Type: Full Time
- Duration: Permanent
- Avg. Hours/Week: 42
- Schedule: Days
- Education: College
This role prepares detailed drawings of architectural designs and plans for buildings and structures according to needs of the client
Fines Design & Consulting works primarily with Residential customers design Single & Multi-Family homes as new construction and renovations. Additionally, we participate in managing construction projects being executed by our sister company.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Operate computer-aided drafting (CAD) equipment [Softplan] to produce designs, working drawings, charts, forms, and records.
- Determine procedures and instructions to be followed, according to design specifications and quantity of required materials.
- Draw rough and detailed scale plans for foundations, buildings, and structures, based on preliminary concepts, sketches, engineering calculations, specification sheets, and other data.
- Coordinate structural, electrical, and mechanical designs and determine a method of presentation to graphically represent building plans.
- Analyze building codes, by-laws, space and site requirements, and other technical documents and reports to determine their effect on architectural designs.
- Work through cost estimates for material supply of verious project types
- Visit job sites for measuring and documenting of status of construction projects
- Monitor and track ongoing construction projects including site visits and progress reporting
- Work in conjuntion with our material supply businesses on other material estimating needs
Technical Skills:
- Softplan design and estimating software to develop drawings and 3D models where required
- Energy efficiency building modelling