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Job Description

The AutoCAD drafter responsibilities shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

¢ Overall responsibilities
o Generate, revise, and distribute design build electric drawings
o Generate, revise, and distribute design build fire alarm drawings
o Manage drawing issuances for plan and spec projects
o Provide assistance to Preconstruction Team (sketches, drawings, load calcs, takeoffs, etc.)
o Manage the Plotter
o Manage company's internal filesharing site (PlanGrid)
o Monitor GC's filesharing site for new drawing releases (Procore, Sharefile, etc)
o Display extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office (outlook, excel, word, etc)
o Display extensive knowledge of PDF viewer (Adobe or Bluebeam)
o Effectively communicate with Preconstruction Team and Project Managers
¢ Detailed responsibilities
o Interpret design narratives, scope of work, or sketches to generate construction drawings
o Display efficient clerical and organizational skills
" Properly organize each job's "drawings" folder (CAD files, pdfs, reference files, etc)
" File and organize received and downloaded documents for easy reference and usage
" File and organize e-mails within outlook
o File sharing websites (PlanGrid, Procore, etc)
" Navigate through ftp sites and websites to download and upload files and documents
" Confirm latest drawing issuances utilizing Procore or other file sharing websites
" Manage filesharing website (PlanGrid)
" Add/ remove team members as needed
" Ensure latest drawings are posted (attention to drawing dates, names, etc)
o Plotter upkeep
" General plotting operations and tasks
" Assist with errors and jams (coordinate tech support if necessary)
" Changing paper, toner cartridges, toner waste box
" Monitor and notify appropriate individuals when supplies are low (paper, toner, etc)
¢ AutoCAD knowledge overview
o Generate new electrical plans (also applies to generating fire alarm drawings)
" Transfer architectural drawings (floor plans, RCPs) to template files
" Extensive knowledge of xref manager tool
" Create usable background drawings (remove unnecessary notes, dimensions, etc.)
" Modify layers for proper plot style (layer color, linetype, and lineweight)
" Select proper sheet size and drawing viewport scale
" Extensive knowledge of viewport commands
" Import panel schedules as OLE object
" Alter panel schedules using Microsoft excel
" Prepare drawing set for review and/or submittal
o Modify existing drawings
" Internal revisions
" Owner, Architect, Engineer, or General Contractor revisions
" Permit review revisions
" As-builts revisions
o Distribute drawings

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PDSI Technical Services is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, military service or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.  In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, consideration of employment staffing submissions are based on demonstrated skills, qualifications, work experience, expertise and expectations meeting the position requirements as specified by the client, including compensation