Position: CAD DRAFTER.
Deadline: 10 Dec 2018.
Date posted: 29 Nov 2018.
Location:Dar es Salaam.
Description:
Job Brief
On behalf of our happy client, we are looking for a CAD Drafter to work with our team of Architects and Engineers and convert designs into technical plans. If you have hands on experience with
computer-aided design (CAD) software, well experienced in construction industry and familiar with construction
processes/materials, we would like to meet you then.
Major Responsibilities
- Obtain and assemble data to complete architectural designs, visiting job sites to compile measurements as necessary
- Draw rough and detailed scale plans for foundations, buildings and structures, based on preliminary concepts, sketches, engineering calculations, specification sheets and other data
- Lay out and plan interior room arrangements for commercial buildings, using computer-assisted drafting (CAD) equipment and software
- Supervise, coordinate, and inspect the work of draftspersons, technicians, and technologists on construction projects
- Represent architect on construction site, ensuring builder compliance with design specifications and advising on design corrections, under architect's supervision
- Check dimensions of materials to be used and assign numbers to lists of materials
- Determine procedures and instructions to be followed, according to design specifications and quantity of required materials
- Analyze technical implications of architect's design concept, calculating weights, volumes, and stress factors
- Create freehand drawings and lettering to accompany drawings
- Prepare colored drawings of landscape and interior designs for presentation to client
- Reproduce drawings on copy machines or trace copies of plans and drawings, using transparent paper or cloth, ink, pencil, and standard drafting instruments
- Prepare cost estimates, contracts, bidding documents and technical reports for specific projects under an architect's supervision
- Calculate heat loss and gain of buildings and structures to determine required equipment specifications, following standard procedures
- Build landscape, architectural and display models
- Analyze building codes, by-laws, space and site requirements, and other technical documents and reports to determine their effect on architectural designs
- Operate computer-aided drafting equipment or conventional drafting station to produce designs, working drawings, charts, forms and records
- Coordinate structural, electrical and mechanical designs and determine a method of presentation in order to graphically represent building plans
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Architecture or any related Engineering Degree
- Proven 5+ years work experience as a CAD Drafter or similar role
- Hands on experience with computer-aided design (CAD) software
- Familiarity with 3D modeling tools
- Good mathematics skills
- Ability to meet deadlines