CAD Detailer / Drafter

Steel Dynamics, Inc; Butler (IN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Paid vacations

Quarterly bonuses

Profit sharing

Stock awards

401k with matching

Scholarships and education assistance

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Job summary

New Millennium, part of Steel Dynamics, Inc., is seeking a Detailer to support non-residential projects by reviewing structural drawings and applying load requirements to joists and girders.

You will coordinate with Project Managers, Engineers, erectors, and architects to ensure accurate layouts, Bills of Material, and timely delivery of shop drawings. A rewarding path within SDI awaits with training and growth.

Qualifications

• Experience reviewing structural drawings for non-residential buildings.
• Ability to interpret loading diagrams and apply load requirements to joists/girders.
• Experience analyzing connections of joists/girders to supports.
• Ability to coordinate with trades and architects to incorporate needs.
• Familiarity with joist/girder/profile properties.
• Knowledge of creating placement plans and Bills of Material.

Responsibilities

• Review structural contract drawings and specifications for non-residential building projects.
• Interpret the loading diagrams with the assistance of Project Managers and Engineers and apply those load requirements to the steel joists and girders.
• Analyze connections of steel joists and girders to the supporting members (beams, columns, walls, etc.).
• Identify special connections that may be required.
• Coordinate with other trades to incorporate their needs into the joist/girder designs.
• Create Joist/Girder/Deck placement plans, sections, and details for review/approval and for erection.
• Create Bills of Material for all joists, girders and deck that import into our design program.
• Coordinate with customers, erectors, GC’s and Architect/Engineer of Record to ensure quality and on-schedule delivery.
• Other duties as necessary

Skills

Reading and interpreting drawings

Problem solving

Education

Civil or Mechanical Engineering

Construction Management

Design Engineering

Architectural Engineering

Tools

CAD software

Job description

New Millennium is committed to hiring enthusiastic, dedicated, hardworking, team-oriented individuals who are willing to learn and enjoy working in a challenging, fast paced, dynamic environment regardless of your experience level. We are excited to train the right team members and will provide what you need to enable you to succeed.

New Millennium offers flexible hours, competitive pay, paid vacations up to 4 weeks per year based on length of service, quarterly bonuses, annual profit sharing, annual stock awards, 401k with up to 50% matching, dependent scholarships, employee education assistance, full medical, dental and vision insurance and more. In addition to that, our culture and work environment is very collaborative, highly technical, and extremely rewarding.

New Millennium is part of Steel Dynamics, Inc., one of the largest steel producers in the country with locations throughout the US. As such, we also offer countless opportunities for advancement throughout all divisions of SDI. A New Millennium trained detailer is a high-value candidate for advancement and relocation due to their in-depth knowledge of a wide range of our daily operations.

As a Detailer for New Millennium, you will

• Review structural contract drawings and specifications for non-residential building projects.
• Interpret the loading diagrams (uplift, snow drift, ponding, etc.) with the assistance of our internal Project Managers and Engineers and apply those load requirements to the steel joists and girders.
• Analyze connections of steel joists and girders to the supporting members (beams, columns, walls, etc.)
• Identify special connections that may be required.
• Coordinate with other trades including structural steel fabricators, precast suppliers, fire protection, HVAC designers, athletic equipment suppliers (basketball goals, etc.) to incorporate the needs of those trades into the joist/girder designs.
• Identify and apply special joist and girder profile properties (single/double pitch, bowstring/barrel, etc.)
• Create Joist/Girder/Deck placement plans, sections, and details to reflect New Millennium’s interpretation of the contract drawings for the Structural Engineer of Record to review/approve and for the ironworkers who will be erecting the structure, so they know where to install and how to attach our materials in the building.
• Create Bills of Material for all joists, girders and deck that import into our design program, which then designs and generates shop orders for all joists, girders, deck, bridging, etc.
• Coordinate with our customers, erectors, GC’s and Architect/Engineer of Record to ensure that our products are designed, fabricated, and delivered to the jobsite with the highest quality and on schedule.
• Other duties as necessary

An ideal candidate would have experience in one or more of the following

• Joist/girder/deck or structural steel detailing
• Structural design/drafting/modelling
• Working on projects from concept to production
• Problem solving or quality assurance
• 2D or 3D cad software
• Education in civil or mechanical engineering, construction management, design engineering, architectural engineering, etc.
• Reading and interpreting drawings, sections, specifications and other construction related documents

Steel Dynamics, Inc., and all affiliated entities are equal opportunity employers.