Design Technician II Design - Indirect

Builders FirstSource; West Point (VA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Builders FirstSource in West Point, Virginia, seeks a CAD Designer responsible for designing and placing drawings based on company orders. The candidate will collaborate closely with the design manager while ensuring all technical specifications are met.

The ideal applicant holds an Associate’s degree or equivalent and has experience in PrimeCad, AutoCAD, as well as strong analytical skills to interpret technical data.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret technical documents.
• Strong communication skills for interaction with customers and professionals.
• Experience in analyzing technical data for design specifications.

Responsibilities

• Develops layout and design drawings from provided architectural drawings.
• Communicates with building designers to clarify drawing information.
• Generates placement plans for design locations.

Skills

PrimeCad

MS Word

MS Excel

AutoCAD

Education

Associate’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Purpose

This individual is responsible for reading plans and creating designs and placement drawings prepared directly from information submitted on a company order form. Completes CAD work while working alongside the design manager.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develops layout and design drawings from architectural drawings or sketches provided to the company.
• Makes phone calls to building designers or professionals to obtain or clarify information shown on blue line drawings.
• Generate placement plans, identifying the location of the individual designs.
• May obtain information pertaining to products supplied by the company that have been field modified or damaged. The information is summarized and given to a professional engineer to evaluate and complete repair drawings when required.
• Analyzes technical data and reports to determine if design meets functional and performance specifications.
• Confers with technical and other engineering personnel and prepares design modifications as required.
• Analyzes plans and diagrams, or observes and makes notes on material processing, to determine material and material processing specifications, or specifications for construction activities.
• Writes technical descriptions specifying material qualities and properties.
• Draws rough sketches or arranges for finished drawings or photographs to illustrate specified materials or assembly sequence.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Minimum Requirements

Associate’s degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience with PrimeCad, MS Word, MS Excel, and AutoCAD is required.

Competencies

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.
• Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Work Environment / Physical Activity

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and sit, and occasionally required to walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Subject to both typical office environment and outside locations with temperature and weather variations.
• The employee is regularly required to use close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less) and color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors).
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is subject to quiet conditions, such as those in a library or private office.

At Builders FirstSource, we offer competitive, affordable benefits designed to make life better for you and the people you love. Our goal is simple — provide great plans that help you and your family to live happier, healthier and more secure lives. To view all our benefit offerings click here: www.bldrbenefits.com.

Builders FirstSource is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability.

In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Builders FirstSource, please call [phone] or email: [e-mail].