Drafting Manager

Best People + Right Culture. These are the driving forces behind JE Dunn’s success.

By hiring inspired people, giving them interesting and challenging work, enabling them with innovative tools, and letting them share in the company’s rewards, we’ve found a sustainable way to grow in our industry for the last 100+ years.

Our diverse teams around the country strive to enrich lives through inspired people and places everyday, and we need inspired people like you to join us in our pursuit of building perfection.

The Drafting Manager is responsible for leading and supervising the drafting team, coordinating design activities, and ensuring that all projects meet established specifications and timelines. This role will support Drafting Technicians with project management of drafting projects, as an expert in drafting and modeling software and professional development. All activities will be performed in support of the strategy, vision and values of JE Dunn.

• Autonomy and Decision-Making:
  Makes decisions on non-routine matters, provides recommendations to supervisor, and refers all exceptions to supervisor.
• Career Path:
  Various

DRAFTING MANAGEMENT FAMILY - CORE

• Ensures drafting projects adhere to project deadlines and quality standards
• Continuously improves drafting processes utilized by the drafting team, collaborating with other departments to ensure processes support the success of all departments
• Oversees drafting projects from conception to completion, ensuring compliance with specifications, regulations, best practices and established standards for drafting and design
• Manages the process for reviewing and checking drawings and designs produced by the drafting team for conformance to internal drafting standards and accuracy
• Reviews and coordinates models and drawings produced by the drafting team to ensure the components can be efficiently manufactured
• Coordinates with design managers to ensure the accuracy of scope specific information on drawings produced by the drafting team
• Coordinates with other internal departments to ensure seamless project execution
• Manages project budgets and resources, ensuring optimal use of materials and team time
• Provides input to the estimating and project management teams on expected durations, possible changes to improve efficiency, and constraints
• Makes recommendations to leadership on revised best practices and improvements to project bottlenecks or constraints
• Makes recommendations with supporting data to leadership for additional team resources and changes to team structure and workflow
• Evaluates software available and makes recommendations to team on specific use case for each project
• Tracks and reports on drafting project progress to managers and other stakeholders.
• Develops and implements training program for drafting team members, focusing on new team member introduction to the construction drafting field and introducing experienced team members to new tools and resources
• Leads and models a culture of accountability, leaning, and continuous improvement for the drafting team

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• Ability to perform work accurately and completely, and in a timely manner
• Communication skills, verbal and written - Advanced
• Knowledge of organizational structure and available resources
• Ability to identify common construction materials and shop equipment
• Proficiency with 2d and 3d design software (AutoCAD, Solid Works, Revit, Rhino, Tekla, Inventor, etc.) – Advanced
• Excellent project management and organizational skills
• Experience modeling components that will be produced by Computer Numeric Controlled (CNC) equipment Experience with computer automated machining (CAM) software - preferred
• Proficiency in parametric modeling software (Fusion 360, Autodesk Inventor, Solidworks, etc.) or 3D modeling software (Tekla, SDS2, Rhino, Revit, etc.)
• Proficiency in math-based skills and ability to convert between units
• Knowledge of layout practices
• Ability to read and understand plans, drawings and specifications
• Ability to assess and optimize project productivity
• Ability to build relationships and collaborate…