Drafting Specialist

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Position:
Drafting Specialist

Location:

SCG - CT - Orange - 60 Marsh Hill Rd

Hourly Rate: $46.71 - $51.26

Job Summary

To develop and maintain geospatial data and a data repository for the natural gas mapping system, update and organize completed work order records. Understand and interpret requests for information and execute appropriate analysis to fulfill requests.

Key Responsibilities

• Primary duties include updating and maintaining a GIS system, including as-built gas facility data, planimetric data, and map corrections.
• Perform CAD work for new business main designs.
• Uses computers for reports and record updates. Does other Engineering Office support work (e.g., scanning as-builts, printing facility maps for contractors or other departments, customer lists, and filing hard copy maps) as directed by supervision.
• Operates reproduction equipment and provides copies of facility data as requested.
• Operates imaging equipment and maintains image records.
• Reviews field reports for completeness and maintains as-built facility project record tracking systems and facility attribute records.
• Provides field data capture to support as-built facility records and planimetric map data, as directed by supervision.
• Creates and maintains special purpose distribution system maps, facility details and other drawings or maps, as directed by supervision.
• Answers telephone. Contacts offices of State, City, Town, utilities, and contractors, as directed by supervision.

Required Qualifications

• Working knowledge of the Company's current GIS software. GIS certificate or professional experience with GIS.
• Experience with computer-aided drafting application(s) is highly desirable.
• Experience with computers and related printers/plotters.
• Ability to understand and learn company construction standards, applicable codes and regulations;
  Engineering Department drafting standards, practices and procedures.
• Ability to understand and learn company used imaging application(s).
• Knowledge of natural gas distribution industry technology.
• Ability to interpret and transcribe field notes to and from both paper and electronic records.
  
  Basic training in civil and mechanical drawing and mathematics.
• Must possess an MVD license and a good driving record.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficient in Arc Pro and Utility Network Editing.
• Proficient with Computer Aided Drafting software.

Competencies

• Growth & Continuous Improvement
• Initiative & Change
• Focused on Results
• Customer Centric (internal and/or External)
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Leadership (people managers/leaders)

Company
THE SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT GAS COMPANY

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Job Posting End Date January-7-2026

Seniority level:
Entry level

Employment type:

Full-time

Job function:
Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

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