Architectural Drafting Specialist

The Architectural Drafting Specialist reports to the Facility Project Manager and provides technical support to the campus community and public regarding the buildings, grounds and utility systems that make up the Plymouth State University campus. The Architectural Drafting Specialist will be responsible for creating accurate documentation to include CAD drawings and layouts; campus property reports for area, capacity, and usage; build and manage the university’s materials and construction standards;

develop and install exterior and interior signage; as well as provide special project management as assigned in liaison with departments, state, and/or with the town of Plymouth on university facilities and ground issues.

• Prepare reports on area, size and usage of various campus properties for departments/agencies requesting specific information
• Take field notes/measurements, and perform survey work for purpose of producing construction originals and preparing CAD plans for user approval and/or other projects.
• Prepare various reports and studies including ADA compliance/transition reports, space inventories and other facility management studies as required
• Prepare and provide CAD drawings for Physical Plant contractors and various college/university departments for construction and/or renovation of campus properties and present designs to campus and external personnel/specialists as requested
• Maintain/modify existing CAD drawings to reflect changes in facilities
• Develop schematic design options based on existing environment and needs
• Assist client in selecting design, prepare drawings with details and select materials as assigned

• Final drawings meet needs of user and are approved by Drafting Specialist
• Generate drawings to be submitted to fire marshal for building permits.
• Submit building permit applications in coordination with facility project manager.

• Schedule required inspections with the fire marshal.
• Create space layouts for fire marshal (etc.) approval (Classroom capacity, All large inside and outside events and functions in rooms, tents, auditoriums)
• Insure compliance with fire safety codes for fire marshal approval
• Final drawings meet needs of user and are approved by Drafting Specialist
• Schedule and participate in monthly life safety inspections with the fire marshal.
• Return written response from life safety inspection to the fire marshal with a corrective action plan.
• Plan and execute corrective actions identified by fire marshal.
• Build and manage university’s materials and construction standards

• Room numbering, construction materials & some methods, logo use & branding consistency, paint consistencies, etc.
• Develop and install exterior & interior signage including way finding.
• Sourced sign companies; value engineered project to affordable levels; troubleshoot all sign location logistics; interface between academics and physical plant; work directly with UPD and President to make final determinations;.
• Source sign making equipment & software and manage and maintain it.
• Fabricate signs using CNC machine.
• Final signage meet needs of user and are approved by Drafting Specialist.
• Coordinate signage design with PSU’s Communications & Marketing Department.

• Printers, servers, desktops maintain and troubleshoot as first response before ticket to IT
• Point person for department staff log on
• Campus text alerts
• My Plymouth announcements for lot maintenance
• Maintain department web site

• Examples (President’s house projects, Marketing and Promotional efforts (i.e. floats & graphics), Bollards sourcing and…