Civil​/Structural Design Drafter

Responsibilities

• The Civil/Structural Design Drafter will focus on power plant and general design, including but not limited to structural steel terminology, structural steel layouts, platforms, stairs, roof framing, steel bracing.
• Will partner with various structural/civil team members and, from those conversations, site visits, and sketches, develop the design and detailed structural drawings.
• Will also understand the concrete layout and terminology, along with rebar layout detail, floor/slab, foundation drawing layout, and details presentation.
• Designs or assists with design and application of generating facilities in the structural and civil arena.
• May be involved with project evaluations, surveys, investigations, studies, estimates, drawings, sketches, work order requests, material requests, notice to proceed project documents.
• Provides design package consisting of structural/civil drawings from own notes, field visits, or engineer's concepts.
• Ability to develop connection and bracing detail for steel structures.
• Ability to layout concrete structures including details of concrete reinforcement.
• Typical concrete design drawings include slabs and equipment foundations and pads per engineer's calculations and/or sketches.
• Ability to work with other team engineers and designers in the various disciplines of the organization.
• As a plus, knowledge of power generation processes and plant equipment.
• Assists in the documentation of division design standards and procedures.
• May be required to contact outside agencies such as manufacturers and vendors relating to project specifics.
• Must be proficient with the latest version of Bentley Systems Micro Station Connect.
• Requires out of town travel to generating site.
• Will work with Structural Engineer to create new drawings from field notes/ sketches or from conceptual ideas.

• A knowledge of structural members, shapes and detailing is a must.
• Can be a paraprofessional, 2 year AA, designer drafter.
• 6+ years of experience preferred.
• Needs to have structural experience.
• Knowledge of how to use and utilize the AISC Structural book, which identifies the structural member's dimensions, weights, etc.
• Civil/structural background.
• Structural experience with beams, columns, and bracing to produce quality layout drawings with minimal supervision.
• An experienced civil/structural design drafter.

• Healthcare Insurance:
  Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.
• Dental Insurance:
  Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through Met Life. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.
• Vision Insurance:
  Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.
• 401(k) Plan:
  The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first enrollment date that is at least 30 days after employment begins. Enrollment dates are each January 1st, April 1st, July 1st, and October 1st.
• Technical Certification Bonus:
  Synectics is pleased to award its employees a bonus of up to $500 for an approved professional certification. In determining the bonus amount, Synectics will consider the cost of the test(s) for any certification relating to your current position, achieved during your employment with us. Only one Certification Bonus per calendar year may be awarded per employee. Only current, active employees will be eligible to receive this bonus.
  
  It will be awarded 90 days after the Synectics office has received documentation confirming the successful completion of the certification.

Synectics is an equal opportunity employer.