Metro Vancouver Hiring for Draftsperson III at Burnaby, BC Full Time

Our Water Services Department is seeking a Draftsperson III who will prepare structural and process piping drawings for water, wastewater and drainage facilities. Drafting assignments cover the full spectrum of preliminary to record drawings.

You are: an intermediate Drafter with experience in preparing Structural or Process piping drawings. You have several years of experience using Autodesk Revit software and have developed families and templates. You also have paid working experience with AutoCAD, Navisworks software and working with PointClouds.

This role:
Prepares preliminary and final engineering drawings of water, sewage and drainage systems, including sewage treatment plants, water reservoirs, pumping stations and ancillary structures.

Reduces and plots field notes of traverses, topographic and hydrographic surveys.

Prepares detailed structural, mechanical and electrical drawings, topographic plans, tabulations, bills of material and performs the technical calculations required.

Prepares orders for legal plans, existing and future underground service reference plans and maintains progress reports.

May occasionally assist in and check the work of one or more drafting subordinates.

Performs clerical and statistical duties related to the work.

Performs other work of equal importance, difficulty and responsibility, requiring comparable qualifications.

To be successful, you have:
Completion of Grade 12, including courses in mathematics with Trigonometry and Physics; one year drafting course, plus supplementary courses in job-related subjects. Considerable experience as a Draftsperson II or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Good knowledge of drafting practice techniques and standards; basic technical mathematics; basic engineering concepts and construction methods.

Ability to perform skilled drafting and to do the associated calculations accurately.

Ability to understand and carry out written oral instructions.

Ability to work efficiently with limited supervision.

Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications.

Good visual and numerical aptitude.

Skilled in the use of drafting and computing instruments.