Job Title: AutoCAD Designer
Location: Petersburg, VA
Industry: construction materials manufacturing
Status of Hire: direct placement - salaried non-exempt
Benefits: Company paid employee medical insurance, dental & vision insurance, short and long-term disability, accident and critical illness insurance, PTO and holidays, 401k with company match & profit sharing, and more!
Summary of Primary Functions: Prepare shop tickets for various precast structures using computer-assisted drafting software and support the design team on a variety of projects and the day-to-day functions as it relates to design and fabrication. Prepare erection drawings for basic structures under the supervision of the Chief Designer or Design Engineer.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Read and plot erection details and drawings
• Confer with Project Lead about shop card detailing priorities and review erection drawings and details
• Create shop cards by utilizing a computer-aided drafting or modeling programs, such as AutoCAD, and ensure drawings conform to standard detailing practices
• Ensure carpentry shop, steel shop, and plant production have a clear and accurate representation of the concrete piece that is being produced
• Complete a Bill of Materials from callouts on shop cards
• Plot shop cards against erection drawings and details for accuracy and revise as necessary
• Present scrubbed shop cards to Project Lead for their verification of correctness
• Scrub red-lines from Project Lead check prints
• Detail Steel Cards from sketches or markups provided by Project Designers or Design Engineers
• Perform additional duties as assigned

Job Specifications or Qualifications:
• Education: Associates Degree (2 year) in related field OR equivalent experience
• Experience: Minimum of 3 months of related experience and/or training in AutoCAD with a focus in precast structures or commercial/residential structures.

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, or any other criteria protected by governing law. All candidates must be able to pass pre-employment drug screens and background checks to be considered eligible for hire.