Senior Formwork Drafter

Aecon is a Canadian leader in infrastructure development, safely and sustainably building what matters for future generations to thrive. We lead some of the most impactful infrastructure projects of our generation, at the forefront of transformational change in transportation and energy, and partnering every day to build, connect, power, and strengthen our communities.

We're looking for a skilled Senior Formwork Drafter to join our team. As a key member of our drafting team, you will be responsible for developing and preparing formwork, shoring and scaffolding designs, and related engineering drawings.

About Aecon

Aecon is a Canadian leader in infrastructure development, safely and sustainably building what matters for future generations to thrive. We lead some of the most impactful infrastructure projects of our generation, at the forefront of transformational change in transportation and energy, and partnering every day to build, connect, power, and strengthen our communities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and prepare formwork, shoring and scaffolding designs, and related engineering drawings from preliminary concepts, sketches, specification sheets and other data.
• Complete general arrangement, assembly, and fabrication drawings for all formwork/falsework items.
• Complete engineering drawing and plans for all shoring/reshoring systems to be used during the construction.
• Help and work closely with building information models (BIM) team to provide digital representations of physical and functional aspects of temporary structures including formwork, falsework and scaffolding.
• Develop and prepare design sketches.
• Complete documentation packages and produce drawing sets.
• Review and verify design drawings to conform to specifications and design data.

Requirements:

• Post-secondary education in an Engineering or Civil discipline. P.Eng or EIT is considered an asset.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in formwork drafting.
• Ability to operate computer-aided design (AutoCAD – 2D and 3D) software and manual drafting.
• Ability to multitask and manage several activities of drafting.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Interpersonal skills to work within a team, taking direction from design engineers.
• Time management skills to complete work within the required timeframe.
• Communication skills with an emphasis on reading and writing for creating documentation and reports.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving.

Aecon fosters diversity, inclusion and belonging within and across our organization. We welcome all to apply, including women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity.

We are committed to adhering to the objectives and requirements outlined in the Accessible Canada Act (ACA), and to meeting the accessibility needs of persons with disabilities in a timely manner, through the implementation of the requirements of the ACA and its applicable regulations.