Draftsperson

2 weeks ago


Waterloo, Canada Activa Holdings Inc. Full time

Role Summary

**Company**:Activa

**Job Title**:Draftsperson

**Job Type**:Full-Time, Permanent

**Reports To**:Drafting Team Lead

**Location**:Waterloo, Ontario

Key Responsibilities
- Design and provide technical working drawings for production and personalized homes
- Develop and maintain architectural drafting standards and details
- Ensure design concepts and construction documents comply with and satisfy municipal requirements and zoning by-laws, standards, Ontario Building Code and specific architectural controls.
- Maintain pre-determined timeline schedule to hit milestone deadline
- Day-to-day general office duties for the drafting department, including set-up of new job files and coordinating with engineers and other consultants
- Complete scope of project from preliminary design concepts and base plans to working drawings
- Establish and maintain architectural details and drafting standards for residential projects
- Document all work completed in terms of time and date in the established timesheet on a daily basis
- Inform Drafting Team Lead as to status of work and advise of any problems or potential problems as early as possible with identified solutions
- Meet with the Team Lead to verify design and other specific issues, to ensure the success of the project and ensure quality control for customer satisfaction
- Sign-off drawings for permit submission using personally obtained BCIN
- Daily interaction with various departments and outside consultants
- Provide support to job site for any design requirements
- Other duties as assigned by management

**Requirements**:

- Post-Secondary School diploma or degree
- 3 to 5 years’ drafting experience in a production residential home building environment
- BCIN No. and OBC course completion considered an asset
- Extensive knowledge in construction considered an asset, including construction documentation, architectural styles and local design trends, municipal zoning bylaws, and development schedules for design and working drawing programs
- Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office including the most current versions of AutoCAD and SoftPlan are required.
- Experience with Revit and Sketchup an asset.

Personal Attributes
- Outgoing and engaging personality with the ability to interact with clients, consultants and municipal officials effectively and professionally
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written
- Motivated and self-confident with the ability to manage time effectively and efficiently
- Able to work well under pressure while working on a multitude of tasks and respond quickly to changing situations


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