PURPOSE OF POSITION
The Senior Drafting Technician will be an integral part of the design team, establishing and managing the BIM project workflow and being responsible for quality, clash detection and data conversion.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
· BIM Modelling for specific design discipline
· Understanding Responsibility and Being Accountable
· Good Communication
· Meeting Deadlines
· Mandatory behaviours critical to the Culture of the Company
· Understanding and demonstrating the ethos of the Company.
Understanding client requirements, interpreting them using engineering judgements and presenting a solution.
· Interpret situations (internally and externally); apply knowledge of process (discipline; customer requirements) to provide appropriate solutions and make informed project and business decisions.
· Evaluate project progress and make trade-offs to ensure the best use of available resources.
· Alert Management or colleagues to issues and risks in any project or the business itself.

SUPERVISORY/MANAGERIAL TASKS
· Manage Junior engineers and Technicians under direct supervision on technical aspect of their jobs.
· Manage the Human resource functions to direct reports such as Leave; Performance; Personal Development, Competencies etc.
· Provide design leadership to juniors.
· Influence Junior Staff and Colleagues to exert the desired Company Behaviour and Values.
· Guide Financial plan for Business Unit in line with the Strategic Plan.
· Ensure end to end tracking and reporting of Project Profitability.
· Manage roll out of the Projects in line with set objectives.
· Highlight inadequacies and process improvements to ensure efficiency and in time delivery
. Monitor spend and alert to limitations.
· Ensure compliance to all fiscal and regulatory parameters
· Ensure and lead the efficient use of people and capital

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
· Qualification in an engineering field or related qualification, including specialized training in drafting, and at least three plus years of experience in drafting 
· Minimum three or more years of experience as a BIM Technician in the field
· Must have an in-depth working knowledge of current BIM versions with emphasis on project setup, multi-discipline coordination and collaboration.
· Strong written and verbal communication skills
· Must have a professional appearance
· Ability to use time productively, maximize efficiency, and meet challenging work goals
· Must have excellent knowledge on the following Autodesk design software (professional certification is an advantage):
· Autodesk Revit (MEP as primary solution, with knowledge of Structure and architecture regarding model coordination)
· Autodesk Navisworks Manage is advantageous
· Working knowledge of other Autodesk software which forms part of the design process workflow an advantage e.g. Autodesk 3D, etc.
· Must have excellent PC experience in Windows environment, working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets, e-mail, web-enabled application and database software
· Must be a self-starter and possess the drive to pursue continued education and BIM
· Possess the ability to work well as part of a team and independently.

GENERAL WORKING CONDITIONS
· Long working hours.
· Meet strict deadlines.
· Challenging working conditions.
· Open Plan Office.
· Valid driver’s license required.
. Medically fit to work on construction site and willing to travel to project sites as may be needed.
Senior Drafting Technician position available in Western Cape, Western Cape. This job position was posted by Zecutive Consultants. The job has been posted as a char8000 ad on 2025-03-04 at 21:04:24 in the Engineering category

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