Design Assistant

Gaston Electrical Co., LLC • Independence, MO

22d • $27 - $30

About The Position

Gaston Electrical is a wholly owned subsidiary of EMCOR Group Inc. EMCOR is the world's leading provider of mechanical and electrical construction and facilities services, including planning, consulting, and operations and maintenance. Since 1934, Gaston Electrical, a union contractor, has provided expert electrical and low voltage contracting services to the commercial, institutional, life-sciences, hospitality, and retail markets in New England. Our company leadership and skilled electricians build trust through best-in-class services, quality workmanship, safety practices, and reliability. The Design Assistant is responsible for supporting the Design department with various administrative responsibilities for electrical construction projects. This role is primarily responsible for ensuring our drawings are updated and properly maintained using construction specific software, Bluebeam. The ideal candidate will have strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ideally experience working in a fast-paced construction environment.

Requirements

• High School degree required, associates degree preferred.
• 2+ years of experience in the electrical or construction industry preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in Bluebeam Revu, including slip sheeting and hyperlinking tools or passion working on new project
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize workloads, and maintain accurate records.
• Effective written and interpersonal skills to coordinate with various teams and stakeholders.
• Must have the demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in English, cooperate, and collaborate with multiple levels of customer, employees, unions, government agencies, vendors and suppliers, and other contractor organizations.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; move within the office to retrieve files and meet with employees in their offices or conference room.
• Able to work at a computer (reading and keying) for extended periods of time.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Procore, ACC Build, or similar construction management platforms is helpful.
• Familiarity with construction drawings and document workflows is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Perform slip sheeting in Bluebeam to update drawing sets with revised sheets while preserving/maintaining markups and hyperlinks.
• Create and maintain hyperlinked drawing sets to ensure timely navigation between sheets, details, and references.
• Implement and maintain systems for tracking document revisions to prevent conflicts and ensure that the most current versions are used.
• Work within digital document management systems (e.g., Procore, Egnyte, Bluebeam).
• Collaborate with design and construction teams to ensure timely distribution of updated documents.
• Support the implementation of document control procedures and standards across projects.
• Work on adhoc Design projects to assist the team.

Benefits

• We offer our employees a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package and are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success.
• We are committed to providing employees a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with health savings and flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability, a 401(k) Savings Plan, College Coach and employee assistance program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED