Drafting Manager

MID-STATES•Beloit, WI

11d•$85,000 - $100,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Drafting (Design & Detail) Manager provides technical and day-to-day leadership for the company’s design and detailing team. The role coordinates workloads, maintains design and detailing standards, reviews drawings and models for accuracy, supports project schedules, and develops team members. The manager works closely with Engineering, Project Management, Estimating, Production, and Field Operations to ensure drawings and details communicate design intent and provide the information needed to manufacture, deliver, and install precast concrete products. The position is based at the Beloit Ironworks Office in Beloit, Wisconsin. It is full-time, first shift, with negligible travel. The salary range is $85,000–$100,000.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least 8 years of experience in drafting, detailing, or design of precast building products.
Experience with precast shop drawings and erection drawings.
Experience with reinforcing and embed detailing.
Experience with precast connections and lifting systems.
Experience with Revit and BIM workflows.
Experience working directly with manufacturing or production teams.
Demonstrated proficiency with Revit and, to a lesser extent, AutoCAD.
Strong understanding of construction drawings and documentation.
Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Ability to read and interpret architectural and structural drawings.
Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
Strong communication and organizational skills.
Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and support other employees.
Technical writing experience creating, editing, and revising precast standards.
Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel.

Nice To Haves

Associate or bachelor’s degree in drafting, engineering technology, architecture, construction, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day leadership, direction, and support to the Design and Detail team.
Assign design and detailing work based on project priorities, deadlines, employee skills, and workload.
Monitor project schedules and communicate potential delays or resource concerns to the Engineering Manager.
Set expectations for quality, productivity, communication, and deadlines.
Conduct regular team check-ins to review workload, project status, challenges, and priorities.
Serve as a technical resource and escalation point for design and detailing questions.
Promote teamwork, accountability, continuous improvement, and professional development.
Assist with onboarding and training new design and detailing employees; identify training and development needs.
Provide feedback about employee performance, strengths, development opportunities, and resource needs.
Review drawings and models for accuracy, completeness, consistency, and compliance with company standards; perform peer reviews and final checks as appropriate.
Identify recurring errors and work with the team to address their root causes.
Serve as the company’s primary Revit and BIM subject-matter expert.
Develop, implement, and maintain company-wide BIM standards, procedures, and workflows.
Establish and maintain Revit templates, project and view standards, naming conventions, shared parameters, and modeling practices.
Manage and maintain Revit families, content libraries, title blocks, schedules, and company-specific components.
Set standards for model organization, file structure, worksharing, model coordination, and documentation.
Monitor Revit model quality and identify ways to improve accuracy, consistency, and efficiency.
Improve BIM workflows as technology, software, and project requirements evolve; evaluate BIM technologies, tools, plugins, and processes and recommend implementation.
Maintain organized BIM documentation and digital project files.
Assist with pre-construction modeling and collaborate with architects and engineers to reach a viable design.
Coordinate closely on pour schedules, piece tickets, and construction drawing delivery.
Develop, maintain, and improve design and detailing standards, standard details, and design resources.
Establish consistent practices for drawing organization, naming, dimensioning, detailing, and documentation.
Identify opportunities to reduce rework, eliminate redundant processes, and improve project turnaround times.
Develop and implement standardized workflows where appropriate.
Work with Engineering leadership to establish measurable design and detailing performance expectations.
Participate in continuous improvement initiatives across Engineering and Operations.
Document lessons learned and incorporate improvements into future projects.