Drafting Technician II - Engineering - Facilities Division - Huntsville (025501)

Texas Department of Criminal Justice • Huntsville, TX

29d

About The Position

Performs advanced drafting work. Work involves planning, organizing, and reviewing work projects; reviewing engineering and drafting data; designing structures and recommending design changes; and tracing, inking, and detailing plans, structures, and maps. Works under limited supervision with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited senior high school or equivalent or GED.
• Three years full-time, wage-earning experience in drafting and computer-aided design (CAD) drafting using AutoCAD software. Thirty semester hours from a college or university accredited by an organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or by the United States Department of Education (USDE) to include six semester hours in drafting or a related field may be substituted for each year of experience on a year for-year basis for a maximum substitution of two years.
• Knowledge of drafting principles, techniques, and procedures.
• Knowledge of algebra, geometry, and trigonometry.
• Knowledge of building construction methods and components.
• Skill to interpret field notes, sketches, plans, and specifications.
• Skill to draft plans and drawings.
• Skill to check drawings, estimates, plans, and design details.
• Skill to analyze and solve drafting and design problems.
• Skill in the use of computer-aided drafting and AutoCAD software.
• Skill to make mathematical calculations and to use the calculator.
• Skill to plan work in order to meet established guidelines.
• Ability to walk, stand, sit, kneel, push, stoop, reach above the shoulder, grasp, pull, bend repeatedly, climb stairs, identify colors, hear with aid, see, write, count, read, speak, analyze, alphabetize, lift and carry under 15 lbs., perceive depth, operate a motor vehicle, and operate motor equipment.
• Conditions include working inside and outside, working around machines with moving parts and moving objects, working around moving objects or vehicles, radiant and electrical energy, working closely with others, working alone, working protracted or irregular hours, and traveling by car, van, bus, and airplane.
• Equipment (machines, tools, devices) used in performing only the essential functions include computer and related equipment, calculator, copier, fax machine, computer-aided drafting equipment, telephone, dolly, and automobile.

Nice To Haves

• Drafting experience preferred.
• Knowledge of agency and departmental organizational structure, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes, and reviews work projects; and draws plans and maps by using computer aided graphics, and revises and adds information as necessary or by instruction.
• Prepares preliminary and final plans, specifications, estimates, and detailed drawings from field notes, instructions, original plans, proposed changes, diagrams, and other data; prepares estimates and plots from field notes; and makes field measurements and prepares drawings.
• Assembles construction information and details for plans; and produces contour maps, isometric projections, and miscellaneous sketches.
• Coordinates work with other staff and departments.
• Performs a variety of marginal duties not listed, to be determined and assigned as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees