Facilities Layout & Documentation Specialist

Coherent Corp. Vietnam•Sherman, TX

39d•Hybrid

About The Position

Coherent is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials and networking components. We are a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets. Coherent provides a comprehensive career development platform within an environment that challenges employees to perform at their best, while rewarding excellence and hard-work through a competitive compensation program. It's an exciting opportunity to work for a company that offers stability, longevity and growth. Come Join Us!

Requirements

3–5 years of experience maintaining engineering drawings and technical documentation in an industrial, manufacturing, or engineering environment.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering Technology, Drafting, Architecture, Construction Management, Facilities Management, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline. In lieu of a bachelor's degree, an equivalent combination of education, technical training, and directly related professional experience will be considered.
Experience using CAD software to develop and maintain facility layouts and engineering drawings. Proficiency in AutoCAD is a must, experience in REVIT is a plus.
Experience with engineering drawing standards and revision management.
Experience supporting construction, facilities engineering, or capital projects.
Experience coordinating documentation across multiple stakeholders.
Exceptional attention to detail
Strong organizational and document management skills
Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy
Customer-focused mindset with strong collaboration skills
Continuous improvement orientation
High level of ownership and accountability
Ability to work in an open concept office environment.
Requires movement between office areas, construction zones, cleanrooms, and manufacturing environments throughout the workday.
Ability to perform extended site walks and inspections, including navigating uneven surfaces and active construction sites.
Ability to sit or stand for extended periods while working at a computer
Ability to communicate effectively in meetings, presentations, and virtual environments
Ability to lift and carry light materials as required
All employees are required to follow the site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. Corporate EHS standards.

Nice To Haves

Experience with data centers, healthcare facilities, or other MEP-intensive/technically complex projects is a plus.
Experience with industry-standard Common Data Environment (CDE) or engineering content management platforms is preferred (e.g., Bentley ProjectWise, Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), Newforma, or equivalent).
Ability to travel domestically and internationally (<5%).

Responsibilities

Establish and govern the site's facility documentation program, including standards, processes, and best practices.
Serve as the site owner for facility layouts, engineering drawings, space allocation records, and as-built documentation.
Ensure facility documentation remains accurate, current, accessible, and reflects the physical facility.
Develop governance processes that maintain documentation integrity throughout the facility lifecycle.
Develop, maintain, and continuously improve facility layouts, floor plans, engineering drawings, and space allocation records using AutoCAD and related design software.
Develop and maintain CAD standards, templates, title blocks, layer conventions, drawing libraries, and engineering drafting best practices.
Update facility layouts and engineering drawings to support capital projects, equipment installations, renovations, infrastructure modifications, and organizational changes.
Review contractor drawings and markups, incorporating approved design revisions and as-built information into controlled engineering documentation.
Maintain room numbering, occupancy, and space assignment records to support facility planning and space utilization.
Manage engineering drawing revisions to ensure facility documentation accurately reflects existing site conditions.
Serve as an active member of capital project teams from planning through project closeout.
Establish documentation requirements for capital projects, including engineering deliverables, drawing standards, metadata, and as-built records.
Develop and maintain engineering drawings and facility layouts for internally executed projects.
Review and integrate documentation from architectural, engineering, and design-build partners into the site's controlled records.
Conduct field walkdowns to verify facility changes and incorporate approved design revisions, contractor redlines, and as-built information.
Coordinate project documentation turnover to ensure engineering records are complete, accurate, and incorporated into the site's documentation system.
Design and implement standardized processes for facility documentation and engineering record management.
Evaluate, recommend, and support implementation of digital tools that improve facility documentation, space management, and engineering information management.
Audit facility documentation to verify alignment with actual site conditions.
Identify opportunities to improve documentation quality, accessibility, and efficiency through standardization and automation.