Structural Drafter

Overview

Are you someone with strong leadership and technical capabilities Do you enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively in a team environment with both internal and external stakeholders Are you a thought leader a trusted advisor and a problem solver If you enjoy entrepreneurship and innovation this opportunity is for you! As someone with excellent communication skills and business acumen you will thrive in our fast-paced and agile environment.

Your Opportunity

Dillons Structures Transportation Discipline is seeking a Structural (Bridge) CAD Designer/Drafterto fill an existing vacancy within our multidisciplinary team of professionals. You will have the opportunity to work on new and exciting projects while providing clients with a fully integrated and superior customer experience.

At Dillon we operate as one team.The successful candidate can be based at any one of our following offices:Ottawa ON London ON.

We offer flexible work hours to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

Responsibilities

Technical Work

• Collaboration with multidisciplinary team members including engineers planners scientists and technical and administrative support staff in the development of detailed design contract packages;

• Assistance to project managers and engineers in the functional and detailed design of transportation structures;

• Completion of detailed design drafting for a variety of project types;

• Application of 2D and 3D CAD software such as AutoCAD and other specialty programs to produce design drawings;

• Preparation of construction drawings/documents;

• Calculation of quantity take-offs for concrete volumes reinforcement and miscellaneous steel for complex structures;

• Assistance with contract administration tasks including construction observation shop drawing review contractor submittal review progress payment preparation and responding to requests for information;

• Coordination and completion of site assessments construction observation and construction management of site documentation;

• Business travel to other Dillon offices upon request.

Learning and Development

• A commitment to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development;

• A commitment to career development supported by senior drafters and engineers with 20 years of experience.

• Opportunity to enroll in Dillons early career development program.

Qualifications

Education

• Diploma program from an accredited Architectural or Engineering Technologist Program or equivalent.

Experience

• 0-5 Years of experience in the engineering consulting industry;
• Strong verbal and written communication organization and interpersonal skills;
• Highly organized and detail oriented;
• Proficient use of current AutoCAD and/or Revit software is considered an asset;
• Knowledge of Civil 3D is considered an asset;
• Knowledge of relevant municipal/provincial/industry engineering standards specifications and regulatory requirements is considered an asset;
• Understanding of the range of project design and implementation activities including development of design drawings and reports contract document preparation tendering and contract administration is considered an asset.

Compensation

$48400 - $72700

Dillon is including the salary range that we in good faith believe may offer for this position. It will be dependent on the successful applicants education experience and skills in addition to internal equity and geographic region. Dillon reserves the right to pay outside of the posted range contingent on factors unrelated to an applicants gender or other status protected by provincial and/or federal law.

Why choose Dillon

We live our core values:

• Achievement: do the work to hit the target;
• Continuous Development: always learning; always adapting; always growing;
• Creativity: discover new possibilities;
• Courage: do the things that matter especially when its hard;
• Inclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences;
• Reliability: words result in actions that build trust.

In addition we offer:

• Employee share purchase plan
• • Dillon is 100% employee owned and share ownership is open to all employees.
• A competitive compensation package
• • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Generous retirement savings plan
  • Student loan repayment assistance with matching employer contributions
• Flexible work hours and hybrid working options
• • Dillon values its staff and the contributions that are made each day and understands that work arrangements can differ based on personal needs and business needs. We are taking a trust-based approach to offer a variety of flexible and hybrid work options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.
• Learning and Development opportunities
• • As a knowledge-based business we use a composite approach to development including coaching to build the how mentoring to share lessons advising to round out perspectives and co-creation of knowledge through internal learning opportunities.
• Focus on Innovation
• • The ability to anticipate examine and adopt new and innovative solutions is a crucial driver for the continual and progressive advancement of our business our culture people are empowered to reflect and question current practices and seek forward looking solutions to todays problems and tomorrows opportunities.
• Employee and Family Assistance program
• • A variety of EFAP tools and online resources to support well-being are available to all employees.
• Goodlife Fitness Corporate Membership
• Our employees can take advantage of reduced annual membership fees.
• Wellness Subsidy
• Our employees can take advantage of a wellness subsidy that can be put towards expenses for a variety of health and/or wellness related activities such as gym membership purchase of home fitness equipment yoga classes and dance classes.

About Dillon

Dillon is a proudly Canadian employee-owned professional consulting firm specializing in planning engineering environmental science and management. We partner with clients to provide committed collaborative and inventive solutions to complex multi-faceted projects. With over 25 offices and more than 1100 employees across Canada Dillon offers a wide range of services related to building and improving facilities and infrastructure protecting the environment and developing communities.

Now operating for over 75 years we continue to strive for excellence in everything we do. Dillon has been listed as one of Canadas Best Managed Companies for 19 years in a row and has the distinction of being a Platinum Club member in this program.

Health & Safety at Dillon

Prospective employees are expected to fully align with Dillons core commitment to Health & Safety. This includes active ongoing engagement with our Health & Safety processes and platform and the active ongoing identification and reporting of health and safety hazards.

Employment Equity Diversity & Inclusion at Dillon

Dillon is committed to employment equity and an inclusive diverse workplace where opportunities are based on skills and abilities. If you require accommodation during the interview process please let us know. We look forward to hearing from you.

Technology enablement and the use of AI at Dillon

We invest in modern technologies to enable continuous improvement across the organization. Please be advised that Dillon Consulting utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) assisted tools to support parts of our recruitment process to increase efficiency and fairness. While AI supports this process all hiring decisions are made by our human recruiting team. By applying you acknowledge and consent to this use.

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
Monthly Salary Salary: 48400 - 72700