Drafting Technician

CKR Consulting Engineers
Bellville
ZAR 50 000 - 200 000
Job description

Job Title

Drafting Technician

Organisational Structure

CKR Consulting Engineers

Job Category

Technician

Location

Cape Town - Bellville, WC ZA
Durban - Westville, KZN ZA
Johannesburg - Sandton, GP ZA (Primary)
Pretoria - Muckleneuk, GP ZA

Job Details

Core Purpose of the Job

  • This role requires a BIM software modelling technician with a solid understanding of their specific discipline.
  • The role can be presented by a junior professional or technician and focuses mainly on research and development of BIM in a holistic approach to the overall AEC (Architecture, Engineering and Construction) or Built Environment.

Context

  • CKR is entering a new phase in its lifecycle where operational excellence has become critical for success.
  • The urgency for change has become more heightened amid increased competitive intensity across all markets in which CKR operates.

Key Performance Areas:

  • BIM Modelling for specific design discipline
  • Understanding Responsibility and Being Accountable
  • Good Communication
  • Meeting Deadlines
  • Mandatory behaviours critical to the Culture of CKR
  • Understanding and demonstrating the ethos of CKR

Role Dependencies

  • Engineering Personnel
  • Internal CKR disciplines for quality coordination of MEP services.
  • External stakeholders [Consultants; PM’s; Architects; QS; Clients; Developers; Government Bodies etc.]
  • Liaising with Clients and other Consultants drafting personnel

Discretionary Space - Independent Thought and Judgement

  • Understanding client requirements, interpreting them using engineering judgements and presenting a solution.
  • Interpret situations (internally and externally); apply knowledge of process (discipline; customer requirements) to provide appropriate solutions and make informed project and business decisions.
  • Evaluate project progress and make trade-offs to ensure the best use of available resources.
  • Alert Management or colleagues to issues and risks in any project or the business itself.

Authorities:

  • CKR Management and Senior Engineers

Duties will comprise:

General

  • BIM modelling for specific design discipline
  • Work under direction of Senior Draftsman Team Lead
  • Ensure construction documents accuracy based on discipline BIM modelling
  • Collaborate and Coordinate with other disciplines design-changes and model challenges
  • Adhere to BIM execution plan and BIM project workflow
  • Present new technologies which align and add benefit to the overall company BIM strategy
  • Follow BIM standards and development procedures
  • May take lead on developing some discipline specific BIM modelling content for project
  • Prepare BIM models for coordination meetings
  • Oversee the communication of project information via DWF for collaboration internally and externally
  • Drafting Technician under close supervision, perform simple drafting tasks, often with finished work as a guide.
  • This is the entry level class for the engineering drafting.
  • Incumbents have had sufficient training and/or experience to produce an acceptable quality and quantity of simple, repetitive drafting work without additional on-the-job training and without being required to have any substantial knowledge of engineering, symbols and terminology.
  • Incumbents typically are expected to progress to Senior Drafting Technician.
  • Examples of assignments at this level of difficulty and responsibility are: Drafting assistant to a Principal Drafting Technician, preparing simple engineering detail drawings, circuit and other diagrams, and maintaining files of completed work and copies.

Administration/Internal Management

  • Plan your work every day and week.
  • Complete work within agreed times and adhere to priorities.
  • Plan your leave in conjunction with project engineers and project managers.
  • Adhere to internal procedures and systems.
  • Fill in time sheets on a daily basis, using the system as provided by CKR.

Please note that as part of this application process you will be required to attach a copy of your CV (MS Word/PDF) as well as certified copies of your qualifications. Please ensure to attach your most updated versions of these documents as they will be used for shortlisting purposes.

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