Senior Project Designer
- MB, Canada
$65,000 to $80,000 CAD / year · Full-time
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Job details
- Pay
- $65,000 to $80,000 CAD / year
- Job type
- Full-time
- Apply by
- Experience
- 10+ years in design/drafting or 5+ years of relevant timber industry experience with significant technical detailing responsibilities.
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Description
Senior Project Designer Company: Cornerstone Timberframes Inc. Location: 11 Main Street, Unit D, Kleefeld, Manitoba R0A 0V0 Employment: Permanent, full-time | 40 hours per week | Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (30-minute unpaid meal break) Salary: $65,000 - $80,000 CAD annually Start Date: To be determined Reports to: Commercial Design Lead
Duties
Lead Technical Design
- Develop preliminary layouts, detailed timber designs, 3D CAD models and coordinated technical drawing packages using architectural concepts, engineering information and client requirements.
- Maintain design quality, drafting accuracy and constructability standards; contribute to practical improvements in timber detailing and design methods.
- Coordinate technical design details with clients, architects, engineers, contractors, sales and estimating teams.
- Participate in technical reviews and provide drawing, material and design information to support preconstruction and project delivery.
- Prepare, check and revise 3D models, shop drawings, fabrication details, connection layouts and construction-related technical documentation.
- Interpret drawings, specifications and engineering inputs; verify dimensions and resolve detailing or constructability conflicts with production and installation teams.
- Review the work of junior designers and drafters, provide technical guidance and help develop consistent drafting standards.
- Develop Cadwork templates, procedures and training in collaboration with design leads; support accurate modelling and shop drawing output.
- Improve technical detailing, joinery and assembly standards for Kit House products, including panelized systems and related building components.
Qualifications
- 10+ years in design/drafting or 5+ years of relevant timber industry experience with significant technical detailing responsibilities.
- Demonstrated experience producing and reviewing detailed shop drawings, coordinated 3D models and technical drawing sets.
- Ability to interpret architectural and engineering documents, specifications and fabrication requirements.
- Experience with SketchUp, Revit or comparable CAD/3D modelling software; Cadwork experience is an asset.
- Post-secondary education in computer-aided design, drafting technology or a related field, or a relevant combination of training and experience.
- Strong attention to detail, technical communication, collaboration and time management; experience with prefabricated building systems is an asset.
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Responsibilities
The Senior Project Designer at Cornerstone Timberframes will develop timber layouts, 3D models and drawing packages, coordinate design details with clients and trade teams, and review and mentor junior drafters. The role also improves detailing standards for Kit House products.
Requirements
Candidates need 10+ years in design or drafting, or 5+ years in the timber industry with detailing responsibilities, plus experience producing shop drawings and 3D models in CAD software. Post-secondary training in CAD or drafting is required, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Skills
- Cadwork
- SketchUp
- Revit
- 3D CAD modelling
- Shop drawing production
- Technical drawing packages
- Timber detailing
- Connection layout design
- Constructability review
- Interpreting architectural and engineering drawings
- Dimension verification
- Drafting standards development
- Template and procedure development
- Prefabricated building systems
- Panelized systems
- Joinery and assembly detailing
- Mentoring junior designers
- Cross-team coordination
- Attention to detail
- Time management
Categories
- Manufacturing
- Construction
- Consulting
- Software
Keywords
- senior project designer
- timber design
- timber framing
- 3D modelling
- CAD
- shop drawings
- SketchUp
- Revit
- Cadwork
- technical drafting
- construction drafting
- prefabricated building systems
- panelized systems
- Kit House
- architectural drafting
- mentoring
- drafting standards
Seniority
Senior
Tools
- SketchUp
- Revit
- Cadwork
Languages
- English
Fields of study
- Computer-aided design
- Drafting technology