What are the responsibilities and job description for the CAD Draftsman/woman Methods position at VINCI Construction Grands Projects USA?
The Company:
VINCI Construction Grands Projets USA (formally VINCI Construction LLC) is a subsidiary of VINCI Construction Grands Projets with its main office located in Alexandria, Virginia. The scope of the company is general contracting and construction work, along with any associated services related to large, selected Design and Build projects, either public or private for which it can bring clear and strong added value. We aim to develop engineering and construction services for large infrastructure projects in various parts in the United States and provide a highly skilled and competitive professional service in construction field.
Project Overview:
The Walsh-VINCI Transit Community Partners (WVTCP) Joint Venture consisting of VINCI Construction Grands Projets and Walsh Construction has been selected to construct the $2.9BN Design Build Red Line Extension (RLE) project – the largest civil construction contract ever awarded by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). The RLE Mainline Design-Build (MDB) Project will extend the CTA's Red Line by 5.6 miles, extending from the existing terminal at 95th/Dan Ryan south to 130th Street and Doty Avenue. We are seeking a CAD drafstman/woman Methods responsible to support the Methods engineers and wider Engineering and Construction teams with AutoCad and Revit drafting activities.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Within the Construction Engineering department, the Cad Draftsman/woman specific areas of responsibility are the following:
- Prepare 2D Drawings on AutoCad and 3d models in Revit : construction sequences, site installation drawings, RC detailed drawings for temporary structures, steel working platforms, formworks, shoring, scaffolding.
- Perform excavation drawings and extract cut/fill quantities.
- Perform quantity take-offs, preparation of Bill Of Quantities.
- Control drawings of proprietary formwork systems received from external supplier and adapt or modify to suit site conditions.
- Adhere to project quality plan and procedures and provide document controller with the necessary information for upload on the Document Management System.
- Maintain a shared library of blocks and external references with other team members.
- Regular interaction with other team members from other departments (construction team, surveyors, designers) to understand the requirements and make appropriate CAD actions.
- Provide the document controller with necessary information for the drawings register and ensure latest revisions of his drawings are available through the Electronic Document Management System
Key Requirements:
- 5 years experience in similar role
- Strong experience with AutoCad and Revit softwares. Excellent proficiency in 2d drawings, 3d modelling is a plus
- Knowledge of Autocad civil 3d and Sketchup is a plus.
- Strong knowledge of formwork and scaffolding systems.
- Good understanding of construction methodologies and temporary works design, experience in structural construction works, in particular bridges
- Previous experience in a Contractor technical team on a large infrastructure projects
- Ability to assume responsibility, interface and communicate effectively with others is essential.
- Broad generalized knowledge of personnel safety, process safety, and environmental principles / regulations.
- Valid Driver's License.
