Autocad Technician(hybrid - Glen Allen, VA)

Position Title: Autocad Technician

Location : Glen Allen, VA (hybrid - Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)

Visa : USC, GC or GC EAD

Contract to hire

Starts first to second week in March

Job Description:

A Revit/CAD technician uses various systems to create design plans for buildings and construction. Essentially, the Technician produces electronic versions of the technical drawings to be used in space planning, space identification, measurement and construction. The Technician will perform square footage take offs that will be used in construction project estimating. The Technician will do block planning and test fits based on prepared programming information provided by the business units incorporating the bank’s space standards and workstation standards in the process. The Technician will work on a team with designers (internal and external), Construction Project Managers, and the Real Estate Manager in solving space and drawing issues and helping the bank document an accurate inventory of owned and leased spaces.

Position Accountabilities:

· Create Test fits and take offs: Translate programming data into test fits and block plans that can be used for decision making. Performs square footage take offs to be used in estimating construction. Most drawings are created on a bank provided computer in Auto CAD software. Revit and Adobe pdf software may also be used to illustrate a test fit or do a take offs.

· Responsibility and Accountability for CAD file inventory and best practices: Responsible for using CAD layering standards and best practice CAD guideline methods to create plans that accurately depict the bank’s space. Fully accountable for the accuracy of the documentation. Develops file naming nomenclature and filing conventions.

· Sets proper priorities: Supports the team in working on priority projects in order to accomplish the goals of the larger organization.

· Communication Ownership: Communicates issues in drawings provided by other vendors and offers solutions for corrective action.

· Performs Tracking and Reporting: Provides regular reporting and status updates on the status of drawing completion. Helps create the plan to accomplish work and then reports on results.

· Enforces Effective Change Control: The Technician helps develop and implement change control processes for documenting CAD drawings. Ensures that quality and accuracy are paramount. Participates in the bid processes and RFP for work related to outside vendors providing content towards creating drawing inventory.

· Maintain detailed records: The Technician should maintain accurate records. Responsible for making sure teammate locations get updated in a timely manner.

· Create and maintain Furniture Block Library: Create and maintain a furniture block library based on established furniture and CAD standards that can be easily accessed when doing plans to expedite the process.

· Create and maintain Standard page layouts: create and document standard AUB drawing page layouts.

Organizational Relationship:

This assignment reports to the Asset Strategy Manager

Position Qualifications:

Education & Experience

· Some college experience in design, or certificate of technical training in Computer Aided Design. Bachelor of Fine Arts in interior design or planning very helpful.

· Minimum three (3) years experience in space planning, developing plans in CAD and Revit.

· Keen understanding of CAD software, working with layers, and short cuts to accomplish tasks in short order.

· Understands both 3D and 2D design

· Has worked with CAFM systems before

· Experience creating Revit and CAD drawings from scratch based on a measured floorplan

· Experience working in Revit and Adobe Creative Suite software