CAD Detailer / Drafter

About the Role

New Millennium is committed to hiring enthusiastic, dedicated, hardworking, team-oriented individuals who are willing to learn and enjoy working in a challenging, fast-paced, dynamic environment regardless of experience level. We provide training and resources to enable your success in a collaborative, highly technical, and rewarding work environment. As part of Steel Dynamics, Inc., one of the largest steel producers in the country, we offer countless opportunities for advancement across all divisions.

Responsibilities

• Review structural contract drawings and specifications for non-residential building projects.
• Interpret loading diagrams (uplift, snow drift, ponding, etc.) with assistance from internal Project Managers and Engineers, and apply load requirements to steel joists and girders.
• Analyze connections of steel joists and girders to supporting members (beams, columns, walls, etc.).
• Identify special connections that may be required.
• Coordinate with other trades, including structural steel fabricators, precast suppliers, fire protection, HVAC designers, and athletic equipment suppliers (e.g., basketball goals) to incorporate their needs into joist/girder designs.
• Identify and apply special joist and girder profile properties (single/double pitch, bowstring/barrel, etc.).
• Create joist/girder/deck placement plans, sections, and details to reflect New Millennium’s interpretation of contract drawings for review/approval by the Structural Engineer of Record and for use by ironworkers during erection.
• Create Bills of Material for all joists, girders, and deck that import into our design program, which then generates shop orders for joists, girders, deck, bridging, etc.
• Coordinate with customers, erectors, general contractors, and the Architect/Engineer of Record to ensure products are designed, fabricated, and delivered with the highest quality and on schedule.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

Qualifications

An ideal candidate would have experience in one or more of the following:

• Joist/girder/deck or structural steel detailing.
• Structural design, drafting, or modeling.
• Working on projects from concept to production.
• Problem-solving or quality assurance.
• 2D or 3D CAD software.
• Education in civil or mechanical engineering, construction management, design engineering, architectural engineering, etc.
• Reading and interpreting drawings, sections, specifications, and other construction-related documents.

Benefits

• Flexible hours.
• Competitive pay.
• Paid vacations up to 4 weeks per year based on length of service.
• Quarterly bonuses.
• Annual profit sharing.
• Annual stock awards.
• 401k with up to 50% matching.
• Dependent scholarships.
• Employee education assistance.
• Full medical, dental, and vision insurance.