CAD Drafter - Builder

About the role

This is a hands-on technical position where accuracy and attention to detail are extremely important. The work involves a variety of residential construction projects, so the ability to understand how plans, field staking, CAD drawings, and calculations all work together is essential. Training will be provided on our specific workflows, software, and client requirements.

Responsibilities

• House Calculations: Review foundation closures, including square, rotation, and setbacks.
• Review and add interior walls to slabs based on client staking requests.
• Perform calculations and prepare drawings for P&D (Plot & Drive) stakings, which typically require starting from scratch due to the lack of a plot plan. This includes:
  • Drawing property boundaries.
  • Adjusting the boundary to aerial imagery.
  • Calculating search points for property corners.
  • Drawing and verifying proposed foundation.
  • Placing the house based on a third‑party site plan.
  • Calculating foundation offsets.
• Prepare calculations for additions, including drawing the proposed addition foundation and completing the necessary calculations.
• For new subdivisions:
  • Create master staking drawings.
  • Compare recorded plats against CAD files and identify discrepancies in road centerline alignment, lengths, and curve data.
  • Add centerline control to master staking files.
  • Label the recorded plat.
  • Upload completed files into STARS.
• Dirt Calculations: Create 2 separate surfaces in a drawing for calculating dirt quantities.
• Prepare and distribute completed dirt calculations to designated client contacts.
• As‑Built Surveys: Prepare closing as‑builts for Rockford.
  • Rockford closing as‑builts use a specialized title block and workflow that differs from our other clients.
  • Training will be provided on the specific Rockford process.

Requirements

We are looking for a detail‑oriented CAD / Survey Calculations Technician to join our team. This position is responsible for preparing and reviewing calculations and staking drawings for residential construction, including houses, additions, subdivisions, dirt work, and as‑built surveys. The ideal candidate is comfortable working with CAD drawings, interpreting site plans and plats, performing construction calculations, and paying close attention to detail. Familiarity with Columbus builder Services is a plus.

Qualifications

• Experience with CAD drafting and/or surveying calculations.
• Ability to read and interpret site plans, construction plans, and recorded plats.
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to identify discrepancies between drawings, plats, and field information.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Comfortable learning client‑specific procedures and software.
• Construction surveying, land surveying, civil engineering, or residential construction experience is a plus.

Skills

• Minimum of high school diploma/GED diploma required; Associates / Technical Degree or higher preferred.
• 4+ years of successful job‑related professional drafting experience in the surveying industry; Applied CAD experience.
• Proven and demonstrated professional skill sets to include, but not limited to, Civil 3D and survey experience.
• Able to communicate and respond to questions in a professional and knowledgeable manner, ensuring business outcomes; assertive problem‑solver and action‑oriented team player.
• Must have a relentlessly positive, flexible, do‑whatever‑it‑takes attitude; must be fast on your feet, poised under pressure, and committed to client service.
• Ability to balance the workload to accommodate demands of the job and exceed client expectations.
• Proficient in the independent application and use of job‑related software/e‑technology/cloud‑based solutions.
• This work can be performed remotely but preferably in Eastern or Central time zones.

Pay

Compensation details: 25‑28 Hourly Wage