Civil Drafter 2

About the role

The Architecture & Engineering Department at Forest Lawn in Glendale is seeking a skilled Civil Drafter 2 to join our team. This role involves creating precise architectural and engineering designs, drawings, and technical documentation that support manufacturing, construction, and fabrication activities. You will serve as the department’s expert in CAD, Civil 3D, and Autodesk applications, transforming preliminary sketches into accurate, specification-ready designs. This position also involves developing technical reports and ensuring all drawings meet required standards and project needs.

Responsibilities

• Proficiently utilize AutoDesk to execute drawings while meeting project and industry specifications and requirements.
• Scan drawings and documents.
• Use Excel, Power Point, and 3-D rendering software.
• Successfully trouble-shoot most PC and plotter problems.
• Identify and organize drawing sheets/project sets with minimal supervision of the Design Manager.
• Determine drawing elements needed for each design, and produce required plans, sections, elevations and details.
• Accurately prepare project drawings sets.
• Prepare sales maps, file maps, and process property reservations and releases.
• Prepare basic hydrology investigation and pipe sizing, SWPPP BMP application(s), legal description files and dedication maps; and/or basic architectural design including creating plans, profiles, sections, details, alternate design schemes, presentation drawings, and inscriptions.
• Prepare presentation documents under general supervision.
• Work as part of a team and independently when needed.
• Absorb and assist with layout of family specific memorials and inscriptions under minimal supervision.
• Independently work on project designs with basic knowledge of drawing and specification protocol.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Associate degree (A.A.) preferred.
• 2 years of AutoCAD technical school required.
• 5 years or more of full-time AutoCAD and/or Revit/Civil 3D work experience or equivalent required.
• Valid California Driver’s License, including state required levels of active auto insurance required.
• LSIT or EIT Preferred.
• Demonstrate a high level of personal organizational skills through mastery of scheduling, punctuality, efficiency, and ability to follow through with commitments.
• Attain high levels of accuracy and quality in personal work output by self-checking and correcting personal work product and by accepting personal responsibility for assigned projects.
• Proficient in general office software including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Working knowledge of Procore software is beneficial, but not required.
• Able to shoot, download, assemble, organize, prepare, modify, and print digital photographs for project file reference or presentation.
• Proficient in the use and basic maintenance of office plotters, printers, scanners, and copiers.
• Able to order reproductions, deliveries, etc. from outside vendors for design-related services.
• Basic understanding of algebraic, geometric, and trigonometric concepts as they relate to CAD layout.
• Core proficiency in 2D CAD and/or Revit skills such as sheet set-up, scaling, dimensioning, layering and x-refs w/ ability to translate designs and details provided by others into a coordinated drawing set.
• Proficient knowledge of AutoCAD, Revit, Civil 3D, Architectural Desktop, or Land Desktop.
• Core proficiency in 3D CAD skills including photorealistic rendering. Working knowledge of Sketchup, 3D Studio and Photoshop.
• Demonstrate a basic proficiency and understanding of construction document layout and detailing including plans, elevations, sections, details, and schedules under general supervision.
• Able to build physical models under general supervision.
• Understand document scanning and archiving.

Benefits

Forest Lawn offers a competitive benefits package that includes an excellent range of benefits leading our industry and being competitive with the benefits in just about any other industry. Click here to learn more about our benefit offerings.

Pay

Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Full-time position.

Skills

Core proficiency in 2D CAD and/or Revit skills such as sheet set-up, scaling, dimensioning, layering and x-refs w/ ability to translate designs and details provided by others into a coordinated drawing set.

Proficient knowledge of AutoCAD, Revit, Civil 3D, Architectural Desktop, or Land Desktop.

Core proficiency in 3D CAD skills including photorealistic rendering. Working knowledge of Sketchup, 3D Studio and Photoshop.

Basic understanding of algebraic, geometric, and trigonometric concepts as they relate to CAD layout.