Construction Support Designer

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain models and drawings for takeoff, coordination, fabrication, and installation of EAS products.
• Verify that all EAS documents and models are produced in accordance with job specifications, contract documents, and submittal information.
• Carry out design drafting activities authorized by the EAS Construction Design Manager.
• Check drawings for accuracy and help verify the accuracy of drawings by team members assigned to assist.
• Complete assigned work in order to meet project schedules; work hours may exceed 40 hours per week as required by a project to meet milestone dates and scheduled deadlines.
• Aid in facilitating a smooth flow of technical information between EAS manufacturing plants, Envirotrol, and the field organization.
• Communicate directly with EAS manufacturing plants, Envirotrol, and the field organization, at all job locations, to facilitate a smooth flow of technical information.
• Assist other team members in completing their assigned tasks.
• Direct meetings for projects in which EAS is in charge of the project’s coordination effort using GoToMeeting, Zoom, Meet, Teams, or other virtual meeting software, in addition to Navisworks.
• Verify with document control that documents required for field, shops, project managers, and project teams outside EAS have been duplicated and distributed as required.
• Produce reports from models and verify information is correct as needed to support purchasing, shops, estimating/marketing, QA/QC, and field management/install teams.
• Verify accuracy of reports produced by team members assigned to assist on project.
• Travel to project sites may be required on occasion and for extended periods of time; employee must be able to “Physically” walk, climb ladders or stairs as needed to observe the project under construction.
• Support other projects as assigned by EAS Construction Design Manager.
• Develop models and drawings from design models and drawings as needed to support estimating/marketing.
• Manage design/drafting project schedule for projects assigned, including work of team members assigned to assist with project.
• Provide updates daily to EAS Construction Design Manager on project progress and issues, including progress and issues with team members assigned to assist on project. Update PM on project design/drafting status as needed.
• This includes updating schedules, checklists, progress reports, and any project tracking platforms (Smartsheet, Trello, BIMTrack, BIM360 Glue, etc.).
• Attend weekly inter-department Project Leads meeting for weekly project status update, discuss department issues, and review upcoming projects and initiatives.

Requirements

• This Position requires a two year associate degree in mechanical design or related experience determined by the Construction Design Manager.
• This position also requires a minimum of three years applied experience.
• Designing Skills / Communication Commitment to quality and continuous improvement.
• Navisworks 2012 (or later).
• REVIT 2018 (or later) proficient, MEP is preferred/REVIT Architectural or REVIT Structure will be considered.
• AutoCad or Autocad MEP 2018 (or later) with Fabrication CADmep proficient.
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel), Google Suite (Docs, Sheets) proficient.
• Cloud file management (Google Drive, BIM360, BOX, Dropbox, Bluebeam Studio, etc.) proficient.
• PDF editing software (Blubeam) proficient.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Extensive knowledge of applicable product design.
• Good understanding of field installation processes for HVAC sheetmetal, plumbing, and piping.
• Good understanding of manufacturing and prefab processes for sheetmetal, plumbing and piping.
• Good designer skills.
• Interpersonal skills for leading and coordinating projects involving multiple people and functions.
• Be able to effectively communicate with internal and external project teams through multiple platforms (in-person, email, texting, phone, online platforms – Google Hangouts/Microsoft Teams).