CAD Designer/ Drafter

CAD Designer/ Drafter

Company Overview

At Jensen Hughes, we lead with our Purpose + Principles and value our people. Across our global partnership of experts, clients, and communities, we are recognized worldwide for our leadership in fire protection engineering, a legacy of responsibility we have advanced with pride since 1939. Today, our expertise extends broadly across closely related risk management fields — from accessibility consulting, risk and hazard analysis, process safety and forensic investigations to security risk consulting, emergency management and digital innovation. As we champion best practices, set industry standards and support communities with innovative solutions, we are making the world a better place. We believe that creating and sustaining a culture of trust, integrity and professional growth fundamentally includes a sustained commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. At Jensen Hughes, diversity is ingrained in our culture -we accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background. Our differences and uniqueness are celebrated and reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks.

Overview – Role

The CAD Designer/Drafter will be responsible for performing professional-level CAD services such as drafting of drawings in AutoCAD and amending Revit models, assessing and augmenting drawing sets against basic building code requirements, and other life safety design aspects in conjunction with the Fire and Building Safety teams working on projects. This role will be responsible for supporting projects across the Middle East.

This role offers the chance to work in a fast-paced environment and advance your career within a supportive and diverse team.A verifiable and demonstrated knowledge of engineering principles or construction technology & practices would be the key requirement for this role.

This role offers you opportunities for hybrid / remote work where necessary.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform professional-level CAD engineering services such as augmenting drawing sets in AutoCAD and furnishing Revit models with life safety (and security) design information under the direction of an experienced consultant.
• Conduct assigned work such as assessing features of the design within presented drawings for key requirements such as means of egress provisions, occupant load calculations, identifying resistance rating provisions for various enclosures and spaces as well as creating drawing products in different formats and similar engineering tasks as needed.
• Assist in creating, implementing changes and augmenting various types of schematics and production level outputs including three-dimensional CAD models for wide-ranging engineering fields including electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and/or venting systems under guidance and supervision of lead consultants and designers.
• Submit progress reports to Project Managers and Project Leaders for a range of projects with which CAD Drafting resources are required.
• Work from rough sketches and specifications created by engineers and technicians and will prepare multiple versions for review by both internal and external project stakeholders.
• Effectively communicate with project team members, clients, and others.
• Read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures, drawings, or regulations under direction from the lead engineers and consultants for both life safety and security design.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a reputable academic organization or higher in an engineering field (or an appropriate design specific bachelor’s degree) with at least 3 years of experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience using AutoCAD and BIM platforms.
• Be able to demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills to write reports, business correspondence, presentations, procedure manuals, and to respond to questions from groups of managers, clients and other stakeholders when prompted by the internal team.
• Has the ability to work independently and as part of a team, enjoying professional challenges and desire to be an integral part of the long-term growth of Jensen Hughes.
• Being a responsible self-starter with problem solving and reasoning skills.
• Possess intermediate to high-level personal computer skills, including electronic mail, using software to file communication, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.
• Able to handle a workload with multiple projects simultaneously.

Why you should join Jensen Hughes

• You will work with market-leading clients and have the backing of a leading international firm.
• There is continued support from the leadership team with a flexible approach to carrying out day to day activities.
• Career advancement with an established framework is in place – clearly defining expectations and outlining opportunities for advancement.

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Jensen Hughes is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

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*Policy on use of 3rd party recruiting agency for direct placements

Jensen Hughes will occasionally augment a recruiting search through agencies for certain positions when business conditions warrant. Jensen Hughes will not accept resumes, inquiries or proposals from recruiting agencies as an acceptable method to consider a candidate. 3rd party recruiting agencies must sign a standard Jensen Hughes agreement after being evaluated and accepted by a Human Resources or Talent Acquisition manager, or member of the talent acquisition team. Hiring managers and employees of Jensen Hughes are not authorized to accept resumes, engage in fee-based searches through recruiting firms or sign a search agreement. Please note this policy does not apply to “staffing firms” or firms that are involved with hiring temporary staff. Any recruiting agency interested in being considered may contact our recruiting team at jensenhughesrecruiting.com.