Junior Bridge Drafter/Technician

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for a Junior Drafter/Technician to join our ever growing Bridges and Tunnels team of professionals and technical experts in Ottawa, Ontario. The Bridge and Tunnels team is involved in the pursuit and delivery of major bridge and structure rehabilitation and design projects in the National Capital Area and throughout Eastern Canada, with the ability to support other Parsons offices throughout Canada and the US.

We are looking for candidates with a working knowledge of design/drafting standards, practices, and techniques to develop engineering drawings for bridge structures using CAD software. Candidates must be proficient in Autodesk AutoCAD and/or Bentley MicroStation and have the ability to work in a highly flexible, team-oriented environment that have good communication and organizational skills.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Under the general direction of a higher-level Designer/Drafter, takes sketches and formalizes them into working engineering drawings according to established standards and procedures.
• Producing deliverables with some guidance from more experienced Drafters/Technicians.
• Interpreting and ensuring conformance to applicable standards and codes, as well as company policies and procedures.
• Converting survey points in point form by others to Raster
• Preparing drawings for site inspections
• Working closely with engineers and other designers to ensure coordinated designs.
• Compiling data and performing dimensional and routine calculations required for the preparation of drawings.
• Establishing and maintaining cooperative and productive relationships with all team members.
• Working to tight project schedules while ensuring quality of project deliverables.
• Updating drawings with as-built data.
• Printing/plotting of drawings.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• 2+ years of relevant experience.
• 2-year technical degree or certificate of completion in CAD design from an accredited technical institution.
• Proficient in the use of AutoCAD and MicroStation.
• Understands how to read design drawings.
• Experience working on bridge and/or structural projects.
• Good working knowledge of MS Office and Excel.
• Commitment to quality and continuous improvement through innovation and creative thinking.
• Good organizational and planning skills.
• Excellent communication both verbally and in writing.
• French-English bilingualism
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a larger team.
• A sense of initiative, attention to detail and quality of work.
• Effective analytical and problem solving skills.
• Valid driver’s license and own vehicle.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• 3D CAD modeling experience an asset.
• Be a member of the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT)
• GPS field collection and/or survey experience using Total Station or similar survey grade equipment would be considered an asset.

This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.

For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions-and to help them see what's next!

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as health, vision, dental, employer paid provincial care premiums, Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP), Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), life insurance, paid time off, sick leave, all province observed holidays off, and gym membership discounts to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for indigenous peoples, women, individuals with disabilities, and visible minorities.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest-APPLY TODAY!

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