Drafter jobs in Vallejo, CA

Nova Group Inc., a Quanta Services company, is an industry leading general engineering construction company with 40 plus years of experience worldwide. Nova specializes in hydrant fueling, waterfront, electrical and utility military construction projects for the Department of Defense (NAVFAC, ACOE). Nova exceeds customer expectations through innovative construction, safety, quality and outstanding customer service.

Nova Group Inc. is committed to growing long term employees to work within our company culture and environment. We have a very unique engineering department, serving primarily our internal construction projects. Along with our on-site fabrication shop we build a large variety of products and systems to make our construction division one of the most high quality and competitive contractors in military fueling and marine construction.

Duties of Engineering Drafter:
Construction/shop detail drawings
Update As-built drawings
Assist with engineering solutions
Participate in quality assurance program for shop fabrication
Help to solve problems on the shop floor
Conducting load tests of aluminum manhole castings
Create and maintain weld procedures
Review submittals
Reviewing preliminary shop drawings
Assist in estimating future work
Participate in our AISC and SSPC Quality Assurance programs
Engineering Drafter position skills/qualifications:
Bachelor s degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering preferred
3-5 years experience required
AutoCAD program education and experience will be considered
Comfortable reading and understanding construction drawings
Good written and oral communication skills
Good problem solving skills
Work effectively as part of a team
Follow through on assignments
Proactively solve problems, find better ways of doing things
Willing to learn all of Nova s production processes
Good time management, sense of urgency
Knowledge of good shop drawing practice as it relates to structural steel and pipe fabrication
Adept at Autocad (2d, 3d, …)
Accuracy and thoroughness
Genera Computer skills including Outlook, Word, Excel
General administrative skills including record keeping, documentation
Coordination with other departments
Drafting experience with AutoCAD Plant 3D and/or Advance Steel is a plus

Pay Range: $60,000.00 -$75,000.00 per year, non-exempt