Mechanical Drafter

$72,800 - $87,360/Yr

ManpowerGroup - Houston, TX

Full-time - Entry Level

Houston, TX

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Mechanical Drafter position is essential for supporting the Lead Plant Designer in various projects related to natural gas facilities, including measurement stations, compressor stations, and pipeline appurtenances. The role involves maintaining mechanical drawings, managing 3D model sets, and ensuring quality assurance of all drawings before submission.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Lead Plant Designer with as-built projects and additional assigned duties.
• Maintain Mechanical (Piping, Civil & Structural) drawings in the AutoCAD drawing environment.
• Complete multiple Mechanical redline requests related to meter and compressor stations.
• Manage drawings within the document management system.
• Conduct As-built projects related to meter and compressor stations.
• Manage multiple 3D model sets independently or as directed by the Lead Plant Designer.
• Provide weekly updates to the Lead Designer on project progress.
• Conduct quality QA/QC reviews of all drawings before submission for approval.
• Utilize raster editing software and work with Company document management systems.
• Collaborate with the Drafting team to ensure project completion.
• Learn and incorporate natural gas industry terminology and acronyms into drawings and related work outputs.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years in 3D Piping and experience in Plant, Process Piping P&IDs.
• Experience with CADWorx Plant Professional modeling software.
• Experience managing and building 3D model sets.
• Knowledge of P&ID symbols and terminology.
• Proficient in using Windows operating systems.
• Good communication skills, written & verbal, with the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Previous experience in the natural gas transmission industry is preferred.
• Punctual and dependable with the ability to listen and learn.

Nice-to-haves

• Previous experience in the natural gas transmission industry is preferred.