Structural Drafter - Richard Adams Engineers & Consultants

ABOUT YOU:

Richard Adams Engineers & Consultants (RAE) is a full-service structural engineering firm established in 1993. RAE offers a full-range of professional engineering services, including project planning and feasibility studies, conceptual design, design development, construction document preparation, and construction phase services.

 

We're looking for a Structural Drafter to join our team of experts onsite in St. Louis (Richmond Heights). Because RAE is committed to creating opportunities for individual success, from day one, you will be given the tools to excel in your role, take on meaningful responsibilities, and experience why RAE is an excellent place to build a career.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:

We are dedicated to the well-being of our associates. Our compensation and benefits package not only supports our associates and their families, but benefits local communities and communities around the world.

 

• Industry-leading performance-based bonus program
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Traditional and Roth 401k
• Tuition reimbursement for associates
• Scholarship for associates’ children up to $28,000 per child
• 1-month paid sabbatical after every five years of employment, plus $5,000 for travel
• 1-week paid volunteer leave each year
• 100% charitable match
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• 100% paid 10-week maternity leave

A DAY IN THE LIFE:

• Work collaboratively with team members and other design disciplines to create 3D design models and 2D drawings
• Effectively coordinate with architectural drawings and follow engineering instruction, industry guidelines, and RAE standards
• Produce preliminary foundation and framing plans with verbal, written or detailed redlines
• Assemble structural drawings using details and charts selected by Project Engineer
• Clearly annotate, dimension, and detail 2D production drawings
• Assist the structural engineering project lead with the management of the BIM workflow
• Monitor work progress, anticipate changes or issues, and inform appropriate team members
• Visit job sites with team members to take field measurements, document existing structural framing, site observation and/or drawing coordination, as required

NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS:

• Working experience or degree in related discipline (Design/Drafting, Computer Aided Design/Drafting, BIM technician, Civil Engineering, etc.)
• 3+ years of building design experience utilizing Revit and AutoCAD
• Working understanding within Revit of the creation and use of families, symbols, detail components, line styles, parameters, view templates, and filters
• Detail-oriented mindset with an understanding of the importance of clear, concise, and consistent model creation and drawing documentation
• Reliably deliver excellent construction documents using verbal or written descriptions, with detailed instruction or redlines

MAKE YOUR MOVE:

RAE is proud to be a growing firm with over 25 years of experience. Integrity is the foundation for everything we do. We are admired and respected by our associates and clients alike for our commitment to honesty, trust, and transparency. We do the right thing — even when no one is watching. We connect with customers, contractors, architects, other design professionals, and each other to drive success. Relationships deliver results because we can’t do our jobs without each other. If you are someone who wants to be part of a team committed to excellence and driving results, we look forward to meeting you.

RAE does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies without pre-approval from RAE’s Talent Acquisition team. Pre-approval is required before any external candidate can be submitted. RAE will not be responsible for fees related to unsolicited resumes and for candidates who are sent directly to our hiring managers. 

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