Sr. Design Drafter Jobs

Summary

Responsible for providing drafting / design support to the Pre-Construction Specialists and Regional Pre-Construction Project Managers for Prototype and Remodel projects.

Primary Responsibilities After Real Estate Site Approval

• Prepare Site Plans and coordinate with the Merchandising team on fixture layouts to ensure the plans meet the intent of the “approved” site or fixture plans prior to the Pre-Con Review Meeting
• Produce all architectural required drawings, as well as assist the Pre-Construction Specialist with the management of the various consulting engineers (Structural, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, etc.) to ensure AutoZone standards are maintained prior to submittal to the various municipal approving agencies
• Coordinate with various dry utility companies to ensure our electrical, telephone and natural gas services reflect the utility companies design intent
• Assist the Pre-Construction Specialist in working to obtain all municipal and governing agency approvals, ensuring code compliance with all required authorities
• Complete Design Exchange bid packages and ensure engineered construction drawings and bid documents are accurate and provided to the Construction department

Primary Responsibilities After Construction Starts

• Ensure all the latest drawings and documents are archived properly per AutoZone standards after the store opens
• Ensure any drawings which have been modified, as a result of issues encountered while under construction are issued to the Construction team as a Revision

Additional General Department Responsibilities

• Prepare any check requisitions for all fee payments, bonds or letters of credits as needed for each project, after approval from the Regional Pre-Construction Manager
• Provide proper specifications and documentation to the Support team for any non-standard AFI items as required
• Incorporate all exterior sign locations and sizes, provided by the National Sign Manager, are reflected in the construction drawings
• Assist Regional Preconstruction Manager in managing and controlling costs of the annual Pre-Construction budget throughout the fiscal year
• Assist Regional Pre-Construction Manager in processing payment invoices from our consultants to ensure they have the correct information provided to our accounting department

Requirements

• Minimum of three to five years of related experience
• Associate’s degree ( two-year program ) or equivalent
• Excel, Word, AutoCAD
• Formal training program in Architectural Technology / Engineering