Draughtsman at DAV Professional Placement Group

SUMMARY

Our Client from the Property / Real Estate industry is seeking to appoint a Draughtsman, who thrives in a fast-paced environment.  The purpose of the role is to create and maintain leasing and technical drawings and related documentation based on specifications and calculations.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Surveying of buildings on-site (Re-measurement of Commercial, Residential & Industrial sites).
• Generate CAD drawings files from site sketches.
• Calculate rentable area from CAD drawings and ensure accuracy.
• Tidy-up drawings, add titles, notes and sizes and plot drawings onto formal CPA title block.
• Effectively manage internal requests received through the centralized mailbox.
• Verify layout of buildings on-site against existing plans.
• Update existing CAD drawings from site sketches and re-calculate rentable areas.
• Allocate and measure usable areas on office plans (CAD).
• Calculate rentable areas from CAD by the SAPOA method.
• Compile a neat rentable area sheet for updating MDA.
• Generate leasing plans for leasing purposes.
• Ensuring accuracy and completeness of all measurements and calculations.
• Attention to detail and accessibility to complete work on internal public folders.
• Indexing and filing of building correspondence on a shared drive for use by internal staff.
• Assist with council-related requests e.g., obtaining approved plans.
• Pro-actively assist in draughting/updating drawings for office extension, building revamps, etc.,
• Train and mentor other staff in the department as needed.
• Assist OHS officer with health and safety drawings

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Matric certificate required
• 2 years’ experience in office administration
• Post-school qualification in AutoCAD
• Post-school certificate in Architecture preferred.
• Code 08 Drivers License required.
• MS Office Skills:
• Intermediate knowledge of AutoCAD
• Knowledge of SAPOA area of measurements
• Basic Knowledge of MDA preferred.