Job ID: 11491
Location: Houston, Texas
Employment Type: Contract
Date Added: 12/12/2025
Job Description
Location: Houston, TX
Description
As a Drafter 2, you will be responsible for completing drafting assignments with moderate supervision and providing technical support for more complex projects. You will work within established procedures while using your developed technical skills to solve typical problems in your work area.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides drafting and technical support in at least one drafting discipline (civil/structural, piping/mechanical, or electrical/instrumentation)
- Responsible for providing detailed drawings, plans, and diagrams with assistance from a more senior drafter or designer
- Gathers information from identified sources
- Monitors and reports on progress and quality of assigned tasks
- Uses basic problem-solving techniques to address routine issues
- Coordinates with other team members to ensure timely and quality deliverables
- Works on simple drafting assignments with minimal supervision or more complex assignments with moderate supervision
- Division of work is roughly 10% internal communication/coordination and 90% CADD work
- Travel is generally less than 25%, but may vary depending on assignments
Experience Desired:
- 2 to 5 years of drafting experience
- High School Diploma or GED required
- Competent knowledge of AutoCAD applications and drafting principles
- Experience in at least one drafting discipline (civil/structural, piping/mechanical, or electrical/instrumentation)
- Ability to work on simple drafting assignments with minimal oversight or more complex assignments with moderate supervision
- May provide technical guidance to less experienced drafters
General Profile:
- Developed technical skills or operational capabilities gained through technical training or equivalent work experience
- Completes work within established procedures and moderate supervision
- Analyzes data and consults with others to determine appropriate solutions to technical or operational problems
- Solves typical problems that can occur in own work area without supervisory approval, typically finding solutions in existing procedures and precedents
- Makes straightforward decisions related to own work within clearly defined procedures
- Works with minimal oversight while managing more complex tasks with moderate supervision
Skills:
- Action Oriented: Displays a can-do attitude and enthusiasm, confirms what needs to be done, and takes action without relying on unnecessary oversight
- Collaborates: Solicits input from others, acknowledges others’ efforts and advice, and works well in a team environment
- Communicates Effectively: Listens attentively to others’ insights, advice, and instructions, speaks with an appropriate amount of detail
- Customer Focus: Seeks to understand customers’ needs, prioritizes tasks based on customer requests, and meets customer requirements
- Drives Results: Consistently meets the objectives of assigned tasks, maintains work focus despite obstacles or setbacks
- Ensures Accountability: Holds self accountable for complying with policies, procedures, and work requirements, takes responsibility for own actions
- Instills Trust: Displays honesty, reliability, and consistency between words and actions
- Decision Quality: Seeks advice when unsure, makes routine decisions with guidance, and follows rules and procedures to guide decisions
- Manages Complexity: Learns systematic problem-solving methods and separates relevant facts when solving problems
