Drafting Technologist
- Pay Rate: $37.91/hour, depending on experience
- Contract Start Date 2026-11-16 End Date 2028-11-15 (2 years)
- Location: Charleston, West Virginia
Raise is currently hiring a Drafting Technologist on behalf of our client. They’re expanding their team to meet growing needs, making this a unique opportunity to work with an industry leader. Our Client, is one of North America's leading energy infrastructure companies with operations in natural gas, oil and power industries throughout Canada, the United States, and Mexico
Note: The primary pay rate is based on W2 classification; however, we will also consider applications from candidates interested in an C2C classification, where applicable.
Description
The Drafting Technologist to join our clients team in Charleston, WV. The ideal candidate will have experience working with electronic drawing management systems in a centralized design and drafting environment. This role will collaborate with drafting professionals and key stakeholder groups to develop, maintain, and update engineering drawings, laser scan data, and 3D models.
Responsibilities
- Represent and uphold the role and responsibilities of Engineering Design & Drafting Services (ED&DS) within
- Adhere to TC Energy's drafting specifications, standards, and procedures to maintain consistency and quality in all drafting tasks.
- Execute drafting tasks with precision, accurately incorporating redlined comments and modifications
- Oversee and review external vendor deliverables to ensure compliance with standards and quality requirements
- Implement drafting components throughout the project lifecycle with basic understanding of process requirements
- Apply technical knowledge of isometric and auxiliary views and proper dimensioning techniques to all drawings
- Collaborate effectively across design disciplines by understanding basic interdisciplinary interfaces, requirements, connections, and dependencies to facilitate cross-functional teamwork
- Create 2D layouts and annotations using CAD features while demonstrating familiarity with 3D modeling concepts
- Maintain and apply working knowledge of the software ecosystem and its underlying architecture
- Efficiently manage and maintain drawing revisions and change control within the Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) with minimal guidance.
- Demonstrate basic knowledge of commonly used materials and correctly interpret material specification sheets for appropriate application
- Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve data quality issues with minimal guidance using project data management and collaboration tools
- Coordinate multiple simple projects involving internal teams and external stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and timely completion of deliverables
- Influence resolution of technical concerns through effective communication and problem-solving strategies
- Collaborate with leadership to plan for resource allocation, capacity, and assignments.
Requirements
- 4 years of hands-on experience developing and maintaining engineering drawings—ideally in pipeline, midstream, or heavy industrial environments.
- Demonstrated track record creating precise 2D layouts, annotations, isometric/auxiliary views, and dimensioning, alongside working familiarity with 3D modeling concepts and integrating laser scan (point cloud) data.
- Proven ability to independently manage drawing revisions, version tracking, and formal change control workflows within a centralized EDMS environment, as well as troubleshooting data quality issues.
- Experience reviewing and auditing external engineering/vendor drawing packages against strict company drafting standards, specifications, and material spec sheets, plus accurately incorporating redline markups.
- Evidence of coordinating multiple concurrent drafting deliverables across internal engineering disciplines and external stakeholders—resolving technical interface issues and supporting workload/capacity planning.
- Clear willingness and prior experience conducting field walkdowns, site verifications, or on-site data collection as required by project execution
- Education and certification’s
- Diploma/certificate in Engineering Design & Drafting Technology
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