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Job Description
Develop specifications and instructions for installation of voltage transformers, overhead or underground cables, and related electrical equipment used to conduct electrical energy from transmission lines or high-voltage distribution lines to consumers.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-3012.02
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Electrical Drafters”.
Also Known As…
- Electrical Drafters
- Staking Engineer
- Line Staker
- Engineering Associate
- Engineering Agent
- Electrical Drafter
- Electrical Designer
- Drafter
- CAD Technician (Computer Aided Drafting Technician)
- CAD Operator (Computer Aided Design Operator)
- Associate Drafter
- Staking Technician
- Senior Engineering Associate
- Instrumentation Designer
- Estimator and Drafter Supervisor
- Estimator and Drafter
- Engineer
- Electrical Computer Aided Design Operator (Electrical CAD Operator)
- Design Engineer
- CADD Drafter (Computer-Aided Design and Drafting Drafter)
- CAD Draftsman (Computer-Aided Design Draftsman)
- AutoCAD Technician
- AutoCAD Designer
Tasks for “CAD Technician (Computer Aided Drafting Technician)”
- Draw master sketches to scale showing relation of proposed installations to existing facilities and exact specifications and dimensions.
- Study work order requests to determine type of service, such as lighting or power, demanded by installation.
- Determine the order of work and the method of presentation, such as orthographic or isometric drawing.
- Draft working drawings, wiring diagrams, wiring connection specifications or cross-sections of underground cables, as required for instructions to installation crew.
- Supervise and train other technologists, technicians and drafters.
- Design electrical systems, such as lighting systems.
- Use computer-aided drafting equipment or conventional drafting stations, technical handbooks, tables, calculators, and traditional drafting tools, such as boards, pencils, protractors, and T-squares.
- Confer with engineering staff and other personnel to resolve problems.
- Visit proposed installation sites and draw rough sketches of location.
- Measure factors that affect installation and arrangement of equipment, such as distances to be spanned by wire and cable.
- Explain drawings to production or construction teams and provide adjustments as necessary.
- Review completed construction drawings and cost estimates for accuracy and conformity to standards and regulations.
- Assemble documentation packages and produce drawing sets which are checked by an engineer or an architect.
- Write technical reports and draw charts that display statistics and data.
- Reproduce working drawings on copy machines or trace drawings in ink.
- Prepare and interpret specifications, calculating weights, volumes, and stress factors.
Related Technology & Tools
- Drafting triangles
- Protractors
- Personal computers
- Compasses
- T-squares
- Drafting curves
- Steel rules
- Dividers
- Drafting machines
- Desktop computers
- Dassault Systemes CATIA
- Microsoft Word
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- Bentley I/RAS B
- Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
- PTC Pro/INTRALINK
- ECT International Raceway Multi-Pack
- Bentley MicroStation
- Autodesk Revit
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Excel
- Bentley PlantSpace SupportModeler
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- Intergraph INtools
- COADE CADWorx P&ID
- Microsoft Office
- PEDYN P2000
- Microsoft Visio
- Bentley AutoPLANT
- Aveva Group Plant Design Management System PDMS
- PTC Pro/Pipe
- PTC Pro/CABLE
- Microsoft Access
- Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Project Management