Drafter, Civil Engineer
Competency-based
ONET: 17-3011.00
2
Years
34
Skills
480h
Related instructions
Classroom instruction topics
- Learning Framework
- Composition I
- Technical Drafting
- College Algebra
- Basic Computer-Aided Drafting
- Introduction to Surveying
- Intermediate Computer-Aided Drafting
- Drafting Elective Credit
- Anatomy & Physiology I (lab)
- Plane Trigonometry
On-the-job training
- Create graphical representations of civil structures.
- Produce drawings, using computer-assisted drafting systems (CAD) or drafting machines, or by hand, using compasses, dividers, protractors, triangles, and other drafting devices.
- Draft plans and detailed drawings for structures, installations, and construction projects, such as highways, sewage disposal systems, and dikes, working from sketches or notes.
- Finish and duplicate drawings and documentation packages according to required mediums and specifications for reproduction, using blueprinting, photography, or other duplicating methods.
- Create graphical representations of structures or landscapes.
- Coordinate structural, electrical, and mechanical designs and determine a method of presentation to graphically represent building plans.
- Lay out and plan interior room arrangements for commercial buildings, using computer-assisted drafting (CAD) equipment and software.
- Draw rough and detailed scale plans for foundations, buildings, and structures, based on preliminary concepts, sketches, engineering calculations, specification sheets, and other data.
- Create freehand drawings and lettering to accompany drawings.
- Prepare colored drawings of landscape and interior designs for presentation to client.
- Reproduce drawings on copy machines or trace copies of plans and drawings, using transparent paper or cloth, ink, pencil, and standard drafting instruments.
- Evaluate technical data to determine effect on designs or plans.
- Analyze building codes, by-laws, space and site requirements, and other technical documents and reports to determine their effect on architectural designs.
- Create maps
- Draw maps, diagrams, and profiles, using cross-sections and surveys, to represent elevations, topographical contours, subsurface formations, and structures.
- Supervise engineering or other technical personnel
- Supervise and train other technologists, technicians, and drafters.
- Prepare detailed work plans.
- Determine the order of work and method of presentation, such as orthographic or isometric drawing.
- Analyze operational data to evaluate operations, processes or products.
- Correlate, interpret, and modify data obtained from topographical surveys, well logs, and geophysical prospecting reports.
- Verify mathematical calculations.
- Check dimensions of materials to be used and assign numbers to lists of materials.
- Check dimensions of materials to be used and assign numbers to lists of materials.
- Determine procedures and instructions to be followed, according to design specifications and quantity of required materials.
- Survey land or bodies of water to measure or determine features.
- Supervise or conduct field surveys, inspections, or technical investigations to obtain data required to revise construction drawings.
- Collect data about project sites.
- Obtain and assemble data to complete architectural designs, visiting job sites to compile measurements as necessary.
- Explain engineering drawings, specifications, or other technical information.
- Explain drawings to production or construction teams and provide adjustments as necessary.
- Estimate operational cost.
- Determine quality, cost, strength, and quantity of required materials, and enter figures on materials lists.
- Calculate heat loss and gain of buildings and structures to determine required equipment specifications, following standard procedures.
- Prepare cost estimates, contracts, bidding documents, and technical reports for specific projects under an architect's or engineer's supervision.
- Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.
- Determine quality, cost, strength, and quantity of required materials, and enter figures on materials lists.
- Calculate excavation tonnage and prepare graphs and fill-hauling diagrams for use in earth-moving operations.
- Calculate weights, volumes, and stress factors and their implications for technical aspects of designs.
- Review technical documents to plan work.
- Locate and identify symbols on topographical surveys to denote geological and geophysical formations or oil field installations.
- Analyze costs and benefits of proposed designs or projects.
- Calculate excavation tonnage and prepare graphs and fill-hauling diagrams for use in earthmoving operations.
- Create geographical representations of energy production systems.
- Plot characteristics of boreholes for oil and gas wells prom photographic subsurface survey recordings and other data, representing depth, degree, and direction of inclination.
- Evaluate designs or specifications to ensure quality.
- Review rough sketches, drawings, specifications, and other engineering data to ensure that they conform to design concepts.
- Monitor processes for compliance with standards.
- Represent architect or engineer on construction site, ensuring builder compliance with design specifications and advising on design corrections, under supervision.
- Prepare contracts, disclosures, or applications.
- Prepare cost estimates, contracts, bidding documents, and technical reports for specific projects under an architect's or engineer's supervision.
- Prepare technical reports for internal use.
- Prepare cost estimates, contracts, bidding documents, and technical reports for specific projects under an architect's or engineer's supervision.
- Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance.
- Represent architect or engineer on construction site, ensuring builder compliance with design specifications and advising on design corrections, under supervision.
- Review details of technical drawings or specifications.
- Review rough sketches, drawings, specifications, and other engineering data to ensure that they conform to design concepts
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