Senior CAD Drafter / Project Interface

Job Title: CAD Drafter / Project Interface

Job Description

This role combines advanced CAD drafting with direct customer engagement and project coordination. The CAD Drafter / Project Interface spends approximately 60% of their time producing and reviewing detailed drawings for commercial exterior panel and roofing systems, while also leading technical discussions, participating in customer meetings, and coordinating across internal teams. This position plays a key role in offloading responsibilities from leadership, improving overall team efficiency, and helping transition work from external partners to in-house capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop, review, and refine shop drawings for commercial exterior panel and roofing systems, ensuring accuracy and constructability.
• Lead technical discussions with customers, architects, and contractors to clarify requirements and resolve design questions.
• Participate in customer meetings to review products, drawings, specifications, and overall project requirements.
• Interpret and translate customer needs and project specifications into accurate drafting deliverables and documentation.
• Coordinate closely with drafting, engineering, sales, and customer service teams to align project information and timelines.
• Review, incorporate, and approve redline revisions, ensuring final drawing packages meet project and quality standards.
• Generate bills of materials (BOMs) and support project take-offs to aid in estimating, procurement, and production planning.
• Provide guidance, support, and informal mentorship to junior drafters to improve quality and consistency of drafting output.
• Help bring additional drafting and design work in-house from outsourced providers by building internal capabilities and processes.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities independently while meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ensure all drawings and documentation comply with relevant building systems, detailing standards, and constructability best practices.

Essential Skills

• 4+ years of CAD drafting experience in construction or architectural systems.
• Strong proficiency in AutoCAD for producing and modifying detailed drawings.
• Experience leading technical conversations with clients or stakeholders in a professional setting.
• Strong understanding of building systems, detailing, and constructability principles.
• Ability to read and interpret architectural and structural drawings accurately.
• Associate's degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for customer-facing interactions and internal collaboration.
• Proven ability to manage projects and priorities independently while maintaining high quality standards.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to address design and coordination challenges effectively.
• Ability to meet deadlines and perform effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with metal panels, metal roofing systems, or exterior building envelope design.
• Prior experience in a customer-facing or project coordination role.
• Experience working with commercial exterior panel and roofing systems.
• Familiarity with construction workflows and coordination among drafting, engineering, and field teams.
• Comfort presenting and discussing technical information with diverse audiences, including customers and project partners.

Work Environment

This role operates in a fully in-person, team-oriented environment focused on commercial exterior envelope projects, including metal panels and metal roofing systems. You will collaborate closely with drafting, engineering, sales, and customer service teams, using AutoCAD and related CAD tools to produce detailed drawings and documentation. The work is fast-paced and deadline-driven, with frequent coordination across departments and regular interaction with customers, architects, and contractors. The environment emphasizes collaboration, clear communication, and continuous improvement as more drafting and design work is brought in-house.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Deland, FL.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $31.00 - $41.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Deland,FL.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 8, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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