Construction Design Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Federal Construction Inc.

The Construction Design Assistant will assist the Company in reaching goals and objectives related to pre- construction / conceptual design and drafting. They will work directly with the President, Construction Design Consultant, Senior Project Manager, and Project Managers as well as Owners, Architects and other stakeholders to ensure that preliminary drawings, schematic plans, conceptual renderings and presentation materials are completed in a timely and highly detailed manner.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in the pre-contract design and sales process on all projects.
• Assist in pre-construction and design phase meetings with owners and design teams.
• Assist in the preparation of construction sales presentation materials.
• Assist the Construction Design Consultant in the creation and revision of schematic site plans and floor plans.
• Assist the Construction Design Consultant in the creation and revision of conceptual exterior and interior renderings in Sketchup.
• Clearly communicate to owners the reasoning behind design decisions.
• Work with Design Consultant and Senior Estimator to ensure preliminary drawings are in line with budget.
• Assist in the preparation of Client contracts and Solution Letters as needed.
• Work with the Construction Design Consultant, Senior Project Manager, Owners, Design team, and other stakeholders to develop, update and maintain design schedule.
• Keep Upper Management updated on progress of all projects.
• Keep all bid job files updated and archived as required.
• Capitalize on daily opportunities for excellence.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Skills

Status

Monday-Friday 8am-5pm. Some flexibility to work around school or class schedules if attending further education.