How do they match: Architectural and Civil Drafters

  • Design Draftsman
  • Designer
  • Architectural Designer
  • Architectural Computer-Aided Design Drafter
  • Architectural Computer-Aided Design Technician
  • Auto Computer-Aided Design Designer
  • Auto Computer-Aided Design Drafter
  • AutoCAD Designer
  • CAD Designer
  • Civil 3D Designer
  • Civil Designer
  • Civil CAD Designer
  • Civil CADD Designer
  • Civil Computer-Aided Design Designer
  • Civil Computer-Aided Design and Drafting Technician
  • Civil Computer-Aided Drafting and Design Designer
  • Civil Engineering Designer
  • Civil Structural Designer
  • Civil Three-Dimensional Designer
  • Computer Aided Design Designer
  • Computer Aided Design Drafter
  • Computer Aided Design Draughter
  • Computer Aided Drafting and Design Operator
  • Computer-Aided Design Designer
  • Computer-Aided Design Drafter
  • Computer-Aided Design Draftsman
  • Computer-Aided Design Operator
  • Computer-Aided Design Technician
  • Computer-Aided Design and Drafting Drafter
  • Computer-Aided Design and Drafting Operator
  • Computer-Aided Drafting Designer
  • Computer-Aided Drafting and Design Drafter
  • Directional Survey Drafter
  • Piping Designer
  • Plumbing Designer
  • Structural Designer
  • Truss Designer

  • Analyze building codes, by-laws, space and site requirements, and other technical documents and reports to determine their effect on architectural designs.
  • Calculate weights, volumes, and stress factors and their implications for technical aspects of designs.
  • Coordinate structural, electrical, and mechanical designs and determine a method of presentation to graphically represent building plans.
  • Correlate, interpret, and modify data obtained from topographical surveys, well logs, and geophysical prospecting reports.
  • Determine procedures and instructions to be followed, according to design specifications and quantity of required materials.
  • Draw maps, diagrams, and profiles, using cross-sections and surveys, to represent elevations, topographical contours, subsurface formations, and structures.
  • Locate and identify symbols on topographical surveys to denote geological and geophysical formations or oil field installations.
  • Obtain and assemble data to complete architectural designs, visiting job sites to compile measurements as necessary.
  • Plot characteristics of boreholes for oil and gas wells from photographic subsurface survey recordings and other data, representing depth, degree, and direction of inclination.
  • Prepare colored drawings of landscape and interior designs for presentation to client.
  • Represent architect or engineer on construction site, ensuring builder compliance with design specifications and advising on design corrections, under supervision.
  • Review rough sketches, drawings, specifications, and other engineering data to ensure that they conform to design concepts.
  • Supervise or conduct field surveys, inspections, or technical investigations to obtain data required to revise construction drawings.

  • Survey land or bodies of water to measure or determine features.
  • Analyze costs and benefits of proposed designs or projects.
  • Evaluate designs or specifications to ensure quality.
  • Evaluate technical data to determine effect on designs or plans.
  • Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance.