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CAD (Computer-Aided Design) Technologist

Employer

Platinum Engineering Ltd.

Date Posted

April 15, 2025

Languages

English
  • Location Calgary, AB
  • Earnings $38.80 hourly
  • Work Hours 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date May 15, 2025
Job Requirements

Employer

Platinum Engineering Ltd.

Languages

English

Education

Bachelor's degree

Work setting

  • Transportation
  • Office

Tasks

  • Prepare engineering designs and drawings
  • Read blueprints to determine work requirements
  • Supervise other drafting personnel
  • Train new drafting personnel
  • Develop and prepare design sketches
  • Complete documentation packages and drawing sets
  • Examine drawings for conformity and errors
  • Leading/instructing groups
  • Assist in design, development and testing

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • AutoCAD Certification
  • Drafting Trade Certification
  • CADD Course

Type of drafting

  • Detailing drafting
  • Presentation drawings

Computer and technology knowledge

  • Computer-aided design (CAD)
  • AutoCAD
  • Autodesk REVIT
  • MS Office
  • MS Excel
  • MS Outlook

Area of work experience

Design

Personal suitability

  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Initiative
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Dependability

Screening questions

  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • What is the highest level of study you have completed?

Experience

5 years or more

Green job

Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes

Health benefits

Health care plan

Financial benefits

Life insurance

Long term benefits

Long-term care insurance

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Team building opportunities

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The CAD (Computer-Aided Design) Technologist is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Drafting Technologists
METHODICAL

Interest in supervising and training other technologists, technicians and draftspersons; and in ensuring that drawings conform to specifications

INNOVATIVE

Interest in analyzing data to complete documentation packages and produce drawing sets

OBJECTIVE

Interest in precision working to operate computer assisted design (CAD) and drafting workstations, and to check and verify conformance of drawings to design data

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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Abilities

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Typical ability expectations for this job
Selected abilities

Mental Abilities

General Learning Ability

Verbal Ability

Numerical Ability

Visual Abilities

Spatial Perception

Form Perception

Clerical Perception

Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

Finger Dexterity

Manual Dexterity

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Interest Codes

Drafting Technicians
METHODICAL

Interest in compiling data on dimensions, locations, elevations, cross-sections, projections and other details to verify completeness and accuracy of final drawings

INNOVATIVE

Interest in assisting technologists and engineers to prepare engineering drawings, diagrams and layouts

OBJECTIVE

Interest in precision working to operate computer-assisted drafting equipment and conventional drafting stations, and to use measuring instruments

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

Learn About Interests

Learn More

Abilities

Compared to my abilities

The abilities related to this job are shown along with your selected abilities.

Typical ability expectations for this job
Selected abilities

Mental Abilities

General Learning Ability

Verbal Ability

Numerical Ability

Visual Abilities

Spatial Perception

Form Perception

Clerical Perception

Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

Finger Dexterity

Manual Dexterity

Learn More
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