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Job Details

Drafting Technician

Employer

A&H Steel

Date Posted

June 24, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Edmonton, AB
  • Earnings $71,298.00 annually
  • Work Hours 37 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Jul 15, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

A&H Steel

Languages

English

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tasks

  • Prepare engineering designs and drawings
  • Read blueprints to determine work requirements
  • Train new drafting personnel
  • Prepare construction specifications, costs and material estimates
  • Write technical reports
  • Write specifications
  • Estimate costs and materials
  • Complete documentation packages and drawing sets
  • Examine drawings for conformity and errors
  • Consult with client, engineers or production specialists to establish product requirements
  • Leading/instructing groups

Type of drafting

Detailing drafting

Computer and technology knowledge

  • Tekla
  • Internet
  • Desktop applications
  • File management software
  • Word processing software
  • Project management software
  • Programming software
  • Business diagram software
  • Mapping and data visualization software
  • Data analysis software
  • Database software
  • Device drivers
  • Networking hardware
  • Networking software
  • MS Office
  • Spreadsheet

Area of work experience

  • Fabrication
  • Quality assurance or control

Area of specialization

  • Construction
  • Industrial design
  • Project management
  • Testing
  • Drafting
  • Concrete products

Security and safety

Bondable

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to distinguish between colours

Personal suitability

  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Organized
  • Team player

Screening questions

Do you have experience working in this field?

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

Employment terms options

Day

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • Life insurance
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Other benefits

Free parking available

Support for persons with disabilities

Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
  • Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
  • Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition

Support for youths

Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth

Support for Veterans

Supports Veterans in translating their military skills and experience into the language of the civilian job market

Support for Indigenous people

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination

Supports for visible minorities

Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Drafting Technician 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

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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

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

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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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