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Career: Civil Drafters
Job Description
Prepare drawings and topographical and relief maps used in civil engineering projects, such as highways, bridges, pipelines, flood control projects, and water and sewerage control systems.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Produce drawings using computer-assisted drafting systems (CAD) or drafting machines, or by hand using compasses, dividers, protractors, triangles and other drafting devices. |
100
|
Draft plans and detailed drawings for structures, installations, and construction projects such as highways, sewage disposal systems, and dikes, working from sketches or notes. |
100
|
Determine the order of work and method of presentation, such as orthographic or isometric drawing. |
100
|
Finish and duplicate drawings and documentation packages, according to required mediums and specifications for reproduction using blueprinting, photography, or other duplicating methods. |
100
|
Review rough sketches, drawings, specifications, and other engineering data received from civil engineers to ensure that they conform to design concepts. |
100
|
Correlate, interpret, and modify data obtained from topographical surveys, well logs, and geophysical prospecting reports. |
95
|
Draw maps, diagrams, and profiles, using cross-sections and surveys, to represent elevations, topographical contours, subsurface formations and structures. |
90
|
Supervise and train other technologists, technicians and drafters. |
90
|
Explain drawings to production or construction teams and provide adjustments as necessary. |
76
|
Determine quality, cost, strength and quantity of required materials, and enter figures on materials lists. |
76
|
Locate and identify symbols located on topographical surveys to denote geological and geophysical formations or oil field installations. |
76
|
Calculate weights, volumes, and stress factors and their implications for technical aspects of designs. |
76
|
Supervise or conduct field surveys, inspections or technical investigations to obtain data required to revise construction drawings. |
71
|
Calculate excavation tonnage and prepare graphs and fill-hauling diagrams for use in earth-moving operations. |
62
|
Plot characteristics of boreholes for oil and gas wells from photographic subsurface survey recordings and other data, representing depth, degree and direction of inclination. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
85
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
77
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
67
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
65
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
65
|
Interacting With Computers
|
63
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
62
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
61
|
Processing Information
|
61
|
Thinking Creatively
|
60
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
59
|
Getting Information
|
59
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
56
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
52
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
50
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
49
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
48
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
48
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
46
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
46
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
44
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
41
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
41
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
41
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
39
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
38
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
36
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
35
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
34
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
34
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
33
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
32
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
31
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
29
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
28
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
28
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
28
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
27
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
27
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
22
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
20
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|