Lead Drafter

Lead Millwork Drafter

Compensation: $100,000 - $130,000

Lead the Design Behind Exceptional Spaces

Are you an experienced millwork professional who thrives on solving complex design challenges and bringing high-end spaces to life? We are seeking a Lead Millwork Drafter to play a critical role in delivering custom millwork, luxury retail environments, architectural interiors, and one-of-a-kind fixture programs.

In this leadership position, you"ll be more than a drafter. You"ll serve as a technical expert, mentor, and key contributor to some of the most demanding and visually impressive projects in the industry. Working closely with designers, project managers, production teams, and CNC programmers, you"ll help transform creative concepts into precise, production-ready solutions.

What You"ll Do

• Create detailed shop drawings, fabrication documents, and production packages for custom millwork and architectural interior projects.
• Lead technical detailing efforts on luxury retail, hospitality, commercial, and specialty fixture programs.
• Mentor and support drafters and detailers, helping elevate overall team performance and technical capabilities.
• Review drawings for accuracy, constructability, completeness, and adherence to company standards.
• Collaborate with Project Managers, Designers, Estimators, CNC Programmers, and Manufacturing teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Participate in design reviews and technical planning sessions to ensure efficient project execution.
• Drive drafting excellence by improving standards, workflows, and quality control processes.
• Support CNC programming and manufacturing integration through accurate 3D modeling and documentation.
• Solve complex challenges involving wood, metal, glass, stone, lighting, hardware, and specialty materials.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce production risk, and streamline manufacturing processes.

What We"re Looking For

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in millwork drafting, detailing, engineering, or a related technical role.
• Extensive experience supporting luxury retail environments, custom millwork projects, or high-end architectural interiors.
• Advanced proficiency with AutoCAD.
• Strong working knowledge of Microvellum and CNC manufacturing processes.
• Deep understanding of millwork construction methods, fabrication techniques, materials, and hardware systems.
• Ability to produce highly detailed shop drawings and production-ready documentation.
• Experience coordinating multiple materials, including wood, metal, glass, stone, lighting, and specialty finishes.
• Exceptional technical problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within a custom millwork manufacturing environment.
• Proven success mentoring teams and establishing drafting standards and best practices.
• Familiarity with luxury retail brands, flagship stores, hospitality venues, and premium interior environments.
• Understanding of manufacturing workflows, production planning, and CNC integration.
• Continuous improvement mindset with the ability to drive process and operational enhancements.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to join a highly skilled team that takes pride in delivering exceptional craftsmanship and innovative solutions. You"ll work on visually stunning, high-profile projects from concept through production in a fully integrated, turnkey manufacturing environment.

Here, your expertise will directly influence project success, manufacturing efficiency, and the development of the next generation of drafters.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation: $100,000 - $130,000
• Exposure to prestigious, design-driven projects
• Direct collaboration with leadership and decision-makers
• An environment where your ideas and technical expertise can make an immediate impact
• Opportunities to mentor others and shape drafting standards across the organization
• A culture built around teamwork, craftsmanship, accountability, humility, and having fun while doing great work

Work Environment

This is a full-time, on-site role within a collaborative and highly engaged team environment. Employees work closely with design, engineering, and manufacturing professionals to deliver extraordinary custom solutions.

Typical start times are between 7:00 AM and 7:30 AM, with flexibility based on project demands and workflow priorities. The team values ownership, communication, continuous improvement, and a shared commitment to excellence.

If you"re passionate about custom millwork, enjoy solving complex technical challenges, and want to lead projects that showcase exceptional craftsmanship and design, we"d love to hear from you.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Garden City, NY.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $95000.00 - $115000.00/yr.

401(k) Comprehensive healthcare Dental and vision coverage PTO Paid holidays Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) Health Savings Accounts (HSA) Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Company events

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Garden City,NY.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 14, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.