Title: Senior Drafter
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Pay Range: $30 - $40 /hourly + Overtime
Benefits: This role is eligible for medical, dental, vision and 401k.
Position Summary: We're looking for a seasoned Senior Drafter with deep experience in steel and metal structural design. In this onsite daily role, you'll take the lead in reviewing and checking detailed fabrication and structural drawings to ensure they meet industry standards and reflect accurate design intent. You'll also contribute to drafting and modeling tasks involving complex steel and metal structures like monopoles, utility components, platforms, and custom fabrications.
This role is ideal for someone who has spent over two decades in detailing and checking, and who brings both the technical knowledge and practical insight needed to support high-quality, shop-ready structural drawings.
Key Responsibilities:- Review and check engineering drawings for steel and metal structures for accuracy, completeness, and conformance with internal and industry standards.
- Verify weld symbols, material specifications, tolerances, dimensions, and fabrication details for constructability and compliance.
- Work directly with engineers and drafters to resolve drawing discrepancies and ensure design intent is properly captured.
- Perform 2D drafting and 3D modeling in Solidworks, Inventor, and other CAD tools, with an emphasis on fabrication-ready deliverables.
- Interpret redlines, sketches, and markups to ensure revisions are accurately incorporated.
- Maintain drawing control, document revisions, and enforce version management standards.
- Support the development and continuous improvement of internal drafting/checking processes, templates, and standards.
- Ensure final drawing packages are suitable for shop fabrication, vendor review, and field installation.
Required Qualifications:- 5+ years of detailing and checking experience with a strong focus on steel and metal structures.
- Associate degree or technical diploma in Drafting, Engineering Technology, or a related field.
- Proficiency in SolidWorks and drawing management systems.
- Strong working knowledge of structural steel design, metal fabrication methods, and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to identify inconsistencies, errors, or missing information in drawings.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
Addison Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Addison Group provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Addison Group complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request.