Drafter Designer

The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation is seeking a meticulous Drafter Designer in the Cambria District Office. You will have the opportunity to support important projects that protect communities and the environment. You will work with experienced staff using your technical strengths to help solve real problems caused by past mining activities. If you enjoy performing a variety of challenging technical tasks, experiencing professional growth, and knowing your work has a positive environmental impact, then this is the career for you. Join a team that works hard to make Pennsylvania safer and healthier.

As a Drafter Designer, you will play an important part in creating plans and drawings used in abandoned mine reclamation and related environmental projects. The work you will do supports engineers and field staff as they design solutions for complex site conditions. In this position, you will perform the following duties:

• Plan Preparation: Prepare plans, details, and sections for civil and mining projects
• Technical Support: Assist engineers by checking and interpreting cuts, fills, and earthwork calculations
• Field Assistance: Participate in field trips to sketch and measure mine features for design needs
• Data Management: Maintain computer files and prepare or check "as-built" drawings and related notes
• Drafting Coordination: Help lower level drafters with drawing preparation and assist in revising drafting standards
• Survey Review: Plot and check surveys and review aerial photography and mapping for project use

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to 3 days per week. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Ebensburg. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $51,971 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Two years of experience as a Drafter (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Two years of experience as an Environmental Engineering Technician (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration), which includes a minimum of one year of engineering, architectural or survey drafting work, including or supplemented by six months of CADD experience or training; or
• Two years of experience in engineering, architectural or survey drafting work, including or supplemented by six months of CADD experience or training, and an Associate's Degree in the field of engineering technology or Computer Aided Drafting and Design; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and/or training, including or supplemented by six months of CADD experience or training.

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.