Who We Are:
Alstar Group of Companies Ltd. has been providing quality construction services to the oil & gas industry since 1969. Located in Calgary & Leduc with projects throughout Western Canada, we are a leader in the industry for turn-key new construction, maintenance, and prefabrication.
Who You Are:
The Piping Drafter reports to the Drafting Coordinator and is accountable for reviewing and interpreting designs and drawings, generating drawings, creating and maintaining bills of material, and fabrication control. A Pipefitting or Pipe Welding background is beneficial for this position.
Here’s what we offer you:
- Competitive compensation
- Total Rewards Program
- Extended health care plan including medical, dental, vision and mental health services
- Group RRSP
- Group Life - AD&D - Critical Illness Insurance
- Paid safety orientations
- Great company culture and environment
- Areas to grow within the organization, opportunities for growth
- Recognition of achievements and contributions
What we’re looking for from you – If this describes you, we’d love to meet!
- 2 - 3+ years fitting or welding experience
- Desire to work in a 7:30 -4:30 office environment - Open to working evenings and weekends for overtime as projects require
- Drafting experience (SpoolFab and/or Acorn Pipe)
- A design and drafting diploma or equivalent education is an asset
- Basic understanding of the fabrication process
- Basic understanding of modular construction
- Advanced understanding of piping materials
- Advanced knowledge of piping assembly (field installation and yard assembly)
- Able to interpret isometric drawings, Piping and Instrumentation diagrams, and Engineered Structural drawings
- Demonstrated proficiency in Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel
Responsibilities:
Drafting
- Review and interpret designs and drawings prepared by client engineers
- Generate drawings for the construction of projects
- Resolve drawing and design problems with project managers, shop supervisors, and client engineers
- Develop and maintain project material trackers and identify material shortages and issues
- Generate and update various spreadsheets for tracking, scheduling, and general use
- Support estimating and managers to bid on upcoming projects for project design details
- Provide technical expertise on design/drafting standards
- Create drawing sets for construction using the SpoolFab program with accuracy and efficiency
Fabrication Control
- Maintain the Pipe Fabrication Drawing Log
- Create, update, and perform daily audits of project Quality Control Progress Reports (QCPRs)
- Review and process fabrication drawings in accordance with Alstar’s documented procedure
- Spot-check drawings and material lists for errors and omissions
