Job overview
KDAW CONSTRUCTION is looking for a CAD designer for its project based in Coyah, Guinea. You are attached to the technical engineer and intervene on all the technical plans of the project.
The position is based in Coyah, in the region of Kindia, with occasional site visits representing about 10 to 20% of the working time.
Main duties
Candidate profile
Make plan views, profiles, cuts and details at appropriate scales, with clear and legible annotations.
Resume the sketches and notes of engineers in order to transform them into clean and actionable CAD plans.
Develop long lines and profiles from survey points, level curves and topographical data.
Calculate the lengths and surfaces needed to support the metrics.
Manage cartridges, layers, file names and revisions, as well as PDF output and printouts.
Carry out occasional site visits to take measurements and photos.
Prepare and update the plans of the project: plans and profiles of pipes and tracks, locations and details of drillings, tanks, kiosks, look at valves and small structures, as well as standard details.
Candidate profile
Experience
You have at least three years of experience in a similar position.
Language skills
French: good work.
English: an asset.
Technical skills
AutoCAD 2D: Advanced level essential, with good mastery of layers, blocks, xrefs, quotes and print settings.
Ability to read maps and use basic topographic data.
Proficiency in Windows, Excel and Word; ease with PDF tools.
A plus: knowledge of Civil 3D or Revit.
A plus: experience on drinking water supply (DWA) or drainage projects.
A plus: participation in donor-funded projects.
Personal qualities
Great detail on ratings, scales and texts.
Rigor in file naming and revision management.
Ability to work effectively under pressure.
Team spirit and fluid collaboration with engineers and topographers.
Job overview
KDAW is the EPC contractor of GDWSP, a project implemented with SNAPE and receiving international funding (UKEF). Work includes drilling, water towers and metal tanks, supply and distribution lines, fountain stands and kiosks, as well as associated civil engineering works.
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