CAD Manager
Parsons International Limited
Total years of experience :24 years, 0 Months
In brief about my role:
1. As a Design Coordinator:
a. Studying the Design Drawings
b. Read and understand the Project Specifications Structural, Architectural and MEP.
c. If any relevant Design information missing either of the discipline, I discuss with consultants like Hyder, HOK, Atkins, ROP, JERDE, AECOM, Atkins, Engg Adnan Saffirini and Studio Altieri for the same and made some conclusion for the Design.
d. I raise the RFI (Request for Information), FCR (Field Change Request) based on the Design irrelevant / missing information (or) raise proposal for the new or changes required on Design.
e. Material Submittal also done based on the Project Specification and Design Drawing requirements.
f. Schedule - Making a schedule of items, which are most referred in projects (like Core Schedule, Door Schedule, Lift Schedule, Escalator Schedule, Window Schedule, Louver Schedule etc., ).
g. Priority - Assigning priority of the job to sub-ordinates and sub-contractors.
h. Supporting - Supporting with the QS team for claiming - due to the variations, delays due to Design input or any work delay due to the material approval / unavailability.
i. Site Coordination - Coordinate with site Engineers, Surveyors etc., to build in the site, if any alternations required due to practical difficulties discuss with consultant and clients to propose solution to achieve the job done.
j. Coordination - Assisting to prepare the shop drawings through the Draft persons and following up the same. The same information I will passed to sub-contractors and site team to do the job.
k. Submissions - Chase all sub-contractors to submit their shop drawings, material submissions and RFI as per the planning schedule.
l. Drawing and Approval - Chase with Consultant to get shop drawings approval based on the priority of work carrying on site.
m. Reviewing of shop drawings, sub-contractors shop drawings, detail drawings and their RFI as per the all Design Documents (Client drawings, RFI, SI and Proposals) and the drawings will comment based on Design need and RFI’s will response based on Design inputs and Project Specifications.
2. As a CAD Manager:
a. Prepare and maintain the weekly planning of work schedule for the Draughtsman.
b. Following up the work schedule, if not achieved the check the reason and report to the concern Draught person, Design Coordinators and Design Managers.
c. Maintaining the softcopy register - allocating the drawings and sketch numbers and title and checking the drawings in all aspects in softcopy and hardcopy both (like it is as per scale, drawing titles, distributed to concern sub-contractors, Revision numbers, Drawn by, Date, Reviewed by, Approved by) then I forward the same drawings to concern consultant / clients.
d. Maintain the daily log for the Draughtsman (like Attendance and work done).
e. Maintain the inventory of the systems (like What kind of system using, capacity of RAM, Capacity of HDD, Software and Hardware installed etc., ).
f. Check the softcopies of consultants, sub-contractors and own shop drawings, (Whether the standard prescribed by the clients are followed or not, x-ref are binded, drawings are purged and audited).
g. Clarifying the CAD Draughts person doubts.
h. Developing CAD Standards and Prototype files.
i. Preparing CADD Manual as per client Requirements.
j. Leave Schedule - Which will helpful for planning the output of drawings.
k. Maintain a log for the incoming and outgoing drawings (distribution of drawings to clients, consultants and sub-contractors and site).
l. Controlling of softcopies either through CD’s or other source (All the incoming and outgoing CD’s for the clients, consultants and sub-contractors) softcopies is checked properly.
m. Maintain the client, consultant, sub-contractor drawing register.
n. Maintain the key plan for the all the levels, core key plan, stair core key plan, escalator key plan, lifts key plan in the project and register for the same.
As a CAD Manager:
a. Prepare and maintain the weekly planning of work schedule for the Draughtsman.
b. Following up the work schedule, if not achieved the check the reason and report to the concern Draught person, Design Coordinators and Design Managers.
c. Maintaining the softcopy register - allocating the drawings and sketch numbers and title and checking the drawings in all aspects in softcopy and hardcopy both (like it is as per scale, drawing titles, distributed to concern sub-contractors, Revision numbers, Drawn by, Date, Reviewed by, Approved by) then I forward the same drawings to concern consultant / clients.
d. Maintain the daily log for the Draughtsman (like Attendance and work done).
e. Maintain the inventory of the systems (like What kind of system using, capacity of RAM, Capacity of HDD, Software and Hardware installed etc., ).
f. Check the softcopies of consultants, sub-contractors and own shop drawings, (Whether the standard prescribed by the clients are followed or not, x-ref are binded, drawings are purged and audited).
g. Clarifying the CAD Draughts person doubts.
h. Developing CAD Standards and Prototype files.
i. Preparing CADD Manual as per client Requirements.
j. Leave Schedule - Which will helpful for planning the output of drawings.
k. Maintain a log for the incoming and outgoing drawings (distribution of drawings to clients, consultants and sub-contractors and site).
l. Controlling of softcopies either through CD’s or other source (All the incoming and outgoing CD’s for the clients, consultants and sub-contractors) softcopies is checked properly.
m. Maintain the client, consultant, sub-contractor drawing register.
n. Maintain the key plan for the all the levels, core key plan, stair core key plan, escalator key plan, lifts key plan in the project and register for the same.
Studio Altieri International SPA, Dubai - Senior Architect
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Environment :AutoCAD and MS-Office
Project Description :
The project calls for construction of Al-Jalila Childrens Specialty Hospital Project in Al-Latifa Hospital Compound, Dubai. The project is for building the world leading Childrens Specialty Hospital consisting all kind of diagnostic centre and equipped with modern Medical treatments, consisting two basements and 4 floors with helipad facility, also developing the infrastructure around the proposed hospital site.
Al-Futtaim Carillion, Dubai - Senior Design Coordinator
Project Name : Newyork University Project
Environment : AutoCAD and MS-Office
Project Description :
The project calls for construction of New York University in Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi. The university will have lecture theatres, a library, IT buildings and laboratories, accommodation and sports facilities
Eversendai Engineering LLC, Abudhabi - Design Coordinator
Project Name : Cleveland Clinic
Environment : AutoCAD, X-Steel and MS-Office
Project Description :
The project consists of 3 underground floors + G + 22 including the helipad on open roof, which is having Patient Tower, Swing Wing, ICU, Clinic, Diagnostic & Treatment, Admin Tower and Gallery, the most of building structure is build by structural steel with metal decking. The project is sited on Sowwah Island, Abudhabi and owner of the property is MUBADALA, Lead Consultants are KEO, AECOM & JACOB and the main contractor is SIXCO, the duration of the project is 3 years.
Coordinating with the Site Engineers and updating the status based on latest revision drawings and specification received from the clients.
Conducting / arranging a meeting with client, consultant, sub-contractors and site-team for any design resolutions, planning and arranging of works.
Reviewing of shop drawings and raising RFI (Request for Information) to the clients.
Drafting a letter to clients and reviewing the letters of client and contractors.
Developing CAD standards and update the same as per client’s requirement & clarifying the team members doubts.
Allocating work to the team members and get the status.
Reporting the status to the managerial staffs and follow up the work to achieve the target to finish the work.
Raising queries to the consultants for any design clarification or discrepancies found in the drawing and specifications and incorporating the responses.
Preparation of Structural General Arrangement and Architectural General Arrangement shop drawings & AS BUILT drawings and Quality checking of the same which satisfies the customer requirement and as well as ISO standards.
Before dispatching the drawing file check thoroughly with the customer specification.
Clarify the team member doubts & update latest customer specification to all team members.
Giving hints to develop the application for speed up the Quality using MDL and VB.
Conversion of contour drawings, P&I diagrams and Mechanical diagrams.
Conversion of given Structural diagrams, Architectural diagram and Electrical Circuit diagrams which match the raster images.
Conversion of given GIS diagrams linked with database using custom designed GIS package called Cable CAD.
Conversion of given raster images as AutoCAD drawing file.
Quality checking of the same which satisfies with the given customer specification.
Enhanced training program in the AutoCAD, Auto Architect and Solid Modelling
Coordinating with the Site Engineers and updating the status based on latest revision drawings and specification received from the clients.
Conducting / arranging a meeting with client, consultant, sub-contractors and site-team for any design resolutions, planning and arranging of works.
Reviewing of shop drawings and raising RFI (Request for Information) to the clients.
Drafting a letter to clients and reviewing the letters of client and contractors.
Developing CAD standards and update the same as per client’s requirement & clarifying the team members doubts.
Allocating work to the team members and get the status.
Reporting the status to the managerial staffs and follow up the work to achieve the target to finish the work.
Raising queries to the consultants for any design clarification or discrepancies found in the drawing and specifications and incorporating the responses.
Preparation of Structural General Arrangement and Architectural General Arrangement shop drawings & AS BUILT drawings and Quality checking of the same which satisfies the customer requirement and as well as ISO standards.
Before dispatching the drawing file check thoroughly with the customer specification.
Clarify the team member doubts & update latest customer specification to all team members.
Giving hints to develop the application for speed up the Quality using MDL and VB.
Conversion of contour drawings, P&I diagrams and Mechanical diagrams.
Conversion of given Structural diagrams, Architectural diagram and Electrical Circuit diagrams which match the raster images.
Conversion of given GIS diagrams linked with database using custom designed GIS package called Cable CAD.
Conversion of given raster images as AutoCAD drawing file.
Quality checking of the same which satisfies with the given customer specification.
Enhanced training program in the AutoCAD, Auto Architect and Solid Modelling
Project Name : BEWAG (Berlin Electrical Cable
Network)
Environment : Microstation, MDL
Project Description :
BEWAG is (Berlin Electrical Cable Network) in German, the project mainly consist of converting the Electrical Network from High Voltage, Mid Voltage, Low Voltage, Information Cable, Traffic Cables available in tiff format we to capture according to the dimension given in the tiff using Microstation and using customized tool developed by using MDL.
Coordinating with the Site Engineers and updating the status based on latest revision drawings and specification received from the clients.
Conducting / arranging a meeting with client, consultant, sub-contractors and site-team for any design resolutions, planning and arranging of works.
Reviewing of shop drawings and raising RFI (Request for Information) to the clients.
Drafting a letter to clients and reviewing the letters of client and contractors.
Developing CAD standards and update the same as per client’s requirement & clarifying the team members doubts.
Allocating work to the team members and get the status.
Reporting the status to the managerial staffs and follow up the work to achieve the target to finish the work.
Raising queries to the consultants for any design clarification or discrepancies found in the drawing and specifications and incorporating the responses.
Preparation of Structural General Arrangement and Architectural General Arrangement shop drawings & AS BUILT drawings and Quality checking of the same which satisfies the customer requirement and as well as ISO standards.
Before dispatching the drawing file check thoroughly with the customer specification.
Clarify the team member doubts & update latest customer specification to all team members.
Giving hints to develop the application for speed up the Quality using MDL and VB.
Conversion of contour drawings, P&I diagrams and Mechanical diagrams.
Conversion of given Structural diagrams, Architectural diagram and Electrical Circuit diagrams which match the raster images.
Conversion of given GIS diagrams linked with database using custom designed GIS package called Cable CAD.
Conversion of given raster images as AutoCAD drawing file.
Quality checking of the same which satisfies with the given customer specification.
Enhanced training program in the AutoCAD, Auto Architect and Solid Modelling
B.Tech., (Engineering Technology) in BITS, Pilani, Rajasthan, Indian
Diploma in Civil Engineering