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Drafting Technologists and Technicians  (NOC 2253)
Outaouais Region
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Drafting technologists and technicians prepare engineering designs, drawings and related technical information, in multidisciplinary engineering teams or in support of engineers, architects or industrial designers, or they may work independently. They are employed by consulting and construction companies, utility, resource and manufacturing companies, all levels of government and by a wide range of other establishments.

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Drafting technologists perform some or all of the following duties:
  • Develop and prepare engineering designs and drawings from preliminary concepts, sketches, engineering calculations, specification sheets and other data
  • Operate computer-assisted design (CAD) and drafting workstations
  • Develop and prepare design sketches
  • Complete documentation packages and produce drawing sets
  • Check and verify design drawings to conform to specifications and design data
  • Write technical reports
  • Prepare contracts and tender documents
  • Prepare construction specifications, costs and material estimates
  • Supervise and train other technologists, technicians and drafters.
Drafting technicians perform some or all of the following duties:
  • Develop and prepare engineering drawings, plans, diagrams or layouts from sketches
  • Operate computer-assisted drafting equipment or a conventional drafting station
Included Cities in Region | Service Canada Offices

Gatineau, Buckingham, Hull, Maniwaki, Masson-Angers, Thurso, Aylmer, Angers, Bassin-du-Lièvre, Beauchampville, Mont-Cascades

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Jobs for Drafting Technologists and Technicians in Outaouais Region

Job opportunities from Job Bank and contributing job sites are updated daily.

There are 302 job postings in Canada.

Table of job opportunities for your chosen occupation at the provincial or territorial level.
Location Available Jobs
Note: Some job offers may appear in multiple regions.
Alberta
53
Athabasca--Grande Prairie--Peace River Region
3
Banff--Jasper--Rocky Mountain House Region
0
Calgary Region
14
Camrose--Drumheller Region
1
Edmonton Region
28
Lethbridge--Medicine Hat Region
4
Red Deer Region
3
Wood Buffalo--Cold Lake Region
0
British Columbia
13
Cariboo Region
1
Kootenay Region
0
Lower Mainland - Southwest Region
8
Nechako Region
0
North Coast Region
0
Northeast Region
2
Thompson--Okanagan Region
0
Vancouver Island and Coast Region
3
Manitoba
3
Interlake Region
0
North Central Region
0
North Region
0
Parklands Region
0
South Central Region
0
Southeast Region
0
Southwest Region
1
Winnipeg Region
2
New Brunswick
0
Campbellton--Miramichi Region
0
Edmundston--Woodstock Region
0
Fredericton--Oromocto
0
Moncton--Richibucto Region
0
Saint John--St. Stephen Region
0
Newfoundland and Labrador
8
Avalon Peninsula Region
7
Notre Dame-Central-Bonavista Bay Region
1
South Coast--Burin Peninsula Region
0
West Coast--Northern Peninsula--Labrador Region
1
Northwest Territories
0
Yellowknife Region
0
Nova Scotia
1
Annapolis Valley Region
0
Cape Breton Region
0
Halifax Region
2
North Shore Region
0
Southern Region
0
Nunavut
0
Iqaluit Region
0
Ontario
43
Hamilton--Niagara Peninsula Region
3
Kingston - Pembroke Region
0
Kitchener--Waterloo--Barrie Region
6
London Region
1
Muskoka-Kawarthas Region
0
Northeast Region
2
Northwest Region
0
Ottawa Region
3
Stratford--Bruce Peninsula Region
0
Toronto Region
20
Windsor-Sarnia Region
6
Prince Edward Island
0
Prince Edward Island
0
Québec
166
Abitibi-Témiscamingue Region
1
Bas-Saint-Laurent Region
1
Capitale-Nationale Region
40
Centre-du-Québec Region
11
Chaudière-Appalaches Region
11
Côte-Nord Region
1
Estrie Region
9
Gaspésie -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine Region
0
Lanaudière Region
8
Laurentides Region
5
Laval Region
7
Mauricie Region
6
Montérégie Region
41
Montréal Region
21
Nord-du-Québec Region
0
Outaouais Region
3
Saguenay--Lac-Saint-Jean Region
1
Saskatchewan
15
Northern Region
0
Prince Albert Region
3
Regina--Moose Mountain Region
8
Saskatoon--Biggar Region
2
Swift Current--Moose Jaw Region
1
Yorkton--Melville Region
1
Yukon
0
Yukon Territory
0
[ Source: Job Bank - HRSDC ]

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