PRINCIPAL DRAFTING TECHNICIAN (Local)
To land Principal Drafting Technician in New Jersey you go through the competitive route: you sit an announced exam and the score puts you on the eligible list agencies hire from.
The one gate is 2 years of relevant experience. State payroll lists a single employee in the title, at Motor Vehicle Commission.
How to apply
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Principal Drafting Technician appears on the State payroll at one department, Motor Vehicle Commission.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Commission | 1 |
Where this title is used
Principal Drafting Technician is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.
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Who employs this title
State payroll records show 1 person working under this title. The median actual salary is $76,768. The agencies employing the most are:
- Motor Vehicle Commission (1)
Counts from NJ YourMoney agency payroll. See statewide workforce analytics.
Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under direction, performs highly responsible and complex drafting work involved in the preparation of drawings, maps, charts, graphs, sketches, and plans; does related work as required.
Examples of work
- Prepares complete sets of complex drawings which include multiple views, detail drawings, and assembly drawings, and include complex design features that require considerable drafting skill to visualize and portray.
- Uses mathematical formulas to compute weights, load capacities, dimensions, quantities of materials, and so forth..
- Working from sketches and verbal information supplied by an engineer and designer, determines the most appropriate views, detail drawings, and supplementary information needed to complete assignments and independently resolves most of the problems encountered.
- Exercises independent judgment in selecting and interpreting data based on knowledge of the design intent.
- May provide instructions, advice, and guidance to lower level drafting technicians.
- May serve as a coordinator and planner for large and complex drafting projects.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office or related units
Experience
Two (2) years of drafting experience.
License
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform in essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of drafting techniques and instruments used in preparing detailed sketches, drawings, charts, and plans.
- Knowledge of procedures for reducing, enlarging, tracing, lettering, and filing of maps, drawings, charts,sketches, graphs, and plans.
- Knowledge of symbols and terminology used in drafting work.
- Ability to analyze routine drafting problems.
- Ability to understand, remember, and carry out oral and written directions.
- Ability to learn quickly from written and oral explanations and from demonstrations.
- Ability to prepare engineering and/or architectural drawings that are neat, accurate, and logically arranged, utilizing the methods and techniques of drafting.
- Ability to make mathematical computations using standard tables and formulas.
- Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
The definition and examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.