CAD Project Specialist (ProjectWorks) Job

Primary location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania 
Relocation offered: No 
Employment status: Full-Time 
Travel: No 
Non-compete: No 

The estimated base salary range for this role is 55,000 - 60,000 per year.  
Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience and other relevant factors

​What does it mean to work at Armstrong?

It means being immersed in a supportive culture that recognizes you as a key player in Armstrong's future. We are a large company with a local feel, where you will get to know and collaborate with leadership and your colleagues across the company.

By joining us, you'll have the opportunity to make the most of your potential. Alongside a competitive remuneration package, you will receive:

• A benefits package including: medical, dental, prescription drug, life insurance, 401k match, long-term disability coverage, vacation and sick time, product discount programs and many more.
• Personal development to grow your career with us based on your strengths and interests.
• A casual work environment where we have a recognition program for our team, and service awards. You will also be able to make the most of our fitness center and lunchtime cafe. 
• A working culture that balances individual achievement with teamwork and collaboration. We draw on each other's strengths and allow for different work styles to build engagement and satisfaction to deliver results. 

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As the CAD Specialist you will work on our ProjectWorks team based at our headquarters in Lancaster, PA, you will be accountable for performing design initial project reviews and for providing technical design support. In this role, you will also ensure timely project delivery within the ProjectWorks team by completing project drawing packages and takeoffs.

Under the direction of the Technical CAD Supervisor, you will be balancing your focus between working on multiple projects simultaneously and collaborating with Sales and external clients.

What you'll be doing

• Gaining initial project qualifications, including product specifications, scope, and location of ceiling solutions within the plans
• Analyzing and reviewing initial design projects within SFDC and within the designs
• Partnering with Project Managers for all new requests and SFDC efforts
• Establishing communication plan alongside the Project Managers for processes and deliverables
• Managing the project flow and document control for all estimates
• Providing design guidance to sales representatives and customers to ensure the timely completion of projects
• Maintaining and archiving communications for each project using SFDC and Outlook
• Preparing final design packages for all ProjectWorks projects
• Sending all ProjectWorks design packages to Sales for distribution to channel
• Generating Requests for Information (RFI) and processing change orders and additions
• Partnering with in-house resources to establish cost and price on custom items
• Obtaining current pricing from sources to prepare estimates as listed above
• Inspecting drawings for accuracy and ensuring that customers’ needs are met
• Recognizing issues with customer-submitted drawings and clarifying the requirements before completing new design drawings
• Communicating frequently with to customers about their orderstatus from receipt to shipment
• Occasionally travel to sales territory to conduct face-to-face meetings with customers
• Overseeing the technical planning and execution of ongoing product integration
• Develop a 'Best Practice Standard Work' to ensure project documentation and process improvement opportunities
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Qualifications

• 1+ year of design experience with AutoCAD 2D, Autodesk REVIT, and Adobe Acrobat
• A history of demonstrating solid design drafting practices and procedures
• Capable of developing ceiling and floor plans, including section cuts and elevation views
• Ability to read architectural drawing ceiling plans and construction documents
• Expertise in parametric modeling and 3D modeling, including the use of AutoDesk Inventor
• Knowledge of ceiling solutions including panels and suspension
• Proficiency with Salesforce (SFDC) or similar CRM applications
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications

Education

• Associate degree in design, Architecture, or Mechanical field or 2+ years of related design experience in lieu of degree

What makes you stand out

• Experience working in an architectural office and/or in the commercial construction industry

Why should you join Armstrong World Industries?

Armstrong World Industries (AWI) is a leader in the design and manufacture of innovative commercial and residential ceiling, wall and suspension system solutions in the Americas. With approximately $1B in revenue, AWI has about 2,800 employees and a manufacturing network of fifteen facilities in North America.

At home, at work, in healthcare facilities, classrooms, stores, or restaurants, we offer interior solutions that help to enhance comfort, save time, improve building efficiency and overall performance, and create beautiful spaces.

For more than 150 years, we have built our business on trust and integrity. It set us apart then, and it sets us apart now, along with our ability to collaborate with and innovate for the people we're here to serve - our customers, our shareholders, our communities and our employees.

We are committed to developing new and sustainable ceiling solutions, with design and performance possibilities that make a positive difference in spaces where we live, work, learn, heal and play. It's an exciting, rewarding business to be in, and we're committed to continue to grow and prosper for the benefit of all of our stakeholders. We hope you join us.

Our Sustainability Ambition

"Bringing our Purpose to Life" - lead a transformation in the design and building of spaces fit for today and tomorrow.
We are committed to:

• Engaging a diverse, purpose-driven workforce;
• Transforming buildings from structures that shelter into structures that serve and preserve the health and well-being of people and planet;
• Pursuing sustainable, innovative solutions for spaces where we live, work, learn heal and play;
• Being a catalyst for change with all of our stakeholders; and
• Making a positive difference in the environments and communities we impact.

About the location (Lancaster PA)

Lancaster, PA. A great central location in South Central Pennsylvania, Lancaster is ideally situated for easy access to major metropolitan cities such as Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC, and New York City. Lancaster offers a vibrant arts and entertainment community with wonderful historic sites, B&Bs, museums, great shopping, entertainment venues and restaurants.

Armstrong is committed to engaging a diverse, purpose-driven workforce.  As part of our dedication to diversity, AWI is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard for race, sex, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at by email at AWI talent acquisition and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

Come and build your future with us and apply today!