Reitmans Canada Ltée/Ltd Looking for Drafting Coordinator – Store Planning at Montreal, Quebec, Canada Full Time

Who we are:

At Reitmans (Canada) Limited (RCL), every moment of every day revolves around our customers and our love of fashion. We believe fashion empowers our customers to put their best foot forward when it matters the most. From the design table to the stores and our digital channels, we are always finding new ways to create memorable customer experiences, backed by a strong brand portfolio and powered by the most passionate people in the industry.

Job Description

Position Overview:

The Drafting Coordinator is responsible for creating full sets of plans (in AutoCAD) for new, renovated and refreshed stores. This person obtains and transmits base building information, layers on the store design concept as per the scope of work given for project and ensures critical information based on lease agreement is obtained and respected.

Reporting to the Drafting Supervisor, liaises directly with Landlords, Tenant Coordinators, and variety of external consultants as well as RCL’s visual and marketing teams.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for drafting architectural plans for construction in accordance with the CAD drafting procedures, applying the appropriate design criteria and concept from division;
• Assimilate information between the design team and the drafting team, ensuring that any updates are conveyed into all ongoing plans;
• Responsible to coordinate the engineering and architects (consultants) plans with the architectural drawings;
• Responsible to prepare the store fixture (order) lists and do material take offs to prepare the vendor purchase orders;
• Responsible for proof reading Landlord & Engineering drawings to ensure that they are correct and correspond with the drafted drawings. Provides feedback to ensure that the proper corrections are made to the those drawings in respect to divisional design requirements if required;
• Coordinate fixture program with visual team;
• Validation of the location and square footage of new store locations with Leasing;
• Coordinate and group together all viable information received from the field and any external consultants required to finalize the outline (Surveys);
• Communicate with Landlords to ensure all base building drawings, design criteria, and all other relative information needed is acquired to prepare a preliminary scope of work and outline drawing.

Qualifications

Qualifications & Competencies:

• College Diploma in Interior Design, Architectural Technology, or related studies;
• 3-5 years’ experience in producing CAD technical construction drawings;
• Similar experience in the retail environment, including space planning in individual stores will be considered as a strong asset;
• Understanding of millwork and metal work, detailing and fabrication methods;
• Coordination experience with 3rd party consultants (Landlords, Engineers, Cities, Vendors, etc.);
• Proficient in drawing software AutoCAD (latest version);
• Knowledge of Photoshop and some knowledge of a 3D software (an asset);
• Fully bilingual (French and English). This position required to communicate with 3rd party (landlords, engineers, etc.) across Canada.

Additional Information

What we offer (Why work with us):

• Hybrid work environment;
• A competitive benefits package (Full Time Employees Only);
• Paid Time Off ( Sick Time, Flex Days & Vacation (Full Time Employees Only);
• Additional benefits include annual bonus potential, opportunities for advancement and tuition reimbursement;
• 50% discount at all Reitmans (Canada) Limited brands (Penningtons, Reitmans & RW&CO.);
• Generous Employee Referral Policy.

If this inspires you…let’s talk. Send us your resume today!

By the way, did you know that Reitmans (Canada) Limited has several hundreds of stores all across Canada and three fashion apparel banners? Get ready to join the Canadian fashion retail icon, with a great success story where you can have a voice and make a real difference.

There are many ways to wear a career at RCL! #ReadytoRCL

Reitmans (Canada) Limited is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace for all. We recognize that our future success depends on the perspectives and contributions of all our employees — their diverse backgrounds, abilities and experiences make our business stronger. If you are contacted for a job opportunity, please advise us of any accommodations needed to ensure fair and equitable access throughout the recruitment and selection process. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for providing an accessible candidate experience.

We thank all applicants. Only selected candidates will be contacted.