Hire a Virtual Draftsman

Hire A Remote Draftsman

Drawing backlogs hold up bids, permits, and fabrication. A virtual draftsman from Remote Raven turns your sketches, redlines, and design concepts into accurate CAD drawings, working full time on your schedule and in your software. You add dedicated drafting capacity without the cost of a local hire or the weeks it takes to find one.

Specialized Construction Roles

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Why hire a Virtual Draftsman With Remote Raven?

Clear the Drawing Backlog

When drafting falls behind, bids slip, permitting stalls, and contractors wait on revised sheets. A dedicated draftsman keeps drawing production moving, so the engineers and designers responsible for your projects spend their hours on design decisions instead of linework.

Skip the Job Posting

If you are seeking a CAD drafter, hiring locally means writing a job posting, sorting résumés, and waiting for qualified applicants. A local recruitment specialist searches college-educated talent across the Philippines, Latin America, and Africa, screens for your requirements, and introduces only the candidates who fit.

Add Capacity Without Local Hiring Costs

A virtual draftsman gives your company full-time drafting capacity without local recruiting costs or added office space. You can take on several projects at once, keep pace when demand picks up, and add a remote estimator or virtual architect as your construction and engineering team grows.

One Person Who Learns Your Standards

Remote Raven places full-time professionals only. The draftsman who joins your team learns your title blocks, layer conventions, and CAD guidelines once, then applies them on every set. That keeps corrections to a minimum and gives your clients consistent drawings from one project to the next.

3 Easy Steps To Start Your Search

There is no limit to the roles that we can fill for you. Often times, the term Virtual Assistant is only thought of for administrative roles. The truth is that as long as the work that is required for the role can be performed remotely, the possibilities for using a remote worker are endless.

Client Testimonials

“Prior to meeting the folks at Remote Raven, I had never used a Virtual Assistant before. Boy am I glad that I met them because the Virtual Assistant who they found for me is outstanding! I can’t tell you how much value she has added to my business.”

“A friend of mine referred me to Remote Raven because I was complaining to him on a regular basis about the difficulty of hiring in this current environment. Fortunately they found me a bookkeeper who does outstanding work. The service is so affordable that I will be adding another Virtual Assistant very soon”

“I was understaffed and drowning! Remote Raven threw me the life vest that I needed to dig out of my hole. I have two of their VA’s working for me and they have been a life saver. I can’t recommend this company enough.”

“Social Media Management is not my strong suit but I was doing it for my small business. As I was looking for a solution that would remove me from this daily task, I stumbled on Remote Raven. From the time that I called them until I had someone placed was a couple of days with an extremely qualified assistant. She takes care of all of my social and in a manner that is much better than what I was doing. If you need some help with your small business, I would recommend calling them.”

“This company is fantastic! They did all that they promised to do and more. I see a long relationship between my company and Remote Raven. The service that they provide is very needed and has helped me tremendously”

“My experience with Remote Raven has been nothing but a pleasure. Randall and Charlotte are responsive, kind, and honest. The process is seamless, they find amazing candidates who are enthusiastic and hard working! They have helped our company and departments gain valuable members and I could not recommend working with them more.”

“Remote Raven has made our hiring process a breeze. Their candidates come with experience, have an outstanding work ethic, and are eager to work. It is always a pleasure to work with Randall and Charlotte. They understand what we are looking for and always select the best candidates for Affiliated Dermatology. I highly recommend using Remote Raven.”

Josh From Wise Bites

“They helped us improve our marketing game in ways we never thought possible”

Suzanne from Affiliated Dermatology

“It’s been a game changer for our practise – they truly go above and beyond. We now have 12 ravens completing a wide range of duties”

Taylor from The Food Truck League

“If you’re thinking about outsourcing on your own, save yourself the hassle and work with remote raven and I’m confident you’ll find the same positive experience we did”

George from Noble General Contracting

“Punctual, meticulous and incredible work ethic”

What Our Remote Draftsmen Can Do For You

Construction Documentation and Permit Sets

Your architectural draftsman produces floor plans, elevations, sections, and site plans in AutoCAD or Revit, drawn to scale and organized into complete sets. From single house plans to multi-unit community development projects, they prepare permit exhibits and turn around revisions as comments come back, while your licensed architect or engineer reviews and signs the final set.

Shop Drawings and Fabrication Details

Contractors and fabricators need shop drawings that match the approved design down to the last detail. A drafter with detailer experience builds shop drawings, mechanical layouts, and fabrication details from manufacturer specifications, customer requirements, and engineering markups, in AutoCAD or SolidWorks depending on the job.

Sketches, Redlines, and As-Built Drawings

Hand sketches, PDF markups, and field notes become clean technical drawings. For renovation and retrofit work, your remote draftsman can convert point cloud scans into as-built CAD drawings, giving your designer an accurate base before new concepts go on paper.

Drawing Control and Documentation

On busy jobs, revision control matters as much as linework. Your virtual draftsman keeps drawing logs current, tracks revisions across every set, files sheets in your shared drive or Google Drive, and reports status to your project manager or engineering department, so no one on site builds from an outdated sheet.

Keep Every Project Moving With a Dedicated Remote Draftsman

A drawing set stuck in the queue holds up a bid, a permit, or a fabrication order. Remote Raven sources, screens, and places a full-time draftsman matched to your software, standards, and project mix, with no startup or search fees. Book a free consultation on our website, and we will start your search.

FAQ

Which CAD software can my draftsman work in?

Every search starts with the tools you already use. If your team works in AutoCAD, Revit, or SolidWorks, proficiency in that software becomes a core requirement, along with the drawing types and responsibilities the role covers. That applies whether you need an architectural draftsman for permit sets or a mechanical detailer for shop drawings. You can ask shortlisted candidates for a portfolio of CAD drawings before you decide.

How do you assess a candidate’s skills?

It starts with a 15-minute intake call where we learn your job duties, required skills, and timeline. A recruitment specialist then screens candidates against those qualifications, looking for detail-oriented professionals with the ability to work from your markups. You meet each finalist on a video call with your team before you make a hire. See our full hiring process.

What hours will a remote draftsman work?

Drafting suits remote work well because the deliverable is a file, not a visit. Your remote draftsman works your business hours, regardless of location. Whether your office is in San Francisco, San Jose, Kansas City, or New York, we align the schedule to your time zone so they are available for coordination calls and same-day revisions.

How long does it take to fill the role?

We first check our database of vetted, available professionals. If no one fits, we begin a custom search, and on average we complete placement within 15 business days. Our placement services carry no startup or search fees.

Should I offer benefits to a virtual draftsman?

We encourage it. Paid time off and benefits that make sense where your draftsman lives, offered as part of total compensation, give your new hire a reason to stay and grow with the company. That long-term success pays off on multi-year projects, where knowing your standards and project history saves real time.