Job Description

Overview

DBM Vircon is a leading construction modeling, detailing, and digital engineering company that offers a Cadet Construction Modeler position in Tempe, Arizona. This entry-level role is designed for recent graduates and early-career candidates to build a career in steel modeling and detailing through hands-on training and mentorship.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in the preparation of engineering drawings and project documentation
  • Support the creation of detail drawings and 3D steel models
  • Perform drafting and modeling tasks in line with project requirements, deadlines, and budgets
  • Learn and apply industry standards, codes, and drafting practices
  • Communicate effectively with internal team members to gather information needed to complete project tasks
  • Identify and report changes to project scope when required
  • Help ensure deliverables meet DBM Vircon, client, and applicable regulatory standards
  • Maintain timesheets and job/project records in company systems
  • Ask questions, raise issues early, and seek support as part of the learning process

Requirements

  • Recent graduate or current student nearing completion of a relevant program, such as Drafting and Design Technology, Civil / Structural Drafting, Mechanical Drafting, Engineering Technology, or another related drafting / modeling discipline
  • Strong interest in structural steel, drafting, and 3D modeling
  • Strong attention to detail and willingness to follow established standards
  • Eagerness to learn and grow in a technical, project-based environment
  • Good communication and teamwork skills
  • Strong time management and organizational skills
  • Working knowledge of CAD software is required
  • Tekla Structures experience a strong asset
  • AutoCAD experience is required
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Location: Tempe, Arizona
  • Work Arrangement: On-site
  • Position Type: Full-time

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
401k

How this job compares in Tempe, AZ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Tempe, AZ currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$75/hr across 16 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Tempe, AZ

We're tracking 30 other active welding openings in Tempe, AZ right now, from 21 different employers. 9 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 482 other active welding openings from 246 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Tempe, or widen the search to Arizona.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (29), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (17), and EZARC (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Tolleson at $38/hr, Scottsdale at $36/hr, and Tempe at $32/hr. Tempe is among them.

Similar openings near Tempe, AZ

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Cadet Construction Modeler figures were last recalculated when this page was built.