Tell me about a time you had to informally lead other drafters or coordinate with junior team members on a large drawing package. How did you assign work, maintain quality and consistency across all drawings, and handle any disagreements or performance issues?

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On a 120‑sheet mechanical package for a processing plant, our lead designer was pulled into another project, and I ended up informally coordinating three other drafters, two of them fairly junior. First thing I did was break the set into logical workstreams: equipment layouts, piping details, and support/penetration drawings. I paired each junior with a more complex but clearly scoped area and kept the highest‑risk sheets for myself.

To keep consistency, I created a 3‑page mini “sheet standard” with title block rules, layer naming, dimension styles, and typical details, and we did quick 15‑minute check‑ins every morning. I also spot‑checked about 10% of each person’s sheets before issuing for internal review.

When one drafter pushed back on redlines, I pulled him aside, walked through the client spec line by line, and asked him to re‑submit just two corrected sheets first. After that, his error rate dropped by roughly 60%, and we issued the full package on time with less than 2% comments from the client.

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