Shop Drawing Engineer (SDE) is responsible for providing shop drawings, which will be used as a reference during construction work. Shop Drawings Engineer will help make a clear communication between architects or designers, clients, and construction team
The shop drawing is contractor’s drawn version of information shown in the construction documents. The shop drawing normally shows more detail than the construction documents. It is drawn to explain the fabrication and installation of the items to the manufacturer’s production or contractor’s installation team.
Shop Drawings Engineer also ensures that drawings comply with BOQ specifications so that unnecessary expenditure on labor and additional materials is avoided.