Architectural Drafter
Samara Lombok · Construction · Bali · Onsite
Role Overview
Samara is building luxury hospitality and residential projects across Lombok — an island where the terrain is raw, the supply chains are unpredictable, and the standards are uncompromisingly high. As our Architectural Drafter, you will be the backbone of our construction documentation pipeline, translating design intent into precise, construction-ready drawing packages that our site teams can actually execute in a frontier environment. Based in Bali and working closely with architects, interior designers, and project managers, you will produce coordinated technical drawings that account for real-world island constraints — local material availability, Indonesian building codes, and the realities of remote construction logistics. This is not a desk job for someone who draws beautiful things and sends them into a void; your drawings will be built, challenged in the field, and revised fast, and you need to thrive in that loop.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare complete architectural and interior design drawing packages — floor plans, elevations, sections, details, and schedules — for residential and hospitality projects developed under Samara's brand across Lombok.
- Coordinate drawing sets across disciplines (architecture, structure, MEP) to identify and resolve clashes before they become costly on-site surprises in a remote build environment.
- Translate design concepts from senior architects and designers into technically accurate, construction-ready CAD/BIM documentation with zero tolerance for ambiguity that could misguide a site team operating far from the design office.
- Maintain and update drawing registers, revision histories, and document control logs with rigorous version discipline — ensuring site teams in Lombok always have the correct, live set of drawings.
- Adapt design documentation rapidly when Lombok-based site conditions, local material substitutions, or supply chain disruptions require design changes, producing revised drawings on tight turnaround timelines.
- Liaise directly with architects, consultants, and the Lombok project team to clarify design intent and incorporate technical feedback, acting as a reliable communication bridge between design studio and construction site.
- Produce detailed joinery, millwork, and finish schedules that account for what can realistically be sourced, fabricated, and installed within Lombok's supplier ecosystem.
- Support the preparation of permit and approval documentation in accordance with Indonesian building regulations and local authority requirements specific to the Nusa Tenggara Barat region.
- Manage multiple concurrent drawing packages across different project phases without losing accuracy or consistency, operating with a high degree of self-direction from the Bali office.
- Continuously improve drawing templates, standard detail libraries, and documentation workflows to build institutional knowledge that survives staff turnover in a high-growth island operation.
Requirements
- Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Architectural Technology, or a closely related design-technical discipline.
- Minimum 3 years of hands-on architectural drafting experience producing construction documentation that has been physically built — not just designed.
- Advanced proficiency in AutoCAD; ability to produce complete, fully dimensioned, and annotated drawing sets independently without supervision.
- Demonstrated experience working on hospitality or high-end residential projects where design detail and finish quality are non-negotiable.
- Solid working knowledge of Indonesian construction methods, materials, and building permit processes — or a fast and verifiable ability to get up to speed.
- Proven ability to manage drawing revisions under pressure and communicate change clearly across a multi-disciplinary remote project team.
- Comfortable operating with limited resources — when the server goes down, the consultant is unreachable, and the site team needs an answer, you find a way forward.
Nice to Have
- Proficiency in Revit, SketchUp, or other BIM/3D modelling software used for coordination and visualization.
- Prior experience supporting projects in island, remote, or developing-region construction environments in Indonesia or Southeast Asia.
- Familiarity with luxury hospitality brand standards and the documentation rigour they require — particularly Hyatt, Marriott, or equivalent brand-managed assets.
- Experience producing interior design documentation including FF&E layouts, material finish boards, and detailed joinery drawings.
- Working knowledge of local authority submission requirements in Nusa Tenggara Barat or similar eastern Indonesian provinces.
- Exposure to sustainable or biophilic design documentation, given Samara's environmental positioning on Lombok.
- Basic spoken English for coordination with international consultants and expatriate design leads.
Skills
AutoCAD, Architectural Drawing Production, Construction Documentation, Drawing Coordination (Multi-Discipline), Revision and Document Control, Detail Design and Drafting, Indonesian Building Code Compliance, Material and Finish Scheduling, Permit Documentation Preparation, SketchUp or Revit (BIM), Remote/Field Drawing Adaptation