Drafting Manager

Bluestone Recruitment; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Bluestone Recruitment represents a growing residential builder in Prahran seeking a Drafting Manager to lead its documentation and design function. You will manage a small offshore drafting team and partner with Estimating, Construction and Design to ensure documentation is accurate and ready for site.

The ideal candidate has strong residential drafting experience and advanced proficiency in Revit, with a keen eye for detail, strong communication, and the ability to coordinate design changes and

Qualifications

• Experienced Architectural Draftsperson, Building Designer or Senior Draftsperson aiming for a leadership role.
• Strong residential drafting background with attention to quality and standards.
• Proficient in Revit and able to mentor junior drafters.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a small offshore drafting team.
• Review and ensure quality and compliance of construction documentation.
• Ensure projects are documented and ready to proceed to site.
• Collaborate with Estimating, Construction and Design teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead design development and coordinate design changes.
• Manage variations and construction details.
• Develop drafting standards, processes and quality controls.
• Provide technical guidance and support to the wider business.
• Coordinate documentation between internal teams and external stakeholders.

Skills

Residential drafting

Revit proficiency

Attention to detail

Design changes coordination

Stakeholder management

Mentoring / leading drafters

Proactive issue resolution

Job description

A growing residential builder operating across the investment and wholesale housing space is looking to appoint a Drafting Manager to lead its documentation and design function.

Based in a modern Prahranoffice, this is an opportunity to step into a broader leadership position within a growing business, managing a small offshore drafting team while working closely with Estimating, Construction and Design.

About the Role

As Drafting Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring projects are accurately documented, coordinated and ready to progress to site.
You will play a key role across the design and pre-construction process, providing technical leadership and ensuring documentation meets the required quality, compliance and construction standards.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Lead and manage a small offshore drafting team
• Review and maintain quality and compliance of construction documentation
• Ensure projects are accurately documented and ready to proceed to site
• Work closely with Estimating and Construction teams throughout the project lifecycle
• Lead design development and coordinate design changes
• Manage variations, amendments and new construction details
• Review drawings and documentation to identify potential issues before they impact construction
• Develop and maintain drafting standards, processes and quality controls
• Provide technical guidance and support to the wider business
• Coordinate documentation between internal teams and external stakeholders

A growing residential builder operating across the investment and wholesale housing space is looking to appoint a Drafting Manager to lead its documentation and design function.

Based in a modern Prahranoffice, this is an opportunity to step into a broader leadership position within a growing business, managing a small offshore drafting team while working closely with Estimating, Construction and Design.

About the Role

As Drafting Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring projects are accurately documented, coordinated and ready to progress to site.
You will play a key role across the design and pre-construction process, providing technical leadership and ensuring documentation meets the required quality, compliance and construction standards.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Lead and manage a small offshore drafting team
• Review and maintain quality and compliance of construction documentation
• Ensure projects are accurately documented and ready to proceed to site
• Work closely with Estimating and Construction teams throughout the project lifecycle
• Lead design development and coordinate design changes
• Manage variations, amendments and new construction details
• Review drawings and documentation to identify potential issues before they impact construction
• Develop and maintain drafting standards, processes and quality controls
• Provide technical guidance and support to the wider business
• Coordinate documentation between internal teams and external stakeholders

About You

This role would suit an experienced Architectural Draftsperson, Building Designer or Senior Draftsperson who is ready to take the next step into a more dynamic leadership position.

You will ideally have:

• Strong residential drafting experience
• Advanced proficiency in Revit
• A solid understanding of residential construction and documentation
• Strong attention to detail and a focus on documentation quality
• Experience coordinating design changes, variations and construction details
• The ability to work collaboratively with Estimating and Construction teams
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience leading, mentoring or coordinating other drafters is highly desirable
• A proactive approach with the ability to identify and resolve issues before they reach site