Electrical Design Drafter / Electrical Design Drafter

First Nations Jobs; Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Hybrid working

Career development opportunities

Competitive remuneration

Training and mentoring

ASX-listed company environment

Job summary

Downer is seeking an Electrical Design Drafter to produce primary drawings for electrical substations and power projects across Australia. Roles are based in Adelaide, Melbourne or Brisbane with hybrid/flexible working.

You will deliver layouts, earthing plans, conduit plans, and steelwork details using MicroStation and Primtech 3D, collaborating with the primary engineering team and wider design group.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years' project delivery experience in the power industry.
• Solid understanding of engineering and design drafting principles.
• Proficient in CAD tools such as MicroStation, PrimTech 3D and AutoCAD.
• Experience on substation projects with Australian utilities is preferred.
• Familiar with SPF, Teambinder/ACONEX, SDX and related document control systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver drawing packages meeting client and regulatory expectations.
• Produce substation primary design drawings (Layouts, Earthing, Conduit, structures).
• Interface with design team to deliver building layouts and reticulation.
• Support design manager with RFIs and notifications of variations.
• Contribute to project performance reporting and issue resolution.
• Ensure deliverables pass Quality Control processes.
• Provide expert technical advice to project delivery teams.
• Engage in Safety in Design and consider environment and maintenance issues.

Skills

5+ yrs exp

Substation drafting

Problem solving

Team player

Self-motivated

Education

Engineering Design Drafting qualification

Tools

MicroStation

Primtech 3D

AutoCAD

Inventor

ACONEX

SPF

Teambinder

SDX

Vault

Construction Cloud

Job description

The opportunity

Join Downer's Power Projects team as an Electrical Design Drafter's at all levels and make a significant impact. We're looking for a passionate individuals to join our dynamic team, reporting into the Power Drafting Team lead you will be responsible for producing primary drawings for electrical substation and power projects across Australia.

These roles canh be based out of our Adelaide, Melbourne or Brisbane office and offer's the candidate hybrid and flexible working.

What you'll do

• Manage and deliver drawing packages so that they comply with and meet expectations from clients, communities, environmental management requirements and other legislative requirements
• Produce substation primary design drawing deliverables such as Layouts, Earthing plans and details, Conduit plans, Structural footings and steelwork support structures using microstation and Primtech 3d supported by the Primary Engineering team.
• Interface with the wider substation design team to collaboratively deliver Control Building layouts, AC and DC reticulation and outdoor lighting
• Provide support to the design manager in terms of reporting, raising RFI's and notifying of variations
• Provide input to reporting on project performance and progress, including development of solutions to issues that compromise attainment of agreed performance targets
• Ensure design deliverables are checked thoroughly and follow the Quality Control Process
• Provide expert technical advice to the Project Delivery and wider program teams
• Be an active participant in the Safety in Design process as required, to assist in the identification of potential hazardous site activities and ensure appropriate procedures and controls are implemented
• Ensure the consideration of community, environment, operations and maintenance issues are integrated into the selection of preferred options for the project during the planning and design process
• Undertake on-going 'fit for purpose' and value engineering reviews to ensure constructability of design

What we offer

• Employee benefits including health and wellness initiatives
• Access to Downer Group benefits
• Flexible working arrangements / hybrid working
• Personalised career path development and growth working with an industry leading team.
• Competitive remuneration package
• Safety focused culture working within in leading services industry
• Management support coupled with ongoing training and mentoring
• Career enhancing opportunity to work within an ASX limited company

What we're looking for

• Either an Electrical / Civil / Structural Engineering Design Drafting Qualification
• 5+ years' project delivery experience within the Power Industry.
• A self-motivated and driven individual with good understanding of engineering and design drafting principles,
• A problem-solving mindset, being able to work independently as well as in a team environment
• Experience in the use of CAD packages such as, MicroStation, AutoCAD. PrimTech 3D, AutoDesk Inventor and the production of Primary deliverables such as Layouts, Earthing plans, Conduit plans, Structural designs and Civil designs.
• Experience working on substation projects with Australian utilities
• Knowledge of document management systems like SPF, Teambinder ACONEX, SDX, AutoCAD Vault, AutoDesk Construction Cloud.
• Relevant prior substation drafting experience

'About Energy & Utilities…

Downer's Energy & Utilities business unit is an integrated trans-Tasman team, providing services and solutions that connect communities to essential networks and infrastructure. We design, build, operate and maintain today's critical assets and networks, delivering complete services across the water, electricity, telecommunications, industrial and power generation sectors. Our expertise spans in-house technical smarts, specialist engineering, integrated OEM partners, and dedicated crews of qualified tradespeople.

Downer Group is an employer that acknowledges and embraces the importance of our people's diverse experiences, talents, and cultures. As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from everyone.