Senior Drafter - Bridges & Rail Structures (Hybrid)

Surbana Jurong; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

SMEC is seeking a Senior/Associate Drafter – Bridges & Structures to lead drafting across Rail & Metro projects in Sydney. You will coordinate high-quality structural documentation, mentor junior staff and drive digital design practices, applying Australian standards and BIM deliverables for complex transport infrastructure.

You will contribute to coordinating with engineers, project managers and clients, balancing workloads to meet programme and budget while advancing 3D modelling and

Qualifications

• A Diploma, Advanced Diploma or equivalent tertiary qualification in Civil Drafting.
• 8-12+ years of experience in structural drafting for Bridge, Structures, Rail & Metro or major transport infrastructure projects.
• Advanced proficiency in Autodesk Revit for bridge and civil structures drafting and modelling.
• Demonstrated experience producing detailed design documentation and BIM deliverables for transport infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of Australian drafting standards and bridge detailing practice.
• Extensive experience in the modelling and documentation of complex bridge structures.
• Experience in computational design and digital engineering workflows (highly desirable).
• Ability to develop or utilise automation tools using C#, Dynamo, Grasshopper, Python, or similar programming environments to improve design efficiency, model quality, and document production (highly desirable).

Responsibilities

• Providing senior technical drafting leadership across Bridge, Structures, Rail & Metro projects.
• Delivering and coordinating high-quality structural documentation for transport infrastructure works.
• Supervising, checking and approving drawings to ensure accuracy, compliance and consistency.
• Coordinating digital delivery outputs and working closely with other design disciplines.
• Managing workloads, priorities and deadlines to meet programme and budget requirements.
• Mentoring and supporting the development of drafting team members.
• Collaborating with project managers, engineers and clients to achieve quality outcomes.

Skills

Senior drafting leadership

Project coordination

Mentoring drafting team

Australian drafting standards

BIM deliverables

Education

Diploma/Advanced Diploma in Civil Drafting

Tools

Autodesk Revit

BIM

C#

Dynamo

Grasshopper

Python

Job description

SMEC is seeking a Senior/Associate Drafter – Bridges & Structures to lead drafting across Rail & Metro projects in Sydney. You will coordinate high-quality structural documentation, mentor junior staff and drive digital design practices, applying Australian standards and BIM deliverables for complex transport infrastructure.

You will contribute to coordinating with engineers, project managers and clients, balancing workloads to meet programme and budget while advancing 3D modelling and