Senior Drafter: Bridges & Rail Structures (Hybrid)

SMEC; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

18 weeks paid parental leave

Job summary

SMEC in Sydney seeks a Senior/Associate Drafter – Bridges & Structures to lead drafting on major Rail & Metro infrastructure. You will coordinate high-quality structural documents, mentor junior staff, and ensure outputs meet standards and client expectations.

You’ll combine advanced Revit drafting expertise with project leadership, contributing to digital design practices and efficient workflows across multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Advanced Diploma in Civil Drafting is required.
• 8–12+ years of experience in structural drafting for bridges/rail/metro.
• Advanced proficiency in Autodesk Revit for bridge and civil structures drafting and modelling.
• Experience producing detailed design documentation and BIM deliverables for transport projects.
• Strong understanding of Australian drafting standards and bridge detailing practice.
• Extensive experience modelling complex bridge structures.
• Desirable: computational design and digital engineering workflows.
• Desirable: automation tools using C#, Dynamo, Grasshopper, Python.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical drafting leadership across Bridge, Structures, Rail & Metro projects.
• Deliver and coordinate high-quality structural documentation for transport infrastructure works.
• Supervise, check and approve drawings for accuracy and consistency.
• Coordinate digital delivery outputs with other design disciplines.
• Manage workloads, priorities and deadlines to meet programme and budget.
• Mentor and develop drafting team members and collaborate with project managers and clients.

Skills

Structural drafting

Project coordination

Leadership

Mentoring

Digital workflows

Education

Diploma/Advanced Diploma in Civil Drafting

Tools

Autodesk Revit

Dynamo

Grasshopper

Python

C#

Job description

SMEC in Sydney seeks a Senior/Associate Drafter – Bridges & Structures to lead drafting on major Rail & Metro infrastructure. You will coordinate high-quality structural documents, mentor junior staff, and ensure outputs meet standards and client expectations.

You’ll combine advanced Revit drafting expertise with project leadership, contributing to digital design practices and efficient workflows across multidisciplinary teams.