Senior Structural Drafter

Sedgwick; Council of the City of Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading claims administration firm is seeking a Senior Structural Drafter in New South Wales. This role involves producing high-quality structural drawings and shaping drafting standards. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience, strong AutoCAD skills, and the ability to mentor a growing drafting team. The position offers a hybrid working arrangement and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Hybrid working arrangement

Access to educational courses

Increased superannuation

Career pathways opportunities

Colleague resource groups

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in structural drafting and design.
• Proven ability to develop and implement drafting standards.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate.

Responsibilities

• Produce detailed structural drawings for projects.
• Establish drafting processes, templates, and standards.
• Collaborate with teams for drafting improvements.

Skills

AutoCAD

Communication skills

Mentorship

Drafting standards development

Education

Qualifications in Structural Engineering, Engineering Drafting, or Computer-Aided Drafting

Job description

Senior Structural Drafter

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By joining Sedgwick, you'll be part of something truly meaningful. It’s what our 33,000 colleagues do every day for people around the world who are facing the unexpected. We invite you to grow your career with us, experience our caring culture, and enjoy work-life balance. Here, there’s no limit to what you can achieve.

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Overview

We’re seeking a Senior Structural Drafter to join our engineering services group and take ownership of drafting standards and processes. This is a unique opportunity for someone who not only excels in structural drafting but is also ready to shape our drafting function from the ground up.

You’ll be responsible for producing high-quality structural drawings for both temporary works and residential/commercial construction, while also establishing drafting workflows, templates, and standards. As our design offering expands, this role will be critical to scaling our drafting capability and supporting the engineering team’s growth.

Responsibilities

• Produce detailed structural drawings for temporary works and residential/commercial construction projects.
• Take ownership of drafting processes, templates, and standards across the engineering team.
• Collaborate with the Engineering Manager and QA team to continuously improve drafting workflows and documentation.
• Provide mentorship and leadership to future drafting team members as the team expands.
• Ensure drawings meet relevant codes, standards, and project requirements.
• Make meaningful improvements to drafting standards and processes as part of our continuous improvement framework.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years’ experience producing structural drawings and designs using AutoCAD.
• Locally recognised qualifications in Structural Engineering, Engineering Drafting, or Computer-Aided Drafting.
• Proven ability to develop and implement drafting standards and processes.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal), with the ability to collaborate across engineering and project teams.
• Prior people management experience desirable

Caring Culture

It’s at the heart of everything we do, and we show we care by living our core values: Empathy, Accountability, Inclusion, Collaboration, and Growth. By joining Sedgwick, you'll be part of something truly meaningful. It’s what our 33,000 colleagues do every day for people around the world who are facing the unexpected. We invite you to grow your career with us, experience our caring culture, and enjoy work-life balance. Here, there’s no limit to what you can achieve.

Sedgwick is an equal opportunity employer, recognized by the Diversity Council of Australia. We're committed to fair and accessible recruitment. If you need special accommodations, please let us know when applying.

If you are successful in joining our team, you will be required to complete reference checks, mandatory background checks, including a police check and work rights.

Why Sedgwick?

Sedgwick is the global leader in claims administration, loss adjusting, benefits administration, and product recall. We are committed to providing excellent service to our clients and are passionate about helping them through difficult times.

Every day, our colleagues are working to make the world better. They’re helping people recover after an injury or illness. They’re assisting with damage from a natural disaster. They’re even giving back to others in their spare time, championing over 500 charities in communities around the world, and counting.

Whether you’re in loss adjusting, claims, customer service, nursing, engineering, IT or another specialty, there’s a place for you here to be a force for good.

Benefits

• Hybrid working arrangement. #LI-Hybrid
• Sedgwick Australia University – access to more than 15,000 courses on demand and opportunities to continue formal education
• +0.5% on top of Superannuation Guarantee
• Domestic and International Career Pathways
• Sedgwick Colleague Resource Groups – international, cross-functional, colleague-led groups aimed at fostering an inclusive workplace

Sedgwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, consider applying for it anyway! Sedgwick is building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace and recognizes that each person possesses a unique combination of skills, knowledge, and experience. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.