Designer & Draftsperson (Civil + Electrical)
Job Title: Designer & Draftsperson (Civil & Electrical)
Experience Level: 5 to 10 Years
Location: Corporate Office, Chennai
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced, detail-oriented Civil-cum-Electrical Draftsperson with 5 to 10 years of hands‑on experience in industrial plant infrastructure, terminal facilities, civil buildings, structural steelwork, and electrical utility drafting. The ideal candidate will possess expert‑level proficiency in AutoCAD 2D and a proven track record in developing plot plans, admin building layouts, tank foundations, loading shed General Arrangement Drawings (GADs), road/paving networks, and detailed electrical cable/tray layouts. This role involves active site verification, interdisciplinary clash resolution, and technical coordination with engineering teams across India.
Key Responsibilities
- Plot Plan & Facility Layouts:
- Prepare and update comprehensive industrial Plot Plans, overall plant layouts, block layouts, equipment layout plans, and safety distance mark‑ups per OISD and statutory norms.
- Civil, Building & Structural Drafting:
- Prepare detailed Architectural and Civil drawings for Admin Buildings, control rooms, sub‑stations, security cabins, and Rest Rooms / amenities blocks (floor plans, elevations, wall sections, finishing details, and plumbing layout integration).
- Draft design and fabrication drawings for Tank Foundations (ring wall, gravel bed, pile caps, leak detection systems) and heavy equipment foundations.
- Prepare detailed General Arrangement Drawings (GAD) and structural fabrication layouts for Loading Sheds (truck/wagon loading gantries), including column grid layouts, truss/rafter details, crane beams, and roof/side Shed Sheeting profiles.
- Infrastructure & Site Grading:
- Draft internal plant Roads, paving layouts, storm water drainage channels, oily water sewers (OWS), dyke walls, culverts, and site grading drawings.
- Electrical & Instrumentation Layouts:
- Develop detailed Electrical Cable Layouts, underground cable trench sections, cable tray routing plans, buried duct bank details, and overhead tray supports with minimal support from Electrical engineer
- Draft Single Line Diagrams (SLDs), Motor Control Centre (MCC) room layouts, substation equipment layouts, Earthing grid networks, lightning protection layouts, and hazardous area classification plans.
- Bill of Quantities (BOQ) & Take‑Offs:
- Extract precise Material Take‑Offs (MTO) and Bill of Quantities (BOQ) for civil/structural scope (concrete, reinforcement steel, structural steel tonnage, shed sheeting area, road/paving quantities) and electrical scope (cable lengths, tray sizes, Earthing flat runs).
- Site Verification & As‑Built Mapping:
- Conduct site visits across India to execute field measurements, locate tie‑in points, complete site mark‑ups, map underground utilities, and finalize accurate as‑built drawings.
- Standards Compliance & Coordination:
- Strictly adhere to Indian Standards (IS codes), OISD guidelines (OISD-STD-118, OISD-STD-110, OISD-STD-149, OISD-STD-173), National Electrical Code (NEC), and project specifications.
- Coordinate with piping, mechanical, process, and instrumentation engineers to eliminate space conflicts between cable trays, pipe racks, civil foundations, and underground services.
Required Qualifications & Skills:
Education: Degree or Diploma in Civil/Electrical Engineering,
Experience: 5 to 10 years of core civil and electrical Design & drafting experience in Oil & Gas, Refineries, Petrochemicals, POL Storage Terminals or Power Plants, or Heavy Industrial Infrastructure projects.
Software Expertise: Expert‑level command of AutoCAD 2D (keyboard shortcuts, dynamic blocks, external references / Xrefs, layer management, sheet sets, and plot styles).
Technical Knowledge:
- Civil / Structural / Architectural: In‑depth understanding of admin building / amenity building drafting, loading shed structural framing/sheeting details, storage tank foundation drawings, internal road cross‑sections, and storm water/OWS drainage profiles.
- Electrical: Practical knowledge of electrical symbols, single‑line diagrams, cable tray routing logic, underground trenching details, earthing grid layout designs, and hazardous area classification layouts.
- Codes & Standards: Strong working knowledge of OISD standards, IS codes for building and structural detailing, and industrial safety distances.
- Communication: Excellent written and spoken English communication skills for client interaction, interdisciplinary coordination, and site technical reporting.
Operational Requirements
- Mobility: Willingness and flexibility to undertake frequent short‑and-medium-term site visits to project locations all over India at short notice.
- Site Fitness: Capability to execute field walk downs, elevation checks, physical surveys, and dynamic measurements in active industrial and refinery site environments.
Preferred / Good‑to‑Have Skills
- Proficiency in 3D modelling tools such as Tekla Structures, Civil 3D, CADWorks, or Plant 3D.
- Hands‑on experience preparing formal as‑built documentation packages post‑site survey.
- Prior exposure to project drafting standards of major clients/consultancies (e.g., CPCL, IOCL, HPCL, BPCL, EIL).