CAD Revit Lead

Turbo Staff; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Client in New Zealand is seeking an experienced CAD Revit Lead to own design standards across Civil & Structural projects. You will mentor designers and guide best practice in a growing digital design function.

The role blends hands-on delivery with leadership, coordinating with engineers, project managers and clients to ensure high-quality documentation and efficient project outcomes across industrial and infrastructure sectors.

Qualifications

• Advanced proficiency in CAD and Revit with Civil & Structural design experience.
• Experience delivering industrial, manufacturing, energy, or large infrastructure projects.
• Experience mentoring designers in a project environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the production and review of Civil & Structural design documentation using Revit.
• Mentor and develop junior and intermediate designers.
• Establish and maintain CAD and Revit standards, templates and workflows.
• Coordinate with engineers and stakeholders throughout the design process.
• Drive continuous improvement of digital design systems and processes.
• Manage drawing control, revisions, approvals, and project documentation.
• Support project planning, resource allocation, and delivery outcomes.

Skills

CAD & Revit

Mentoring

Design coordination

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Tools

Revit

CAD

Job description

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Our client is a highly respected engineering consultancy with a strong reputation for delivering complex industrial, infrastructure, energy, and asset-intensive projects throughout New Zealand.

With a growing project pipeline they are seeking an experienced CAD Revit Lead to take ownership of design standards, mentor a team of designers, and drive best practice across the Civil & Structural division.

The Role

As CAD Revit Lead, you will play a key role in leading the delivery of high-quality design documentation across a diverse range of industrial and infrastructure projects. This position combines hands-on technical delivery with leadership responsibilities, providing guidance to designers while helping shape the future direction of the CAD and digital design function.

You will work closely with engineers, project managers, and clients to ensure projects are delivered efficiently, accurately, and to the highest technical standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the production and review of Civil & Structural design documentation using Revit and associated design platforms.
• Mentor, support, and develop junior and intermediate designers within the team.
• Establish and maintain CAD and Revit standards, workflows, templates, and best practices.
• Ensure consistency, quality, and accuracy across all project deliverables.
• Coordinate closely with engineers and project stakeholders throughout the design process.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across digital design systems and processes.
• Manage drawing control, revisions, approvals, and documentation throughout the project lifecycle.
• Contribute to project planning, resource allocation, and delivery outcomes.
• Skills and Experience
• Advanced proficiency in CAD & Revit with strong Civil & Structural design experience.
• Background delivering industrial, manufacturing, processing plant, energy, heavy engineering, or large infrastructure projects.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring and developing designers within a project environment.
• Strong understanding of design coordination, drawing management, and quality assurance processes.
• Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary project teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Opportunity to lead and influence the future direction of a growing digital design function.
• Work on nationally significant industrial and infrastructure projects.
• Supportive and highly collaborative team environment.
• Ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities.