Project Drafter

Holmes Consulting; Auckland; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Holmes Consulting in Auckland seeks Structural Drafters/Digital Modellers with 3–5 years' experience to join our design team. You will contribute to structural modelling, 3D digital modelling, Revit and BIM workflows across diverse projects nationwide from Auckland.

Mentoring juniors and managing own workload alongside engineers are encouraged. Our culture values innovation, quality and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years' structural modelling and drafting experience.
• Strong knowledge of NZ Building Code in practice.
• Experience with Revit, BIM workflows and 3D modelling.
• Ability to mentor juniors and work with engineers.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and a team player.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to structural modelling and drafting across projects.
• Collaborate with engineers and architects to ensure design integrity.
• Mentor junior modellers and support design processes.
• Apply BIM and digital modelling techniques to improve outcomes.

Skills

Structural drafting

Revit skills

3D modelling

Dynamo familiarity

BIM workflows

NZ Building Code

Mentoring juniors

Workload management

Detail oriented

Team collaboration

Job description

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Holmes Consulting – Auckland, North Island

Forsevendecades, across New Zealand and the world, Holmes has led the engineering industry in invention,creativityand quality.We’vebuilt our reputation on the strength of our technical brilliance, ability to innovate, and our unwavering commitment to delivering engineering excellence. Holmes is a robust and resilient business with a strong balance sheet and a stable, consistent team across the country. We have an exciting set of projects both in progress and in the offing over the longer term and as a result, are looking to grow our capability in the drafting and digital modelling space. The opportunity: We’re looking for Structural Drafters/Digital Modellers to work on interesting and challenging projects throughout the country, based in Auckland. You may have skills with design automation, advancedBIMand emerging construction technologies. Whatever youdesire-wehave the opportunity tomeet your ambitions. Contribute to the design process by working within a team to deliver exceptional projects, influence design,and make a strategic contribution.Work acrossa variety of challenging and interesting high-profile projects alongside some of the best in the business. Wearealways pursuing new and better ways to deliver drafting and modelling outcomes, including exploring and applyingnew technology. Whatwe’relooking for:

• Around 3-5 years' structural modelling and drafting experience.
• Technical knowledge of structures and understanding of architectural, engineering and construction design principles, including the NZ Building code.
• Revit skills, 3D Digital Modelling and experience with Family creation or Dynamo are beneficial.
• An understanding of BIM systems,principlesand workflows.
• Project experience, anda desireto get stuck in with mentoring,coachingand guidingjuniors.
• Relevant experience working on a broad range of projects and be comfortable managing your own workload alongside engineers to create the best solution.
• Proactive approach and commitment to producing high-quality work, along with being a stickler for detail.
• Proactive and self-driven with a continuous improvement focus
• Team player – you work well within a project team to deliver successfuloutcomes.

Hard work's a big part ofwhat'sgot us where we are today, butit'snot the final word. At Holmes, we have a vibrant, fun culture. If sport is yourthing,you can join our touch, indoor netball, or football teams. Bootcamps,skiand cycle trips are also on the menu if you want to get involved, andwe’vegot a range of social functions throughout the year if they take your fancy. We’rea friendly, relaxed team that loves getting stuck into great projects, with plenty of fun and good times along the way.