BIM Technician - Electrical/Lighting

WSP Manila, Inc.; Pasig; On-site; PHP 420,000 - 680,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP Manila, Inc. seeks a Lighting and Electrical Technician to develop and deliver high-quality lighting and electrical design documentation. You will coordinate with engineers, project managers, and CAD/BIM teams to ensure accuracy and compliance with project requirements.

The role involves preparing layouts, calculations, SLDs, and related drawings, while maintaining drafting standards and supporting design development across projects.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Associate Degree in Engineering Design Drafting or related discipline.
• Diploma or Associate Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience with Revit, MicroStation, Navisworks or 3D/BIM workflows.
• Experience with ProjectWise is highly desirable.
• Experience in infrastructure projects and lighting documentation.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD for electrical and lighting drawings (SLDs, layouts).
• Understanding of drafting standards, document control and engineering sketches.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and update lighting layouts and calculations using AutoCAD.
• Produce detailed electrical drawings including SLDs and routing layouts.
• Coordinate designs with multidisciplinary teams and project data platforms.
• Develop and maintain lighting and electrical design documentation per standards.
• Deliver 2D AutoCAD drafting and 3D/BIM documentation as required.

Skills

AutoCAD drafting

Electrical drafting

Lighting design

Education

Engineering Design Drafting (Dip/Assoc)

Electrical Engineering (Dip/Assoc)

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

MicroStation

Navisworks

ProjectWise

Job description

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Main Activities and Responsibilities: (including but not limited to)

The Lighting and Electrical Technician liaises with Lighting Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Project Managers, Technical Directors, CAD/BIM Managers, Design Managers, and other multidisciplinary team members to develop, coordinate, review, and deliver high quality lighting and electrical design documentation in accordance with project, client, and company requirements.

• Prepare and update lighting layouts, lighting calculations, and associated design drawings using AutoCAD.
• Produce detailed electrical drawings including Single Line Diagrams (SLDs), cable routing layouts, earthing layouts, equipment layouts, cable trench layouts, and general arrangement (GA) drawings.
• Develop and maintain lighting and electrical design documentation in accordance with company, client, and industry drafting standards.
• Coordinate electrical and lighting designs drawings with other disciplines and services using CAD and project data platforms to support engineering projects.
• Prepare layouts, schematics, schedules, and design deliverables for lighting and electrical infrastructure projects.
• Revise and update engineering drawings from sketches, markups, design inputs, and engineer comments.
• Perform drawing quality checks to ensure compliance with drafting standards and project requirements.
• Assist engineers with the production of detailed design packages and construction documentation
• Support projects through accurate drafting, coordination and design development.

Shared Accountabilities:

• Comply with all role-specific SHEQ obligations and foster a strong safety culture.
• Work collaboratively across WSP and support an engaged, high-performing team.
• Ensure compliance with corporate governance, business systems, quality and risk obligations. Organisational Knowledge
• Working knowledge of WSP's Digital Engineering capability, systems, procedures and risk management practices.
• Applies client-centric practices and seeks opportunities to improve delivery outcomes.

Functional:

• Analyse client and project requirements for electrical and lighting design criteria, including Supply Authority project standards and drawing conventions.
• Prepare, amend and coordinate AutoCAD electrical and lighting drawings, layouts, schematics, schedules and design documentation.
• Review design inputs, mark-ups, specifications, constraints and risks to ensure drawings are accurate, compliant and coordinated
• Support quality control checks for AutoCAD deliverables, drawing registers, revisions and documentation updates. Deliver 2D AutoCAD drafting and, where required, 3D/BIM documentation to meet WSP and Client requirements.

Qualifications (Minimum and Desirable):

• Diploma or Associate Degree in Engineering Design Drafting, or a related discipline. Desirable Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
• Diploma or Associate Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience with Revit, MicroStation, Navisworks, or 3D/BIM workflows.
• Experience with Projectwise highly desirable.
• Experience in infrastructure projects.
• Experience producing lighting and/ or calculations and lighting compliance documentation.
• Working knowledge of lighting design software such as AGI32
• Minimum 3 years' experience in electrical and/or lighting drafting using AutoCAD Proficiency in AutoCAD and preparation of electrical design drawings, including lighting layouts, cable routing, SLDs, and details.
• Drafting experience in transport or road projects is essential.
• Desirable experience in understanding and creating AutoCAD dynamic blocks, blocks attributes, Autocad Lisps routines.
• Understanding of engineering drafting principles, drawing standards, and document control procedures.
• Ability to interpret engineering sketches, mark-ups, specifications, and design calculations and convert them into detailed design drawings.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary project teams.
• Continual development of AutoCAD, drafting and digital engineering skills.
• Experienced in providing technical drafting expertise across electrical and lighting projects.

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