Drafter

Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC; Pineville (LA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC is seeking a Drafter II to perform mechanical and computer aided drafting (CADD) including preliminary layout, calculations, and research. The role focuses on clear, routine tasks and supports departmental projects within the utility sector.

The Drafter II will produce detailed drawings for substations and transmission lines, interpret electrical schematics, maintain engineering documents, and assist engineers on-site as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent plus vocational training.
• 3-5+ years of related experience.
• Previous experience in mechanical and CADD.
• Strong business acumen pertaining to the Utility industry.
• Strong knowledge of leading practices in drafting.
• Strong planning and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Produces accurate detailed drawings for substations and transmission lines including civil, electrical, structural and plan and profile documents.
• Accurately research information required to produce design drawings, including interpreting electrical schematic drawings and vendor drawings.
• Maintain engineering support documents such as maps and schematics.
• Files and maintains all engineering documents to ensure current versions are accessible.
• Operates plotting and copying equipment to keep projects on schedule; assist in maintaining equipment.
• Accompanies engineers to job sites to collect complete and accurate data.

Skills

Drafting

CADD

Project management

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Safety

Education

High school diploma plus vocational training

Tools

CADD

Job description

At Cleco, we're not just powering lives—we're powering a cleaner, smarter future for Louisiana. With bold investments in innovative energy solutions, we’re transforming how we power our communities: smarter, cleaner, and more sustainable. This is a long-term commitment to our people and our communities because our future—and the future of generations to come—depends on it. If you're ready to make an impact where it matters most, join us at Cleco—where we're Energizing Your Tomorrow.

The Drafter II is an experienced professional that performs mechanical and computer aided drafting and design (CADD) including preliminary layout, calculations, and research as required. Focuses on clarifying routine matters or may assess issues which promote/impede service delivery. Contributes to the fulfillment of departmental technical projects and objectives. Builds knowledge of the drafting processes and customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Champions a corporate culture that emphasizes transparency, integrity, safety, environmental responsibility, employee development, diversity and inclusion, customer service, and operational excellence.
• Produces accurate detailed drawings for substations and transmission lines including civil, electrical, structural and plan and profile documents.
• Accurately research any information required to produce design drawings, including interpreting and/or checking electrical schematic drawings for generation and transmission, Cleco standards drawings & vendor drawings.
• Maintain engineering support documents such as percent line files, system maps, quad maps, electrical schematics, civil physical drawings and transmission plan and profiles.
• Files and maintains all electronic and hard copy engineering documents such that the most current version is readily available to all company personnel.
• Operates various plotting and copying equipment to produce documents as required to keep projects on schedule. Assist in maintaining the equipment.
• Accompanies engineers to the job site to assist in collecting complete and accurate data.

Qualifications Required Education, Skills & Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent plus vocational training
• 3-5+ years of related experience
• Previous experience in mechanical and CADD
• Step progression levels based on skill proficiency and scope of job
• Strong business acumen pertaining to the Utility industry
• Strong knowledge of leading practices in drafting
• Strong planning and project management skills
• Willingness and ability to learn new technologies on the job
• Proficient at functioning effectively within a team environment, present ideas and opinions in a respective and collegial manner
• Progression to this level is strictly restricted based on critical individual capabilities and business requirements; must be supported by market survey data

Key Competencies

• BEHAVIORAL
• Building Partnerships
• Leading Teams
• Business Acumen
• Communication
• Courage
• Building Self-Insight
• Driving for Results
• Energizing the Organization
• Driving Execution
• Building Trusting Relationships
• Driving Innovation
• Planning and Organizing
• Safety
• Establishing Strategic Direction
• TECHNICAL
• Analytical skills
• Compliance
• Equipment utilization
• Transmission operations
• Transmission operations quality
• Transmission operations resource management
• Transmission operations risk management
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Salary dependent on experience, skills, education, and training.

Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC is a regional energy holding company that conducts its business operations through its primary subsidiary, Cleco Power. Headquartered in Pineville, Louisiana, and in business since 1935, the company has approximately 1,200 employees. Cleco Power Cleco Power is a regulated electric utility that owns 8 generating units with a rated capacity of 2,676 megawatts and operates 946 megawatts on behalf of its generation partners. Assets also includes 1,386 miles of transmission lines and approximately 12,228 miles of distribution lines. Cleco Power uses multiple generating sources and multiple fuels to serve approximately 295,000 customers in 24 of Louisiana's parishes through its retail business and supplies wholesale power in Louisiana. Parishes served include Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Catahoula, DeSoto, Evangeline, Grant, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Rapides, Red River, Sabine, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Vermilion, Vernon and Washington.