Drafter

Cleco; Pineville (LA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleco in Louisiana seeks a Drafter II to perform mechanical and CADD drafting including preliminary layout, calculations, and research to support substations and transmission projects.

You will clarify routine matters, contribute to departmental objectives, maintain engineering documents, and accompany engineers to job sites to collect accurate data; ensuring drawings meet Cleco standards and project timelines.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or equivalent with vocational training.
• 3-5+ years of related drafting experience.
• Experience in mechanical drafting and CADD.
• Ability to interpret electrical schematics and drawings.

Responsibilities

• Champions a culture of transparency, safety, and customer service.
• Produces detailed drawings for substations and transmission lines.
• Researches information to produce design drawings and checks schematic drawings.
• Maintains engineering documents and ensures latest versions are accessible.
• Operates plotting equipment and assists in data collection on job sites.

Skills

Strong business acumen in the Utility

Strong knowledge of drafting

Planning and project management

Willingness to learn new technologies

Team collaboration and communication

3-5+ years of related experience

Education

High school diploma or equivalent plus vocational training

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.

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.