Senior CAD Drafter I Energy

AECOM
Sydney, Brisbane
Workplace: HybridContractFunction: Energy & Utilities OperationsSkills: ["Collaboration","Communication","Time management","Leadership","Technical guidance"]

Lead CAD and drafting activities in the Energy team, producing high-standard design drawings for substation and transmission/distribution projects. Coordinate with multidisciplinary engineers and drafters locally, across Australia, and internationally to integrate design inputs, review documentation, and ensure verification, quality, standards, scope, and schedule are met. Apply CAD skills and common data environments using AutoCAD, MicroStation, and related platforms (e.g., ProjectWise and Vault), while supporting mentoring and people leadership as needed.

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Senior CAD Drafter I Energy

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Job Summary

Lead CAD and drafting activities in the Energy team, producing high-standard design drawings for substation and transmission/distribution projects. Coordinate with multidisciplinary engineers and drafters locally, across Australia, and internationally to integrate design inputs, review documentation, and ensure verification, quality, standards, scope, and schedule are met. Apply CAD skills and common data environments using AutoCAD, MicroStation, and related platforms (e.g., ProjectWise and Vault), while supporting mentoring and people leadership as needed.
Location: Sydney, Brisbane
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Contract
Job Function: Energy & Utilities Operations
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Coordinate CAD and drafting design activities to ensure design excellence for substation layouts, equipment, utilities, set out drawings, single line diagrams, and secondary schematics.
  • •Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and liaise with engineers and drafters to integrate design inputs across local, national, and international groups.
  • •Contribute to design documentation by reviewing drawings and ensuring outputs meet project specifications and quality standards.
  • •Support and coordinate delivery of design milestones, ensuring deliverables meet scope, verification, standards, timeframe, and budget considerations.
  • •Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and training on digital design tools and workflows across the wider Energy team.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Annual LeaveVolunteer LeavePublic Holidays

Key Requirements

  • •Proven experience delivering energy-related CAD designs across primary, substation, secondary, protection, or related projects.
  • •5+ years’ experience in design drafting for High Voltage projects using Australian energy client design standards (e.g., Transgrid, Ausgrid, Powerlink, Energex).
  • •Highly proficient with one or more core CAD packages (AutoCAD and MicroStation) and experience working with common data environments (e.g., ProjectWise, Autodesk Vault).
  • •Ability to develop concept designs from scratch to meet industry standards with minimal supervision, ensuring innovation and safety.
  • •Experience leading teams or demonstrating CAD team leadership skills is an advantage.
Experience:EnergyElectricityPowerRenewable energy
Skills:CollaborationCommunicationTime managementLeadershipTechnical guidance
Languages:English
Tech Stack:AutoCADMicroStationTransgrid ProjectWiseProjectWise EDMSPowerlink Autodesk VaultEnergex Autodesk VaultBently ProjectWiseAutodesk FormaEDMSVault

Company Brief

AECOM
AECOM is a global infrastructure firm providing design, consulting, construction, and management services across transportation, buildings, water, environment, and energy sectors, delivering large-scale projects for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Civil Engineering
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Los Angeles, United States
Founded: 1990
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