Senior Design Drafter: Water

Senior Design Drafter: Water & Wastewater Projects - Sydney
Overview

Tonkin is seeking a highly technical and experienced Senior Designer/Drafter to join our East Coast Water Team. Specialising in water and wastewater projects, you will deliver civil and mechanical design documentation for infrastructure projects across New South Wales, Queensland and beyond. Our growing pipeline of large-scale, high-profile projects means we are looking for the best people in their fields to join us as we realise our vision to be Australia's infrastructure consultant of choice.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead design and drafting across civil, mechanical, and structural disciplines for water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
• Produce detailed process and mechanical design documentation using AutoCAD and 12d Model or Civil3D.
• Collaborate closely with engineers to develop optimal, cost-effective designs for major water projects and other infrastructure projects.
• Apply your expertise in the design and detailing of water and wastewater infrastructure, pipelines, and pump stations.
• Utilise advanced software tools to streamline drafting processes and ensure high-quality outputs.

Key Qualifications And Experience

• Extensive experience in general civil design, particularly in water and wastewater infrastructure.
• A strong foundation in water and sewerage design, including pipelines and pump stations, with a minimum of 5 years' industry experience using 12D or Civil3D, and AutoCAD in Australian infrastructure projects.
• A desire to work on varying projects and technical elements.
• Experience contributing to management and prioritization of team workloads.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills; ability to work autonomously, and in a highly collaborative environment where your experience and influence will be valued.
• Desirable experience using Inventor 3D, Revit, Plant3D, GIS capabilities.
• Familiarity with Sydney Water, Southeast QLD, South Australian or other Australian Water Authority drafting standards.

Job location

This role is based at either the Sydney CBD or Brisbane offices of Tonkin, with flexible/work-from-home arrangements possible.

The Tonkin difference

We know people perform at their best when they enjoy coming to work. When you join us at Tonkin, you become part of a team who thrive on delivering exceptional outcomes that put people and our community first.

Founded in 1955, Tonkin is on a strong, sustained growth journey, with a creative and progressive national team working at nine offices across Australia. Proudly employee-owned, we provide imaginative and dependable engineering to our clients in the public and private sectors. Tonkin prides itself on being a national leader in the Water Industry.

We offer flexible work arrangements, access to a broad range of development opportunities (including leadership development training and personal coaching for our internal leaders), a wellness allowance, monthly wellness challenges, fresh fruit in our office and access to an EAP with resources including counselling, legal and financial advice.

Good people. Challenging projects. Caring environment. That's Tonkin.

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Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
• Industries: Civil Engineering

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Location

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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