Telecommunications Draftsperson

**Telecommunications Draftsperson**:

- Location: Perth Office - CBD, WA, AU
- 15 Apr 2025

**Telecommunications Draftsperson - Permanent Full Time - Perth CBD**

**Join Western Power and help shape the future of energy infrastructure in WA.**

We’re looking for a motivated and skilled professional to be part of our growing team, delivering high-quality engineering design and drafting services that support Western Power’s Operational Telecommunications Network. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to vital projects that power communities across the state — all while working in a safety-first, innovative, and forward-thinking environment.

**Your Role in Action**
- Contribute to a strong safety culture, maintain health and safety performance, and focus on safety in design.
- Produce Western Power’s Operational Telecommunications Network design work by following processes, standards, and methodologies in a multidisciplinary environment to ensure customer/stakeholder’s time, quality and budget requirements are met.
- Produce engineering outputs to a high standard by identifying, evaluating, and implementing opportunities for increased performance.
- Produce detailed Transmission Substation multi-discipline / Telecommunications single discipline drafting work associated with assigned Western Power capital projects.
- Complete assigned tasks to relevant standards and agreed quality, with mínimal supervision.
- Manage the inter-relationship between their own work and the work of others by facilitating open and trusting workplace relations and communication.
- Comply with detail design/drafting related process improvement initiatives to achieve optimal service delivery and safety initiatives.
- Manage their own performance whilst developing skills and technical expertise to improve personal effectiveness, while proactively seeking technical guidance from engineers and senior draftspersons.

**What Makes You a Great Fit**
- 2-year Diploma in an engineering qualification or higher. Equivalent training (including extensive on-the-job training) will be considered
- At least 5 to 6 years demonstrated working knowledge and experience within a Transmission Substations primary, civil-structural, secondary / Operational Telecommunications detailed design or drafting role.
- Working knowledge of engineering standards and regulations applicable to Substations / Operational Telecommunications design and drafting

By joining Western Power, you will contribute to powering a cleaner energy future. We are dedicated to fostering career development and promoting a healthy work-life balance, empowering you to drive innovation as we develop a network that will serve the Western Australian community for generations. You will also benefit from a range of perks and opportunities, including:

- Over 50% of our employment opportunities are driven by career progression.
- Flexible work arrangements to support part time work, working hours and working from home arrangements.
- The opportunity to purchase up to four weeks of additional leave per year.
- Access to salary packaging, social club activities, and discounted health insurance and gym membership.
- An award-winning employee recognition and benefits programme.
- An innovative team culture that’s enabling the transition to renewable energy and decarbonisation.
- In addition to standard leave, enjoy two wellness leave days each year.
- Access to end-of-trip facilities at our Perth office and South Metro Depot, perfect for cyclists.
- On-site café available for convenient meals and refreshments throughout the day.

**Applications** **close on 6th May 2025