Civil Drafter

Flexible Working | Industry Benchmarked Salary Package | Annual Salary Reviews
- Company culture that is respectful, inclusive and supportive
- We offer exciting career development and varied scope of civil projects

**Who are we?**:
Northrop Consulting Engineers is an employee owned; multi-discipline consultancy that has been established for over 45 years. We have an open management structure that embodies a diverse, inclusive and flexible workforce for all our employees.

We currently employ over 500+ team members across ten offices in NSW, ACT, QLD, and VIC. We have a strong values-based culture of realising potential which means developing and empowering our people to be leaders and agents of positive change for the community, our people, projects and clients.

The projects we undertake come in all sizes across a range of sectors including age care, health, education, land development, commercial, industrial and residential

**The impact you’ll have.**:
As part of our Civil team in Melbourne, you will bring along your previous consulting drafting experience and join us to assist with significant growth as you take on a strong pipeline of project work, working immediately on a wide range of interesting and challenging civil projects.

Our team delivers various types of technically challenging projects across urban renewal / development and municipal infrastructure (earthworks, storm water, sewer, water, pavements, and road design, among others)

**What we’re looking for?**:
We are looking for someone who wants to take control of their career and provide pathways for their team to operate successfully and achieve their career goals.

In order to be successful in this role, you will also need to possess:
Proven experience as a civil drafter within Engineering Consultancies, with a minimum of 3-5 years’ experience.
Experience within the Built environment. or land development.
Attending site reviews in person with clients.
Relevant Tertiary Qualifications.
The ability to manage multiple projects and goals at the same time, whilst working autonomously.
Understanding of local and state government regulatory frameworks and statuary compliance requirements.
Essential to have experience with AutoCAD.
Experience with Civil 3D or 12D Model is highly desirable.
Excellent communication skills - able to speak and write clearly, concisely, and compellingly in managing external consultants.
Creative problem-solving skills to continually finds ways to overcome challenges and obstacles.
Strong team ethic to work collaboratively across functional group

**What does working at Northrop look like to you?**:
At Northrop we are proud of our collaborative working environment. We are a people business and by joining Northrop you’ll be able to build and foster meaningful relationships with your colleagues, clients, and the community.

At Northrop we understand that the key to success is our people. Together we are creating a workplace that values an inclusive culture.
- We practice hybrid work with an expectation to be in office 3 days per week in Melbourne.
- Benchmarked salary package with annual salary reviews.
- Free EAP, Health and Wellbeing seminars.
- Alternative public holidays.
- Paid parental leave (primary carer, maternity and partner leave).
- Salary income protection insurance.
- Respectful, supportive and collaborative culture.
- We Empower: Mentoring programs, internal and external training and monthly career development/one-on-ones.

**How to apply?**:
Northrop is an equal opportunity employer.
- It is essential that you have demonstrated experience as a Sustainability Consultant in the built environment consulting field, including project management, building sustainability design and delivery of ESD projects.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Sustainability or Engineering.
- ESD Strategy development and design thinking is essential.
- Green Building Consulting and Certification Experience - As Built and Buildings are essential
- NCC Section J Compliance 2022 - DTS and JV3 Modelling is essential
- Modelling Experience across GHGE, Daylight, NatHERS, BASIX, Passivehaus, Parametric and LCA. NABERS Energy and Water modelling would be desirable.
- Strong working knowledge of other sustainability rating tools, including the WELL Standard and the Living Building Challenge (LBC) frameworks.
- Experience with Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) using E-tool or equivalent software is desirable. IES/Design Builder experience is desirable.
- Job Management Skills are essential: Project Planning, good level of communication and being able to articulate complex solutions.
- Client Management and consulting experience is essential, being able to demonstrate good client side thinking.
- Business development and proposals experience is essential: Proposal writing, client pursuits and nurturing.