Electrical Technician Drafter

**Work options**: Hybrid

WSP encourages flexibility; providing a hybrid working environment and the ability to be based out of either our Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide or Melbourne office.

Join our team of intelligent and collaborative Changemakers and make your mark on tomorrow

In this role, you'll work with the Transmission & Electrification team as an Electrical Technician/Drafter. As the energy sector continues to transition within Australia and globally, WSP's Energy business is dedicated to supporting that transition.

WSP's Transmission & Electrification team is helping a diverse range of clients tackle the energy transition with a Future Ready approach. Our team assists clients from a broad range of sectors from Energy, Transmission & Distribution, Transportation, Property & Buildings, Defence and Mining. This is a great opportunity to join a dynamic team who will support your growth and development.

We are seeking a new team member at either an intermediate or senior level. The role can be based anywhere in our Australian offices, however most staff are based in either Sydney/Brisbane/Melbourne or Adelaide.

**Energy**

Our Energy team helps clients maintain secure and reliable power supplies, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and deliver future energy schemes to help our cities transition to a more sustainable world. Our team has expertise in solar, wind, hydropower, thermal energy, waste-to-energy and bioenergy, battery storage, network distribution and systems and automation.

**What you'll do**:

- Prepares engineering drawing deliverables from sketches, calculations and/or specifications.
- Assisting the electrical design team with the development of designs.
- Work collaboratively with other design disciplines to ensure the integration of the overall design.
- Set up and manage projects throughout the life of the project.
- Analyses client requirements for design drafting criteria to ensure that all appropriate specifications are included in the design requirements.
- Implements quality control process to ensure that all drawings and documents meet the project requirements, and that the documentation is kept up to date.

**About you**:

- Relevant qualifications in Electrical Engineering or similar.
- With at least 3 years working experience.
- High level drafting & detailing skills.
- High level use and understanding of 2D AutoCAD software and how it applies.
- High level ability to develop electrical layouts, general arrangements, and schematic drawings.
- 3D & Revit / BIM experience highly regarded but not necessary.
- Microstation experience is advantageous.
- Experience in transmission secondary design is advantageous.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Australian citizen or permanent resident preferred due to work with on Defence projects.

**About WSP**

Our vibrant workplace culture is an important part of what makes this a great place to work. It is supported by our Guiding Principles:

- We value our people and our reputation.
- We are locally dedicated with international scale.
- We are future focused and challenge the status quo.
- We foster collaboration in everything we do.
- We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable.

WSP prioritises the health and wellbeing of our people by offering flexible working, 12 months parental leave, opportunities for global mobility, purchased additional leave, and competitive remuneration among many more benefits designed to help you shine. We are committed to providing an inclusive, diverse and equal opportunity workplace. We promote Indigenous voices and are actively delivering a 'Stretch' level Reconciliation Action Plan. Accredited by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency as an Employer of Choice, we also support the LGBTQI+ community, and encourage all employees to bring their whole selves to work.

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