Electrical Draughtsperson (Reticulation Layouts)

Good with CAD and serious about accuracy? This engineering design office in Roodepoort could use you. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

Location: Roodepoort, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Draw general arrangements, details and fabrication drawings in AutoCAD or Inventor
• Produce bills of materials from 3D models
• Model steel structures in Tekla and produce shop drawings and cutting lists
• Take site measurements to check existing conditions
• Prepare electrical single line diagrams and cable routing drawings
• Check shop drawings from subcontractors against design drawings
• Draft civil layouts, longitudinal sections and cross sections for services

• Advanced skills in AutoCAD plus one 3D package
• Able to read engineers' mark-ups and ask the right questions
• Good time planning when several projects need drawings at once
• Neat and accurate, with a habit of checking your own work
• At least 2 years working as a draughtsperson in your discipline
• Understanding of engineering drawing standards and tolerances

• Experience with plant piping design software
• Revit or Civil 3D experience

• Paid training on new software
• Latest CAD software licences
• Hybrid work once you are settled in

• Remove client names and logos from sample drawings. Recruiters notice if you share confidential work.
• List the software versions you use daily. Firms want to know you can start without training.