Piping Designer (Plant Layout)

Good with CAD and serious about accuracy? This engineering design office in Johannesburg CBD could use you. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

Location: Johannesburg CBD, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Check shop drawings from subcontractors against design drawings
• Produce bills of materials from 3D models
• Take site measurements to check existing conditions
• Update drawings after engineer comments and track revisions
• Draw general arrangements, details and fabrication drawings in AutoCAD or Inventor
• Keep the drawing register current and issue drawings on time
• Model steel structures in Tekla and produce shop drawings and cutting lists

• Able to read engineers' mark-ups and ask the right questions
• At least 2 years working as a draughtsperson in your discipline
• National Diploma or N6 in Mechanical, Civil or Electrical Engineering, or a draughting qualification
• Advanced skills in AutoCAD plus one 3D package
• Understanding of engineering drawing standards and tolerances
• Neat and accurate, with a habit of checking your own work

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

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