Piping Designer (Plant Layout)

You'll turn engineers' sketches into accurate drawings for the process plant engineering firm in Mokopane. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

Home base is a process plant engineering firm on the Mokopane side of Limpopo. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Check shop drawings from subcontractors against design drawings
• Draw general arrangements, details and fabrication drawings in AutoCAD or Inventor
• Take site measurements to check existing conditions
• Follow SANS 10111 drawing conventions and the office title block standard
• Produce bills of materials from 3D models

• National Diploma or N6 in Mechanical, Civil or Electrical Engineering, or a draughting qualification
• Advanced skills in AutoCAD plus one 3D package
• Good time planning when several projects need drawings at once
• Able to read engineers' mark-ups and ask the right questions
• At least 2 years working as a draughtsperson in your discipline

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

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

• A good drawing portfolio beats a long CV. Show a range: general arrangement, details and a 3D model view.
• Remove client names and logos from sample drawings. Recruiters notice if you share confidential work.