Infrastructure Draftsman

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Prepare and revise 2D design, shop, and as-built drawings for roads, cycle tracks, grading, drainage, and dry and wet utilities.
• Develop general arrangements, setting-out plans, utility layouts, longitudinal profiles, cross-sections, trench details, chambers, and construction details with accurate coordinates, levels, and dimensions.
• Coordinate road and utility drawings with landscape, structural, MEP, and existing services information; identify clashes and missing design details.
• Incorporate survey data, consultant comments, RFIs, and approved site changes while maintaining revision histories and drawing registers.
• Ensure drawings follow required standards for layers, references, title blocks, annotations, scales, and overall consistency.
• Support authority and consultant submission packages as required.
• Coordinate with engineers, surveyors, and site teams to verify constructability and maintain accurate as-built records.

Candidate profile

• Diploma or qualification in Civil Engineering, Drafting, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• At least 3 years of infrastructure drafting experience; Abu Dhabi road and utility project experience is preferred.
• Strong AutoCAD proficiency and experience preparing infrastructure shop and as-built drawings.
• Good understanding of survey information, coordinate systems, levels, utility profiles, and engineering drawings.
• Stormwater, irrigation, water supply, electrical/ELV, and other underground utility network experience is advantageous.
• Strong attention to detail, ability to manage multiple drawing packages, and effective communication of technical discrepancies.

Essential skills

• AutoCAD.
• Infrastructure shop and as-built drawings.
• Road sections and utility plans/profiles.
• Survey coordinates and levels.
• Drawing and revision control.

Advantageous skills

• Civil 3D.
• Navisworks or BIM model review.