MEP Draftsman

Role Purpose

Drawing Preparation And Updates

• Prepare and update MEP shop drawings, coordination drawings, builders work drawings, redline drawings, and as-built drawings.
• Prepare HVAC layouts including ducting, chilled water piping, equipment locations, supports, insulation areas, access panels, and maintenance clearances.
• Prepare electrical layouts including containment, cable trays, trunking, panels, power routes, earthing, equipment connections, and service coordination.
• Prepare mechanical layouts for piping, valves, drainage, supports, firefighting interfaces, and equipment rooms.
• Prepare drawing details for site fixes, routing changes, clashes, access corrections, and installation improvements.
• Update drawings based on site markups, consultant comments, engineer instructions, inspection comments, and approved changes.

Coordination And Site Support

• Coordinate MEP drawings with architectural, structural, civil, ceiling, equipment, and service layouts.
• Identify drawing clashes and raise them early before site execution.
• Support site engineers with sketches, details, sections, installation markups, and quick-turnaround drawing updates.
• Ensure equipment clearances, maintenance access, service zones, and operational requirements are properly shown.
• Maintain drawing consistency between shop drawings, coordination drawings, redlines, and as-builts.

Document Control And Revision Discipline

• Maintain drawing logs, revision history, submission status, consultant comments, and latest approved drawing records.
• Ensure drawing numbers, titles, revisions, dates, and references are properly controlled.
• Avoid uncontrolled drawing versions and informal updates.
• Support preparation of drawing packages for consultant submission, inspection, and handover.
• Ensure as-built drawings are updated progressively based on actual site installation.

Required Qualifications

• Diploma or technical qualification in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, or Drafting discipline.
• 4 to 8 years of MEP drafting experience.
• Data center, telecom, critical infrastructure, hospital, airport, industrial, or technical building experience is preferred.
• UAE project experience is preferred.

Required Technical Skills

• Strong AutoCAD skills are mandatory.
• Revit/BIM experience is preferred.
• Ability to read and understand MEP drawings, IFC drawings, shop drawings, specifications, schedules, SLDs, equipment layouts, and site markups.
• Good understanding of HVAC, electrical containment, chilled water piping, mechanical equipment, firefighting interfaces, ELV/BMS coordination, and access requirements.
• Strong drawing organization, layering, plotting, revision control, and submission discipline.
• MS Office proficiency.

Candidate Profile

• The right candidate must be:
• Fast and accurate.
• Site-aware, not only software-aware.
• Able to understand what is buildable.
• Disciplined with revisions and drawing control.
• Able to work under pressure.
• Able to convert rough site inputs into clear drawings.
• Comfortable working directly with engineers and site teams.

Key Performance Indicators

• Accuracy of drawings.
• Speed of drawing updates.
• Quality of coordination drawings.
• Reduction of site clashes caused by drawing issues.
• Timely update of redlines and as-builts.
• Drawing revision control.
• Consultant comment closure.
• Support quality provided to site execution team.