SMEC (An SJ Group Company) - Newcastle NSWWork alongside industry-leading specialists in a collaborative, flexible environmentShape your career with genuine professional growth opportunitiesAbout The JobJoin a global consultancy delivering iconic infrastructure projectsWork alongside industry-leading specialists in a collaborative, flexible environmentShape your career with genuine professional growth opportunitiesAbout SMECSMEC is a global engineering consultancy renowned for delivering complex, sustainable infrastructure solutions across transport, water, energy, and urban development markets.
Our teams are empowered to innovate, solve technical challenges, and contribute to projects that positively shape communities across Australia and worldwide.We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and gender-equitable workforce and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds across engineering and technical disciplines.
SMEC provides a supportive and flexible working environment that recognises individual contribution, supports career progression, and enables our people to balance work and life at all stages of their career.As a family-friendly employer, we offer adaptable working arrangements and benefits including 18 weeks of universal paid parental leave.
We are proud to foster an inclusive culture that supports gender equity, LGBTI+ inclusion and First Nations representation, with access to strong professional networks, role models, and mentoring and sponsorship programs.InfrastructureAt SMEC, we understand that our continued success within the infrastructure market is the result of building long-term client relationships.




We listen and understand the specific needs of our clients and deliver a complete value chain of services to provide sustainable solutions across major infrastructure projects worldwide.The RoleWe're looking for a Senior Drafter to join our Roads & Highways team in either Newcastle or Sydney, supporting the delivery of complex transport infrastructure projects across Australia.In this role, you will take responsibility for producing high-quality drafting and design documentation, ensuring alignment with SMEC and client standards while contributing to efficient, coordinated project delivery.You'll work closely with engineers, designers and multidisciplinary project teams in a collaborative, digitally enabled environment, bringing strong technical drafting capability and experience to the delivery of accurate, coordinated and buildable design outcomes.Key ResponsibilitiesProduce detailed 2D drawings and 3D models for roads and highways infrastructure projectsDeliver detailed design and construction-level documentation in line with project requirementsApply SMEC drafting standards, QA processes and client specificationsUndertake checking and review of drawings and documentation to ensure quality and accuracyManage drawing and model outputs across project timelines and milestonesCoordinate closely with engineers,



designers and multidisciplinary teams to support integrated design deliveryMaintain and manage project data within Common Data Environments such as ProjectWise or similarProvide technical drafting guidance and support to less experienced team membersContribute to continuous improvement in digital delivery, drafting standards and workflowsAbout YouYou're an experienced and detail-oriented Senior Drafter with a strong background in roads, highways or broader transport infrastructure projects.You're comfortable working with multidisciplinary design teams and can take ownership of drafting outputs through detailed design and delivery.You Bring8–12 years of demonstrated drafting experience within roads, highways, civil or transport infrastructure projectsStrong proficiency in relevant drafting and design software such as AutoCAD, Civil 3D and/or MicroStationDemonstrated experience delivering detailed design and construction documentationStrong understanding of drafting standards, QA processes and model coordinationExperience checking drawings and supporting the quality of drafting outputsAbility to work autonomously, manage competing priorities and deliver to project deadlinesStrong communication skills and a collaborative approachAbility to provide guidance and technical support to less experienced draftersExperience working within digital delivery environments and multidisciplinary transport projects will be highly regarded.Don't meet every requirement?
We still encourage you to apply.
We recognise that talent comes from many different experiences and backgrounds, and we're committed to creating an inclusive culture for people from all walks of life.All recruitment activities go through our Resourcing function and currently, this role doesn't require agency input.
Please do not forward resumes directly to SMEC employees/managers; we do not accept unsolicited resumes and are not responsible for any associated fees.
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📌 Senior Drafter – Roads & Highways (Newcastle)
🏢 SMEC (An SJ Group
📍 Newcastle