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Full-time
Flexible Working Arrangements, Career Development Opportunities, Access To Global Technical Networks
Posted 30d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
Lead and develop a distributed drafting and design team across Australia and India to support mining and industrial projects. Manage resource planning, maintain drafting standards, and collaborate with project managers to ensure high-quality technical deliverables.
Requirements
Requires extensive experience in drafting and design within mining or heavy industry, along with proven leadership or mentoring capabilities. Proficiency in industry-standard software like AutoCAD or MicroStation and experience with multidisciplinary project delivery are preferred.
Full job description
What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?
At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.
WSP's SA/NT Mining team is seeking an experienced Drafting & Design Team Lead to lead and develop our drafting capability across mining, industrial, sustaining capital and brownfields projects.
This is a leadership role for someone who enjoys developing people, improving delivery processes and supporting project teams to achieve high-quality outcomes. You may currently be a Drafting Manager, Lead Designer, Drafting Coordinator or Senior Designer looking to take the next step in your career.
What you’ll do:
Reporting to the Engineering Manager – SA/NT Mining, you will lead a distributed drafting and design team across Australia and WSP's Global Delivery Centre in India.
Working closely with Project Managers, Engineers and Discipline Leads, you will provide leadership across resource planning, team development, drafting standards and project delivery. This role combines people leadership with operational involvement, ensuring projects are supported by a high-performing and well-coordinated drafting function.
The team delivers studies and sustaining capital projects for major mining clients including BHP and other leading resource companies. Your day to day will include;
Lead, mentor and develop drafting and design personnel across local, interstate and global delivery teams.
Manage resource planning, utilisation and workload across multiple projects.
Support Project Managers and Discipline Leads to align drafting resources with project requirements.
Drive consistency, quality and best practice across drafting and design deliverables.
Develop and maintain drafting standards, quality processes and digital delivery workflows.
Strengthen collaboration between drafting and engineering teams across multiple disciplines.
Support capability development, succession planning and continuous improvement initiatives.
Promote a strong culture of safety, quality and delivery excellence.
About you:
You may already be leading a drafting team, or you may be an experienced designer who has naturally stepped into leadership responsibilities through mentoring others, coordinating workloads, improving systems and supporting project delivery. You will bring strong technical credibility, excellent communication skills and a genuine passion for developing people and enabling teams to succeed. Ideally, we are also looking for the below background;
Essential Experience
Experience in drafting and design within mining, resources, industrial or heavy industry environments.
Leadership experience, either in a formal role or through coordinating and mentoring teams.
Strong understanding of engineering project delivery and multidisciplinary design environments.
Experience planning resources and supporting multiple concurrent projects.
Strong communication, stakeholder management and organisational skills.
Preferred Experience
Mechanical or Piping drafting and design background.
Experience with Bentley MicroStation, AutoCAD, Plant 3D, OpenPlant, ProjectWise, Navisworks, Aconex or similar platforms.
Experience with Tier 1 mining clients and multidisciplinary consulting project environments.
Experience working with offshore or global delivery teams.
Brownfields sustaining capital or operational site project experience.
Why WSP?
Step into a visible leadership role with the opportunity to shape a growing drafting and design function.
Join a supportive SA/NT Mining team with flexible working arrangements and strong career development opportunities.
Access national and global technical networks, delivery teams and career pathways.
Help develop the next generation of drafting and design professionals
We are one of the world’s leading professional services firms, uniting our engineering, advisory and science-based expertise to shape communities to advance humanity.
From local beginnings to a globe-spanning presence today, we operate in over 50 countries and employ approximately 73,000 professionals, known as Visioneers.
Together they pioneer solutions and deliver innovative projects across sectors: Transport & Infrastructure, Property & Buildings, Earth & Environment, Water, Power & Energy and Mining & Metals.
Together let’s unlock potential everywhere.
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