# Substation Structural Drafter

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Lake Oswego, OR
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP is seeking a Substation Structural Drafter for their Lake Oswego, OR office.

The successful candidate will be involved in projects with the Power & Energy Substation Civil/Structural Team, providing local technical design and CADD support.

Responsibilities:

- Assist with collecting, compiling, and analysing data from physical work sites, surveys, and technical drawings

- Use 3D computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) software to prepare drawings requiring a high degree of precision

- Provide routine technical design assistance, ensuring proper illustration, fit, form, and function of designs

- Verify calculations, design changes, and interpret contract plans and specifications

- Work with cross-functional teams to execute project work

- Ensure plans adhere to city code, state, and federal regulations

- Prepare multiple versions of designs for review by engineers

- Specify dimensions, materials, and procedures for assigned projects, ensuring compliance with contract requirements

Requirements:

- High school diploma

- Minimum of 5 years of relevant post-education experience in a related discipline with prior drafting and design support experience

- Familiarity with drafting and design support principles, practices, and techniques

- Sound interpersonal and communication skills

- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and as part of a team

- Analytical mindset with sound judgement

- Basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation, software, and tools

Benefits:

- Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance

- Retirement savings

- Paid sick leave

- Paid vacation

- Paid parental leave

- Paid time off for bereavement, voting, and naturalization proceedings

## Skills

### Required
- CADD
- drafting
- design support
- technical drawing
- problem-solving

### Nice to have
- AutoCAD
- MicroStation

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