Overview
Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: $116,413 - $140,849
Grade: VPS 5
Occupation: Engineering
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 13007
VIDA Roads
VPS 5 – Civil Design Drafter
- Hybrid working environment.
- 3 years maximum term, VPS 5 - $116,413 - $140,849 + super & benefits.
- This role will be located at 180 Lonsdale St
About the Role
Reporting to the Deputy Director Engineering, the Civil Design Drafter role is responsible for completing civil designs, drafting work and documentation for road infrastructure projects across the Big Build Roads (BBR) program from concept design to construction. The role requires thorough understanding of DTP’s Infrastructure Drafting Standards and project handover requirements ensuring design models, plans and documentation are compliant. The role supports the Engineering – Development and Design team in delivering project documentation with accuracy, high quality and within the required timelines and budget.
Join us in building better connections for Victoria by:
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Preparing accurate and high-quality civil design drafting and documentation for road infrastructure projects, including concept, detailed design and issued for construction documentation, ensuring outputs comply with relevant civil design, drafting and project requirements.
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Interpreting engineering design information, technical inputs and project requirements to produce clear, complete and fit-for-purpose drawings, and work with engineers and project managers to resolve drafting, design and documentation issues.
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Ensuring design documents are managed in accordance with VIDA Roads Digital Engineering Management Plan and document management procedures and compliant with DTP’s Infrastructure Drafting Standards and project handover requirements.
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Coordinating multi-disciplinary design documentation as required for the road infrastructure projects, ensuring design documents are delivered with high quality, within project timelines and budget and in accordance with the engineering and drafting requirements.
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Supporting design engineers and utility managers by accurately incorporating BYDA and utility services information into CADD drawings, utility clash plans and registers to assist in the identification, documentation and resolution of utility interface issues
About You
You would have:
- Associate Diploma in Civil Engineering Design/Drafting or equivalent relevant qualification is mandatory
- Knowledge and expertise in civil engineering design drafting and delivery of construction documentation for multiple disciplines specific to road infrastructure projects with various complexity and scale
- Proficiency in the use of digital engineering tools and platforms required for design/drafting and management of road infrastructure project documentation (MicroStation, Open Roads, 12D, AutoCAD, ProjectWise, GIS).
- Experience in interpreting and implementing design information provided by the design engineers with solid knowledge of DTP Infrastructure Drafting Standards, documented management and handover requirements, including an understanding of Austroads, DTP and Australian design and drafting standards for road infrastructure projects.
This opportunity is a 3-year maximum term.
For more details about this opportunity, please take a look at thehere.
What can we offer you?
We are committed to creating a workplace that inspires and engages you – we want you to be a powerful contributor to this wonderfully diverse and dynamic organisation. Our offering continues to grow but here
is what we already have in store for you:
- VIDA Roads welcomes flexible working arrangements.
- Access to annual health checks, including skins checks and flu shots.
- Access low-cost gym memberships for yourself and family at over 200 facilities via Fitness Passport.
- Access to Thrive Gateway, our employee benefits platform is your once stop shop for wellbeing as well as savings and discounts at hundreds of retailers.
- We're committed to supporting our team members and their families in improving mental health and wellbeing. Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides confidential counselling and advice for our team members and their families for work and personal issues.
- Annual salary increases and incremental performance-based payments over the course of your employment.
- Leave loading of 17.5% payment on top of your base salary when you take annual leave and ability to purchase additional leave.
Need more information?
Irena Krsteska – Deputy Director, Engineering - irena.krsteska@vida.vic.gov.au
How to Apply
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, apply now via the ‘Apply’ button and follow the prompts. Applications to include a CV and preferably Cover Letter and will not be accepted via email. There is no need to provide any type of response to Key Selection Criteria separately, but we do encourage you to outline relevant experience and motivation for applying in your cover letter.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which include a national
police check and misconduct screening.
To be part of something meaningful and leave a positive legacy connecting Victorian communities,
apply for a role with us today.
Applications close Thursday 12 November 2026 at 11.59pm Posted 29 October 2026
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