Senior CAD Lead - Rail & Infrastructure (Hybrid)

CAD Lead - VIC Rail, Maritime and Freight

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Job Description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can contribute to impactful, world-class projects and collaborate with leading professionals across the industry. With access to global expertise, advanced technology, and a culture that values curiosity and diverse thinking, you will lead a high-performing drafting team and play a key role in delivering complex infrastructure projects across Victoria.

This role sits within our Rail, Maritime and Freight team and will see you leading the rail drafting function across major VIC projectssuch as Suburban Rail Loop and Melbourne Airport Rail. You will be accountable for technical quality, team performance and development, and continuous improvement, while supporting delivery outcomes for clients across transport and infrastructure.

Working closely with the Digital Engineering Managers, Design Managers, Discipline Leads and Information Management teams, the CADteam leadprovides technical leadership and support to project teams, enabling efficient production and coordination of design deliverables throughout the project lifecycle.

What You'll Do

As the VIC CAD lead within our rail team, you will:

Develop, implement and govern CAD standards, procedures, templates, workspaces and drawing production workflows across our projects

Oversee the preparation, coordination, and issue of complex drawing packages, ensuring quality and consistency across all outputs

Act as the technical authority for drafting, setting and maintaining standards, QA processes, and best practice procedures

Plan and allocate resources to meet project timelines, budgets, and deliverables

Provide senior-level technical guidance and conduct detailed reviews of drawings and models

Work closely with discipline leads,engineering leads and project managers to support integrated design delivery

Drive capability uplift through mentoring, coaching, and structured development of team members

Support recruitment, workforce planning, and performance management within the team

Collaborate with our Global Capability Centres (GCC) in Bangalore and Manila

Champion Digital Engineering, including adoption of new tools, workflows, and innovation initiatives

Contribute to the continuous improvement of systems, standards, and delivery processes

This is a Melbourne-based role with hybrid working arrangements.

About You

Diploma or Degree in Engineering, Design Technology, Drafting, Digital Engineering or a related discipline.

Extensive experience as a Drafter, operating at Senior, Associate or Principal Technician or equivalent level - usually minimum of 10 years of experience within a large consultancy environment.

Strong experience across multi-disciplinaryrail infrastructure projects in VIC, with deep understanding of VIC standards and experiencedrafting for Track, OHW, Traction Power and CSR packages.

Advanced proficiency in MicroStation, AutoCAD, OpenRoads , OpenRail and ProjectWise

Demonstrated ability to lead quality assurance, standards development, and technical governance

Strong understanding of information management and project delivery processes.

Effective communication, stakeholder management and coordination skills across multidisciplinary teams.

Knowledge of BIM and Digital Engineering frameworks.

Experience working within alliance or integrated project delivery environments.

Familiarity with Autodesk Revit, Civil 3D and model coordination platforms.

Key Relationships

Internal

Regional Executive - Rail, VIC & SA (reports to)

CAD and Design Production Teamin VIC (leads)

CAD and Design Production Team interstate and GCC

Discipline Leads

Design Managers

Digital Engineering Leads

Information Management Team

Project Controls and Quality Teams

External

Client Representatives

Alliance Partners

Subconsultants

Software Vendors

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 83,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

An employee Share Purchase Plan is available to all our permanent employees who wish to become owners and vested partners in WSP's collective success. To find out more about our commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people, and the programs we've designed to help you thrive, go to our Employee Benefits page .