Drafter (AutoCAD)

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA) is searching for a Drafter (AutoCAD) for electric power/power substation infrastructure for a contract-to-hire assignment with one of our premier Utility Services clients in Tampa, FL. This position requires 5 days per week onsite.
Responsibilities:

• Support the Engineering, Construction, and Project Management (ECPM) team within Electric Delivery (ED), providing drafting support for large-scale capital projects involving electric transmission, substations, and distribution infrastructure.
• Create, modify, and maintain detailed AutoCAD engineering drawings, construction plans, technical schematics, and associated project documentation.
• Collaborate with engineers, project managers, construction teams, and external contractors to ensure drawings meet engineering specifications and project requirements.
• Review and interpret survey information, site plans, engineering documentation, and technical specifications to support project design and execution.
• Support drafting activities related to electric power infrastructure, including transmission lines, utility poles, steel structures, and associated engineering designs.
• Assist with maintaining drafting standards, performing quality assurance reviews, and ensuring accuracy and consistency of engineering drawings.
• Coordinate drafting deliverables across internal departments and external engineering and construction partners.
• Support permitting, surveying, and subsurface utility engineering (SUE) coordination as applicable to project requirements.
• Assist with document management, drawing revisions, and other drafting needs throughout the project lifecycle.

Required Skills:

• Minimum 2 years of professional AutoCAD drafting experience supporting engineering, construction, or infrastructure projects.
• Experience using AutoCAD to produce technical drawings for electric power infrastructure, large-scale commercial or industrial construction, or similarly complex engineering projects. Electric utility experience is strongly preferred but not required.
• Understanding of engineering drawings, construction plans, surveys, and technical specifications.
• Familiarity with engineering design processes and coordination between drafting, engineering, and construction teams.
• Strong attention to detail, drafting accuracy, and document organization.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with engineers, project managers, and other technical stakeholders.
• Degree, diploma, or technical education in drafting, engineering technology, architecture, civil engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.

Preferred Skills:

• Drafting experience within the electric power industry, particularly transmission, substation, distribution, or other major electrical infrastructure projects.
• Experience supporting large-scale commercial, industrial, utility, or major capital construction projects.
• Familiarity with electric transmission lines, utility poles, steel pole specifications, voltages, and related power infrastructure.
• Experience with PLS-CADD or similar transmission line design software.
• Knowledge of surveying, permitting, subsurface utility engineering (SUE), and related infrastructure design processes.
• Experience working with engineering consulting firms, electric utilities, or large engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) organizations.

Additional Information:

• Contract-to-hire opportunity.
• Five days per week onsite in Tampa, FL (Eastern Tampa).
• Competitive compensation based on relevant experience.

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