CAD Lead – VIC Rail, Maritime and Freight
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Skills
About the role
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 projects such 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 CAD team lead provides 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.