CAD Operator - Power Utility Drafting

CAD Operator
- Power Utility Drafting Job Snapshot

Role: CAD Operator
- Power Utility Drafting

Location:

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Industry: Electrical & Power Generation

Function: CAD / Drafting

Experience:

Minimum 6 years of relevant CAD drafting experience

Job Type: Full-time

Job Details

Country:
Saudi Arabia

City:
Riyadh

Industry: Electrical & Power Generation

Function: CAD / Drafting

Salary:

Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.

Gender: Any

Candidate Nationality:
Saudi National

Job Type: Full-time

The CAD Operator will provide essential drafting support to power utility engineering teams by converting technical calculations, sketches, field information, redlines, and engineering instructions into clear and buildable drawings. The role will support both electrical and civil interfaces across substations, transmission and distribution corridors, cable routes, underground utilities, and associated site works while maintaining accurate document revisions and consistent drafting standards.

• Prepare detailed CAD drawings for overhead transmission and distribution infrastructure.
• Develop drawings for underground electrical distribution and transmission systems.
• Produce substation layouts showing equipment arrangements, grounding systems, conduits, cable routes, and supporting infrastructure.
• Prepare drawings for underground duct banks, manholes, vaults, chambers, and associated civil works.
• Develop plan and profile drawings from engineering information and approved design data.
• Prepare sections, details, layouts, and schematic drawings based on engineer and designer instructions.
• Convert engineering sketches, markups, and redlines into accurate CAD documentation.
• Translate field notes and verified site information into coordinated construction drawings.
• Prepare single-line diagrams and supporting electrical schematics where required.
• Maintain accurate dimensions, elevations, references, and technical annotations.
• Develop standard drawing templates aligned with company and client requirements.
• Maintain title blocks, standard details, blocks, symbols, and drafting libraries.
• Apply approved layer structures, line types, text styles, dimensions, and plotting requirements.
• Ensure drawings follow project naming conventions and document numbering requirements.
• Verify drawings against applicable utility and project CAD standards.
• Conduct self-checks before submitting drawings for engineering review.
• Review drawings for completeness, consistency, legibility, and dimensional accuracy.
• Incorporate engineering comments and quality review markups accurately.
• Update drawings following design changes and approved revisions.
• Maintain clear revision histories for all controlled drawing files.
• Assist with quality reviews by preparing corrected drawing packages within required deadlines.
• Support development and maintenance of standard utility drawing sets.
• Maintain typical details and best-practice drawing libraries for recurring power utility applications.
• Organize CAD files in accordance with project document control requirements.
• Apply correct version control to active and superseded drawing files.
• Maintain disciplined file naming and folder structures.
• Coordinate CAD records within approved document management platforms.
• Prepare drawing lists, indexes, and registers for design submission packages.
• Assemble drawing packages for client and utility review.
• Support preparation of drawings for permit and authority submissions.
• Produce construction issue drawing sets in accordance with approved release procedures.
• Develop and update as-built drawings using contractor redlines, field records, and survey information.
• Verify as-built revisions against available field documentation.
• Coordinate with engineers and designers to obtain missing technical information.
• Raise drafting queries where source information is incomplete or inconsistent.
• Participate in design coordination discussions where drawing interfaces require clarification.
• Coordinate drawing information across civil, structural, and electrical disciplines.
• Check for conflicts between power infrastructure and…