Electrical Drafter

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Drafter for a contract/temporary opportunity in San Diego, CA. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented CAD/Drafting professional with strong AutoCAD MEP and Revit MEP experience who enjoys supporting engineering teams on electrical construction documents.

The Electrical Drafter will work closely with engineers, designers, and other drafters to produce accurate drawings, models, plans, sections, and details for MEP projects. This opportunity offers a collaborative engineering environment, exposure to a variety of project documentation, and the chance to contribute directly to high-quality design deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

- Create electrical drawings and models from written and verbal specifications provided by engineers.
- Draft MEP construction documents in Revit and AutoCAD, including drawing setup, layering, xrefs, circuiting, and detailing.
- Prepare floor plans, site plans, section views, detail drawings, panel schedules, single line diagrams, and equipment elevations.
- Coordinate closely with designers, drafters, and engineers to maintain consistency and accuracy across project documents.
- Review drawings for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with project scope, budget, and schedule requirements.
- Participate in project meetings and conference calls as needed to support coordination and project progress.

Compensation and Benefits

- Pay rate: $35 to $38 per hour.
- Job type: Contract/Temporary.
- Location: San Diego, CA.

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Additional Skills

Required Qualifications and Skills

- Produce AutoCAD MEP and Revit MEP drafting deliverables for electrical construction documents.
- Support electrical design documentation, including circuiting, symbols, devices, panel schedules, and detailing.
- Coordinate drafting work with engineering and design teams to meet project scope, schedule, and quality expectations.

- 3 to 5 years of drafting experience preferred.
- Strong fluency and hands-on experience with AutoCAD MEP.
- Experience and training in Revit MEP, with 3 years preferred.
- Basic electrical knowledge, including circuits, branch circuiting, symbols, devices, single line diagrams, panel schedules, equipment elevations, and detailing.
- Ability to work from both customer drawings and internal firm drawings.
- Strong attention to detail and high accuracy in preparing and reviewing drawings.
- Ability to work under minimal supervision while meeting project deadlines.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills for working with engineers, designers, and drafting teams.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience drafting MEP construction documents for commercial, industrial, institutional, or similar building projects.
- Familiarity with coordinated multi-discipline design workflows.
- Ability to support project meetings and communicate drawing updates clearly with technical teams.