CAD Technician - Civil

Role overview

WSP is looking for a Junior to intermediate Civil Designer to join its GCC India team and support civil and structural CAD delivery for infrastructure projects. The position is based in India and contributes to projects across water, wastewater, and other utilities infrastructure work.

What you will do

• Support CAD deliverables for civil and structural infrastructure work, including sewer and water mains, pumping stations, treatment plants, recycled water systems, dams, desalination plants, and related drawing packages such as A drawings, piping layouts, and process drawings, aligned to WSP CAD standards.
• Assist the utilities infrastructure CAD team with wet utilities deliverables, including wastewater sewage pumping stations and municipal water management structures, in line with WSP Australia CAD requirements.
• Prepare conceptual sketches as well as detailed construction drawings using Autodesk Civil 3D and Advance Steel, covering pipe networks, profiles, alignments, assemblies and subassemblies, 3D feature lines, and grading groups, while maintaining high accuracy and quality.
• Work with Autodesk Vault as part of the common data environment, following WSP Digital Engineering standards that support ISO 19650 and ISO 27001 compliance.
• Check drawings against client drafting standards, Australian Standards, and other applicable local and federal requirements.
• Carry out CAD assignments as instructed by the CAD Manager and Engineer.
• Handle material take-offs, quantity take-offs, and coordination of underground utilities.
• Manage several tasks and projects at once, with the ability to estimate effort and time required for each scope of work.
• Apply and maintain quality assurance processes, and actively support improvements to those QA practices.
• Ensure models, drawings, schedules, and design data are issued and stored in the correct locations according to WSP procedures.
• Embed health and safety into day-to-day work and remain alert to safety responsibilities even outside working hours.
• Keep building technical capability by learning, evaluating, and adapting new tools and techniques to improve drafting and modelling.
• Support sustainable design thinking and help project teams consider alternate design technologies that improve environmental outcomes.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary project teams and contribute to collaborative delivery.
• Stay open to learning new software and cross-discipline concepts, including structural and civil requirements, and apply them in drawings and models.
• Follow corporate policies, including accurate timesheet submission and completion of required ethics training.
• Maintain strong working relationships, support client satisfaction, and share knowledge in internal and external forums.
• Stay informed about market conditions and competitor activity.
• Take ownership of project work with a strong focus on timeliness, quality, and technical excellence.
• Work effectively as part of a team, encourage innovation, and collaborate across cultures and disciplines.
• Promote health and safety through design, deliver high-quality technical outputs, support commercial performance, and help manage risks, changes, and opportunities.
• Mentor others in agreed systems and processes and look for ways to improve personal and team performance.

Requirements

• 3 to 6 years of relevant experience.
• A diploma or degree in Civil, Water, or a related field.
• Hands-on experience with utilities water pipeline projects, such as potable water supply mains from DN50 to DN1200, pumping stations, reservoirs, water sampling stations, bulk metering systems, and chemical dosing systems.
• Experience with utilities wastewater and recycled water pipeline projects, including gravity sewers, rising mains of different sizes and materials, pumping stations, emergency storage systems, and odor control units.
• Experience on projects in Australia or New Zealand will be considered an advantage.
• Strong written and spoken English communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Autodesk tools such as AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Advance Steel, Revit, Navisworks, Vault, and BIM 360.
• Ability to review drawings carefully and work to multiple drafting and technical standards.
• Capability to handle multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy and schedule discipline.

Additional information

Employment with WSP India depends on successful completion of a background verification check carried out by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India. Candidates must ensure that all information shared during recruitment, including uploaded documents, is accurate and complete for both WSP India and its background verification partner.

About the company

WSP is a global professional services consultancy with expertise spanning engineering, architecture, planning, surveying, science, and construction management. The organization works across transportation and infrastructure, property and buildings, earth and environment, power and energy, and resources and industry, alongside strategic advisory services. In India, WSP operates across Noida, Bengaluru, and Mumbai, and serves clients worldwide through a large international network.

The company emphasizes collaboration, innovation, sustainability, safety, and inclusion. Its working model supports flexibility through a hybrid approach, and it promotes a culture where people can contribute to challenging projects, exchange knowledge, and grow their careers while helping shape better communities and environments.

Work culture and commitments

• WSP encourages purposeful, sustainable work and values curiosity, innovation, and teamwork.
• The company follows a hybrid work model designed to balance collaboration, quality, and productivity.
• Health, safety, and wellbeing are central to the culture, with a strong focus on making health and safety personal and reducing risk through the Zero Harm vision.
• WSP India supports an inclusive and unbiased workplace where people are respected regardless of age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, physical ability, education, social status, or cultural background.

Third-party agencies notice

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes or hiring documents from recruiters, employment agencies, or staffing services unless there is an active service agreement and the position has been specifically requested for recruitment support. Any unsolicited submission becomes the property of WSP, and no fee or compensation will be paid for it.