EL1 Senior Technical Drawing Officer

Reference: BH-183974
Chandler Macleod is seeking EL1 Senior Technical Drawing Officers to join a Federal Government client in Canberra. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role within a specialised technical team supporting critical infrastructure, security and ICT projects.

This position is onsite, 5 days per week, and requires an active NV2 security clearance. This is a 12 month full time temporary opportunity with potential for a further 12 month extension 

As an EL1 Senior Technical Drawing Officer, you will lead a small team responsible for managing the organisation’s holdings and databases of floor plans, construction drawings, ICT layouts and security drawings. These collections are maintained using AutoCAD within a classified environment.

The role also involves operation and maintenance of large-format printing systems to support executive presentations, project artefacts and technical storyboards.

Key Responsibilities In this role, you will:

  • Lead the management and maintenance of detailed drawings and technical databases.
  • Review and assess design documentation for completeness, compliance, constructability and standards alignment.
  • Provide expert technical and strategic advice to internal stakeholders.
  • Manage a pipeline of external design consultancy services, ensuring resources align with demand and project needs.
  • Work collaboratively with subject matter experts across engineering, ICT, facilities and security disciplines.
Requirements
  • High‑level proficiency and extensive experience with AutoCAD.
  • Ability to interpret complex communications drawings, mark‑ups and architectural plans.
  • Ability to convert photographs into accurate technical drawings.
  • NV2 clearance 
  • Ability to work 5 days on site 

If this sounds like the role for you please APPLY now


At Chandler Macleod, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce where everyone is welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, neurodiverse, people living with a disability and the LGBTIQA+ community.

You can read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion at https://www.chandlermacleod.com/diversity-and-inclusion.
Company Background:

Chandler Macleod is a highly regarded and well established recruitment organisation, part of RGF Staffing and Recruit Holdings, the fourth largest staffing network in the world! We partner with over 3500 companies globally providing job hunters with endless opportunities to find and succeed in their work.

Chandler Macleod knows what it takes to recruit, select, and retain the best people. We’re in the business of understanding how people tick because we’ve been digging deep into people’s needs and motivations since 1959.

We uncover the ‘BestFit™’ for employers and job hunters alike by looking beyond the CV’s and JD’s. This allows us to match candidates to jobs that bring out their best and discover people that can make businesses boom.

We’re a team of flexible thinkers and detail obsessors, who believe that the right fit can lead to a happier life. Because when you really get people, you really open up a world of opportunity.

There are several brands that make up Chandler Macleod, these include our Staffing business, our Consulting business, our xPO Talent Solutions business and our Managed Services business.

You can learn more at our website: www.chandlermacleod.com

We are Chandler Macleod. We get people.

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