Posted 30 July, 2026
Civil Digital Drafter
Pattle Delamore Partners Ltd
Tauranga, BOP, NZ
Full Time
Reference: 6f15efaf02498d9b
Job Description
Build your career without compromising your lifestyle. Looking for a role where you can work on meaningful projects, continue developing your technical skills, and enjoy everything the Bay of Plenty has to offer? Pattle Delamore Partners (PDP) is looking for an experienced Civil Digital Drafter to join our Tauranga office. We're ideally seeking someone with 5+ years' experience, but we'd also love to hear from talented intermediate drafters (3+ years) ready for their next challenge. Why PDP? At PDP, we believe a rewarding career should come with flexibility, development opportunities and a great team culture. We offer Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits. Flexible and hybrid working that supports genuine work-life balance. Clear career progression and ongoing professional development. Health insurance, income protection, parental leave top-ups and the option to purchase extra annual leave. Interesting, technically challenging projects that make a positive difference for New Zealand's communities and environment. About the role Working alongside our Water Infrastructure and Geotechnical teams, you'll produce digital models and engineering drawings across a wide range of civil infrastructure projects. Your responsibilities will include Preparing engineering drawings, plans and construction documentation. Collaborating with engineers and project managers from concept through to detailed design. Maintaining high-quality digital deliverables and CAD standards. Supporting continuous improvement of our digital design capability. About you You’ll bring: Ideally 5+ years' experience (or 3+ years for Intermediate applicants) in civil digital drafting within a consulting environment. A relevant tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering, Engineering Technology or a related discipline is preferred. Strong AutoCAD Civil 3D skills; experience with Revit, Navisworks or Plant 3D is an advantage. Excellent attention to detail, strong communication skills and a collaborative approach. Tauranga offers the best of both worlds – exciting and varied infrastructure projects alongside an outstanding lifestyle. Whether it's beaches, mountain biking, fishing or simply spending more time with family and friends, you'll enjoy genuine work-life balance while building your career. About PDP PDP is a leading New Zealand environmental and engineering consultancy specialising in air, land and water. For more than 40 years, we've partnered with clients, iwi and communities to deliver practical, sustainable solutions across projects ranging from major infrastructure to local investigations and upgrades. With around 300 people across Aotearoa, we're proudly employee-owned and committed to creating a collaborative, supportive environment where our people can do their best work and build rewarding careers. #J-18808-Ljbffr