Job Description

Location:

Calgary

Reports to:

Team Lead, Drafting

Job Posting#:

122

Application Deadline:

July 11, 2025



Reporting to the Team Lead, Drafting, the Junior Drafter will be responsible for the drafting of underground and overhead electrical distribution infrastructure (4kV - 25kV system voltages).





Responsibilities:


Setting up drafting and design environments per local standards. Reviewing local municipal and utility drafting standards to ensure specifications are met. Producing electrical and civil shallow utility design drawings in AutoCAD and/or MicroStation. Reference, overlay, scale, and align drawings from various project disciplines into a single base map (i.e., Civil, electrical, mechanical, landscape, etc.) in NAD83 or other coordinate systems. Review redline sketches, standard drawings, specifications, and other engineering data received from designers. Draft electrical and civil site drawings, details, profiles and cross-sections following rigid drafting standards. Interpreting and preparing survey data points files. Autonomously manage workload to control multiple tasks with a high degree of accuracy, while meeting deadlines. Understanding and applying standards while preparing drawings. Assist in the development of efficient drafting processes for quality and workload management. Conducting drafting reviews of drawing packages. Supporting the design team with their work when the workload requires. Taking charge to resolve any computer and network issues. Additional project support as required.




Qualifications:


Familiar with AutoCAD and MicroStation drafting software. Be adaptable and adhere to customer standards. Be familiar with electrical design concepts. Proficient English language skills, ability to develop strong business relationships and act professionally. Strong collaborative skills and willingness to liaise with other disciplines (Engineering, Construction, and Survey) to ensure drawings are accurate, compliant, and reliable. Strong communication skills - verbal and written. Demonstrate high attention to detail and take pride in your work. A passion for your work and a drive for excellence. Commitment to safety and ethical practices. Class 5 driver's license.




A few qualifications that would help you succeed:


Familiarity with drafting concepts is a must. Experience in working in an electric utility distribution design environment with education in electrical theory and civil construction. Previous experience drafting to ENMAX, ATCO, Fortis Alberta, TELUS, ROGERS, and City of Calgary Streetlighting standards. Previous design experience in utilities, lighting, traffic and signals, or building electrical systems. Familiarity with Canadian Electrical Code standards. 2+ years of experience in electrical engineering consulting is an asset.

ABOUT US

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Primary Engineering and Construction Corporation (Primary) is a growth-oriented industry leader providing professional electrical engineering and construction services and specializing in emerging marketplaces in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan.



We offer design and design/build services for all types of electric utility distribution infrastructure to a wide variety of clients including electric utility companies, developers, builders, commercial and industrial businesses, oil companies, government, and private contractors. Our devotion to excellence has attracted some of the best young professional minds to our company.



Primary is the proud recipient of

EHRC's Workplace Culture Innovator Award

, recognizing our commitment to fostering a health, inclusive, and positive work environment.



Primary is recognized

by

The Career Directory

for excellence in graduate recruitment.

GOOD PEOPLE committed to progress

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Primary is committed to growing the careers of our people. We believe everyone should have the opportunity to determine their career path and fulfill their ambitions. Our people are genuine, honest, accountable and full of entrepreneurial spirit.



We work hard, see the big picture, are always ready and willing to adapt, and always strive to be better than we were yesterday. We take pride and ownership in everything we do, and most of all, we do it as a team.

HEALTH & SAFETY

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The safety and well-being of our people, our clients, and our communities is our top priority in any work we do and is never comprised. Safety is one of the core values that every member of our team understands and lives by, and we ensure this through communication, education and participation. Our safety goal has always been zero incidents, and we work together through every project to achieve that goal.



Safety is ingrained in every project and each task our employees and contractors complete, whether in the office or onsite. Primary has developed effective workplace health and safety management programs designed to reduce and eliminate the number of work-related injuries, leading to a safety track record well above industry average. We are also diligent in selecting the companies we work with, choosing only those with a safety standard as high as our own.