Early Career Drafter- Small Utility Services

About the job

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for an Early Career Drafter– Small Utility Services to join our Power & Energy team in Tyler, TX.

The candidate will be involved in projects with our Small Utility Services team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients’ objectives and solves their challenges. As one of the world’s leading professional services firms, WSP brings world-class expertise in power delivery, power generation, and project management. Our vision is to be the preeminent pure-play global consulting firm for the world’s energy transition—and we need your help.

Takes part in providing technical design and CADD support on projects to produce designs and specifications used for utility system planning, infrastructure, and construction. Tasks may include generating CADD designs on assigned aspects of projects of basic to moderate scale and complexity. Generates accurate and concise design deliverables including plans, drawings, models, details, and supporting documentation. Ensures that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design accuracy and functionality.

Your Impact

• Under direct supervision, assist engineers, designers, and project teams with drafting and design activities related to utility system projects.
• Under direct supervision, Prepare and modify drawings using AutoCAD and other drafting tools.
• Provide entry-level technical design assistance that accounts for the proper illustration, fit form, and function using geometric dimensioning, tolerance and quantity calculations, while ensuring the construction and maintainability of designs according to design standard specifications.
• Develop construction drawings and design deliverables from concept through construction.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to incorporate markups and revisions into design documents.
• Maintain drawing accuracy and ensure adherence to client and company drafting standards.
• Collect and organize data from specifications, sketches, field notes, and other sources to support drafting efforts.
• Assist with formatting and producing technical documentation and drawing packages.
• Work with cross-functional teams in executing project work.
• Ensure all work complies with applicable standards, project requirements, and regulatory guidelines.
• Participate in project coordination efforts with internal teams and external stakeholders as needed.
• Learn and apply new software, tools, and drafting standards as required.
• Demonstrate strong attention to detail, initiative, and commitment to quality and continuous improvement.
• Complete training on assigned tasks.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma.
• 0-2 years’ experience.
• General awareness of drafting and design support principles, practices, process, methods and techniques.
• General awareness of relevant codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to a technical and non-technical audience.
• Effective self-leadership with attention to detail, ability to learn new techniques, perform multiple tasks simultaneously, follow instruction, and comply with company policies.
• Ability to work independently under supervision, as well as part of a team to meet business objectives.
• Basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation, software, technology, math principles, spreadsheets, and tools.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate’s Degree in closely related discipline is preferred.
• Experience working on utility, power, or infrastructure projects.
• Exposure to 3D modeling and drafting tools.
• Familiarity with utility design standards and construction drawings.
• Willingness to travel occasionally (day trips) as needed.

WSP Benefits:

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings. Compensation:

Expected Salary (all locations): $42,700 - $70,500

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

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About Us

About WSP WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand.  Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.

Additional Information

• Job Identification: 97150
• Job Category: Technical Services
• Posting Date: 2026-10-07
• Locations: 5763 Eagles Nest Blvd, Tyler, TX, 75703, US ()