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Electrical Drafter

  • Fishers, IN, United States

$31.25 to $40.87 USD / hour

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Pay
$31.25 to $40.87 USD / hour
Posting language
English
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Original job description

Job Title: Electrical DrafterJob DescriptionWe are seeking a skilled BIM professional with strong Revit experience to support the development, coordination, and delivery of building design projects. The ideal candidate will have experience with BIM coordination, Navisworks, and multidisciplinary project collaboration. Candidates who also possess electrical industry knowledge will be especially attractive for this role.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain the electrical model in Revit, including lighting, power, devices, panels, transformers, feeders, cable trays, and conduits.
  • Set up circuiting, panel schedules, and load calculations in Revit.
  • Produce construction document sets such as plans, risers, one-lines, details, and schedules.
  • Maintain families, view templates, project templates, and shared parameters.
  • Keep the model and drawings up to date with RFIs, ASIs, and bulletins.
  • Collect and federate NWC models from all trades and verify they align on shared coordinates using Navisworks Manage.
  • Maintain the federated NWF/NWD files, selection sets, search sets, and appearance profiles.
  • Set up and run Clash Detective tests by trade, with tolerances and rules that filter out false positives.
  • Group clashes, assign owners, and track status through resolution.
  • Publish clash reports with viewpoints and markups.
  • Resolve electrical clashes in the Revit model.
  • Run model QA before exports, checking for warnings, orphaned elements, circuiting errors, and missing parameters.
  • Export quantities and schedules to Excel and Accubid for estimating.
  • Publish PDF sets for Bluebeam Revu markup and field use.
  • Produce field deliverables such as layout drawings, rack and spool details, and point-layout data.
  • Use and help maintain pyRevit automation tools.

Essential Skills

  • 3-5 years of knowledge in electrical design for commercial or industrial projects.
  • Proficiency in Revit with a strong base of general proficiency.
  • Growth attitude and willingness to develop skills into true design on projects.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

  • Familiarity with Design/build project delivery.
  • Experience with Autodesk Revit (electrical) and Navisworks Manage.
  • Preferred experience with AutoCAD, Bluebeam Revu, Excel, pyRevit/Dynamo, Evolve Electrical, Design Master (electroBIM), and Augmenta (AI conduit modeling tool).
  • Client could be open to a 1-3 year candidate with very relevant Revit or electrical ability.
  • Candidates with more plumbing or HVAC experience may also be considered if they have relevant Revit skills and interest in electrical design.

Work EnvironmentEmployees will have their own cubicle space within an office environment. The BIM team is situated in a cluster of cubicles with surrounding offices. While potential for a private office exists in the future, space is currently limited. The company offers flexible working hours, with an understanding that team members start between 7-9 AM and complete an 8-hour workday. Remote work flexibility may be incorporated after the first 60 days, with a possibility of 1-2 days of work-from-home per week after initial training. The role provides great bonus potential based on company performance, alongside comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid vacation, life insurance, disability insurance, a 401k with a company match, and company-provided phone and laptop. Job Type & LocationThis is a Contract to Hire position based out of Fishers, IN. Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $31.25 - $40.87/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits

available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Job Type & LocationThis is a Contract to Hire position based out of Fishers, IN. Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Nov 6, 2026. Workplace TypeThis is a hybrid position in Fishers,IN.About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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