Documentation Designer – Commercial Construction

Our client is an independent Australian commercial construction company, founded in 1988 with family business roots and now in its second generation of leadership, delivering design and construction projects nationally. The business specialises in childcare and education, medical and hospital, and veterinary sector projects, alongside general commercial office fit-outs and renovations.

• You are here to produce accurate, coordinated and buildable documentation for the company's childcare, medical and veterinary projects.

• You will take established design intent, client requirements and consultant information and turn them into clear documentation that can be priced, approved and constructed.

• This is a documentation role, not a concept design role — you don't need to be the person developing the big design idea. The company needs someone who enjoys taking a design and making it work technically, documenting it properly and getting it ready to build.

• Documentation sits at the intersection of every other team on a project — Designers, consultants, clients, Technical and Delivery all feed into it, and this role is responsible for coordinating that information into one accurate, buildable set.

To produce accurate, coordinated and timely construction documentation — taking established design intent, client requirements and consultant information and turning them into drawings and schedules that can be priced, approved and constructed, with minimal rework and minimal RFIs.

• Produce accurate, coordinated and timely documentation

• Review drawings thoroughly and identify gaps, clashes and risks

• Maintain design intent through the documentation process

• Coordinate information from Designers, consultants, clients, Technical and Delivery

• Maintain drawing revisions and project files

• Take ownership of documentation tasks and communicate issues early

• Work collaboratively and calmly under project deadlines

• Produce plans, elevations, sections, details and schedules for construction

• Develop documentation from established design concepts

• Coordinate architectural, interior, consultant and technical information

• Maintain accurate drawings and schedules through revisions

• Identify and resolve documentation issues before construction

• Meet agreed documentation milestones and project deadlines

• Support the Delivery team with documentation queries during construction

• Apply demonstrated construction documentation experience to every drawing set

• Draw on a strong understanding of construction methods, materials and detailing

• Apply working knowledge of the NCC/BCA, Australian Standards and approval requirements

• Produce documentation in Revit and other relevant documentation software

• Recognise when further technical advice is required, and find the right person to ask