Producing engineering designs and drawings for components, structures and
systems used in industrial and commercial construction.
Engineering design and draughtspersons produce designs and drawings for
structures, piping, electrical systems, control and instrumentation systems and
mechanical components used in industrial and commercial construction. Typically,
jobholders work in a wide range of industries of national importance including
power and water infrastructure, petrochemical, oil and gas, nuclear, food and
drink processing.
Jobholders are based at office locations within project design teams and
occasionally work at on-site locations. They are required to understand on-site
hazards and health and safety requirements.
The jobholder must: Understand technical drawings and specifications and be
able to create their own; identify factors likely to affect design decisions;
produce CAD (computer aided design) models and engineering drawings and be able
to communicate design information to internal and external parties.
The course is delivered by a mixture of theory and practical work, both at
college and in the workplace.
