AutoCAD Operator at Dangote Group – Nigeria

Dangote Group is recruiting an AutoCAD Operator to produce and manage engineering drawings for industrial maintenance, plant operations and project teams.

Department: Engineering / Maintenance. Reports to: Engineering Supervisor / Design Engineer.

Key responsibilities

• Develop accurate 2D and 3D mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, piping, civil and structural drawings from technical requirements.
• Revise layouts, schematics and as-built records following plant modifications or project changes.
• Translate engineering sketches, calculations and specifications into usable drawings, including equipment arrangements, utility routing and fabrication details.
• Maintain controlled drawing files, revision histories, document registers and electronic archives.
• Work with engineers, maintenance personnel and project teams on plant upgrades, installations and shutdowns.
• Apply engineering drafting conventions, quality controls and safety requirements.

Requirements and skills

• ND in a relevant engineering, architecture or drafting discipline, or Trade Test Grades I–III in a related technical trade.
• At least five years of relevant industrial CAD drafting, project engineering or plant documentation experience.
• Competence in AutoCAD 2D and 3D, engineering symbols, tolerances, P&IDs, layouts and as-built documentation.
• Ability to interpret multidisciplinary engineering drawings and operate document-control systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, strong accuracy, organisation, communication and problem-solving skills.
• AutoCAD, Autodesk, drafting, engineering-design or document-control certification is an advantage; familiarity with Plant 3D, SolidWorks or Inventor is useful.