Senior Draftsperson

Living Gems is a leading developer of master-planned over-50s lifestyle resorts in Queensland, with a proud history of delivering high-quality homes, resort-style facilities, and welcoming communities. We have a long pipeline of work with 3 resorts located in Townsville, Rockhampton and Moreton Bay, with many more in the pipeline.

For more than four decades, our family-owned business has built a reputation for creating award-winning lifestyle resorts for active over-50s. Living Gems is all about living your best life, it’s time to discover what sets Living Gems apart.

Join Our Team!

Based at our Bundall Head Office, we're looking for an experienced Senior Draftsperson to join our team and play a key role in bringing our decisions to life. This is a hands-on position for someone who is technically strong, confident taking ownership, and enjoys working collaboratively across design, drafting and construction.

You will be responsible for:

• Taking ownership of drafting and documentation across projects from design development through to construction, ensuring accuracy, consistency and buildability.
• Customising block designs and developing layouts to meet project specific requirements, incorporating sales feedback, operational requirements and design intent.
• Producing accurate, detailed construction documentation using ArchiCAD.
• Reviewing documentation, identifying potential design or technical issues and proactively developing solutions to resolve challenges.
• Collaborating closely with the Interior Design and Sales team to ensure design intent and project objectives are accurately reflected in documentation.
• Mentoring and supporting other Draftspersons, providing technical guidance and assisting in their professional development.
• Coordinating drafting workflows across the team, managing priorities, monitoring productivity and addressing roadblocks to ensure projects are delivered on schedule and to the required standard.
• Driving pre-plotting outcomes for each stage of resort developments and managing client variations, ensuring all changes are accurately captured and reflected throughout project documentation.
• Continuously reviewing and improving drafting standards, templates and processes to support consistency, efficiency and quality outcomes.

About you:

We're looking for someone who is technically strong, experienced and confident taking ownership. You'll be comfortable working independently, managing competing priorities and making sound decisions while still being approachable and collaborative.

To be successful, you will:

• Demonstrate high proficiency in ArchiCAD.
• Bring 5+ years' experience in residential, resort-style, or similar architectural drafting.
• Take ownership of projects from design development through to final documentation.
• Have a strong understanding of construction documentation, detailing and buildability.
• Identify issues early and develop practical, well-considered solutions.
• Be comfortable liaising with designers, site managers and consultants and other stakeholders.
• Provide technical guidance to others while maintaining a collaborative and approachable style.
• Maintain a strong attention to detail while keeping sight of the bigger picture and project priorities.
• Manage competing priorities with a high level of organisation, initiative and minimal supervision.
• Be ambitious and motivated to contribute to improving both projects and the drafting team.

Why You’ll Love Working With Us:

• Be part of the Living Gems 2.0 journey – helping to shape the future of resort living.
• A company with 40+ years of stability, but a fresh new vision.
• A supportive, down-to-earth team where teamwork matters.
• Exciting projects already in motion, with more in the pipeline.
• Real opportunities to step into leadership as we grow.

If this sounds like the kind of place where you’d thrive, we’d love to hear from you. Come and be part of the Living Gems team, where every person’s contribution really makes a difference.