Drafter resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what drafters actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most drafters should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Drafter who converts engineer and architect concepts into accurate, code-compliant technical drawings using AutoCAD and Revit. Comfortable working from rough sketches through to fully detailed drawing sets, with a close eye for measurement errors and compliance gaps before drawings reach site or the workshop floor.
Key skills
- CAD and technical drawing (2D and 3D)
- Reading plans and specifications
- Building codes and standards compliance
- AutoCAD
- Revit
- MicroStation
- Bill of materials and assembly documentation
- Attention to detail
Experience: example bullet points
- Produced 2D and 3D drawing sets in AutoCAD and Revit from engineer sketches and verbal briefs, catching dimension and clash errors before drawings were issued for construction
- Checked drawings against the National Construction Code and relevant Australian Standards, flagging non-compliant details before client sign-off
- Revised drawing sets through multiple rounds of engineer and architect mark-ups, tracking version history so nothing was issued out of date
- Compiled bills of materials and assembly documentation to support manufacturing and construction handover
- Coordinated with structural, mechanical and architectural teams to resolve drawing conflicts before issue, avoiding costly on-site rework
Education
Typically a Certificate IV in Engineering Drafting or a Diploma of Engineering (Technical) through TAFE, sometimes paired with a Bachelor of Engineering or Built Environment; most drafters enter via traineeship or cadetship alongside on-the-job CAD training.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- AutoCAD
- Revit
- MicroStation
- National Construction Code
- Australian Standards
- bill of materials
- engineering drafting
- technical drawings
- building codes
- CAD drafting
- Diploma of Engineering (Technical)
- Adobe Acrobat
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.