The usual pressure
- Drawing backlogs slow approvals and procurement.
- Senior staff spend too much time on revisions.
- Freelancers and bureaus require repeated briefing.
- Local recruitment adds salary and overhead pressure.
Dedicated drafting capacity for Australian construction
Construction drafting services, rethought as a dedicated offshore hire.
Hire a dedicated Filipino drafter who works inside your systems, follows your drawing standards and aligns with Australian business hours, with the potential to reduce staffing costs by 50 to 70 per cent.
A staffing model, not a drawing bureau. Cost Solution does not sell one-off drawing packages. We recruit and support a drafter who becomes an extension of your team.
- Dedicated staff member
- Your tools and standards
- AU and PH support
Revision ready
50–70%
potential staffing cost reduction
1:1
dedicated to your workflow
Construction drawings
Revit and BIM
Shop drawings
Drawing revisions
As-built documentation
CAD documentation
The capacity problem
You may be searching for drafting output. What you really need is dependable drafting capacity.
When drawings queue behind tenders, RFIs and site changes, senior staff become the bottleneck. Buying isolated drafting tasks may clear one deadline, but it does not build a repeatable function inside your business.
The Cost Solution shift
- One drafter learns your templates and conventions.
- Priorities remain visible inside your workflow.
- Knowledge compounds from project to project.
- Capacity can scale without equivalent local overhead.
Choose the right delivery model
Not all construction drafting services work the same way.
If you only need one drawing package, a project drafting provider may be the right fit. If you need recurring output and an operator who learns your system, a dedicated offshore drafter is built for that job.
| What matters | Project drafting provider | Cost Solution modelDedicated offshore drafter |
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| Engagement | A defined task or drawing package | An ongoing member of your team |
| Workflow | Provider’s process and handover | Your software, templates and QA gates |
| Knowledge retention | Often resets with each brief | Builds across projects and revisions |
| Day-to-day direction | Managed externally | Priorities are directed by your team |
| Best suited to | One-off or tightly scoped output | Recurring drafting workload and growth |
Important: Your Australian architects, engineers and other appropriately qualified practitioners retain responsibility for design decisions, technical review, certification and approvals where required.
Match the role to the workload
Drafting capability for the disciplines your projects rely on.
We recruit against the drawing type, project environment, software stack and experience level you require. Explore each specialist capability before defining the role.
01Residential · Commercial
Architectural drafting
Floor plans, elevations, sections, details, schedules, mark-up revisions and construction documentation prepared to your templates and review process.
Explore architectural drafting
02Steel · Concrete · Timber
Structural drafting
Framing plans, reinforcement details, sections, connection details and drawing revisions based on engineering inputs and your documentation standards.
Explore structural drafting
03Fabrication · Joinery · Fit-out
Industrial and shop drafting
Shop drawings, fabrication details, joinery documentation, installation information and as-built updates for manufacturing and fit-out workflows.
Explore industrial drafting
04Mechanical · Electrical · Plumbing
MEP drafting
Services layouts, equipment plans, risers, schematics, coordinated drawing updates and documentation for discipline review.
Explore MEP draftingDefine the seat before the search
Turn “we need drafting help” into a role a strong candidate can own.
A productive hire starts with a clear responsibility map. During the workforce call, we identify the outputs, review gates, software and communication rhythm that belong to the role.
Map the role on a free call
Typical production
- Construction drawing sets
- CAD and Revit documentation
- Plans, elevations and sections
- Details, schedules and legends
Typical support
- Redline and mark-up revisions
- Drawing register maintenance
- As-built updates
- Cross-discipline coordination support
Build the business case
What could 50 to 70 per cent lower staffing cost mean for your team?
Enter the estimated annual loaded cost of the local role you are comparing. The calculator applies Cost Solution’s indicative staffing reduction range.
Use salary, super, leave, recruitment, software, equipment and workplace overhead where relevant. This is an illustration, not a quote.
Move the slider to model your own local cost baseline.
Indicative annual staffing cost
A$36,000–A$60,000
30–50% of the local baseline
Potential annual reduction
A$60,000–A$84,000
Indicative 50–70% range
Actual fees and savings depend on the role, experience level, hours, inclusions and engagement structure.
A clear path from backlog to capacity
Your dedicated drafter in three practical steps.
Cost Solution supports the people system. You keep control of the drafting work.
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01Scope
Map the role and workflow
We define drawing types, project sectors, software, experience, working hours, QA gates and the outcomes the drafter must own.
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02Select
Meet matched candidates
We shortlist Filipino drafting professionals against your technical criteria. You meet the candidates and select the person who fits your team.
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03Embed
Onboard into your system
Your drafter joins your tools, meetings and priorities while Cost Solution supports onboarding, alignment and ongoing continuity.
Productive, not merely placed
A sensible first 30 days for a drafting hire.
The exact ramp plan is shaped around your workload. A typical start moves from standards and supervised tasks toward repeatable ownership.
You retain control of
- Daily priorities and task allocation
- Drawing standards and approval gates
- Design decisions and technical sign-off
- Software access and project information
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Days 1–5
Learn the environment
Software access, templates, file structures, naming conventions, project context and communication routines.
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Days 6–15
Deliver controlled tasks
Redlines, revisions and defined drawing tasks move through close review and structured feedback.
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Days 16–30
Build repeatable ownership
Recurring outputs, review checkpoints and turnaround expectations are stabilised around the role.
Software-ready matching
Recruit for the tools your workflow already uses.
Software capability is agreed in the role brief and assessed during matching. Available experience varies by candidate and role.
- AAutoCAD
- RRevit
- BBluebeam
- BBIM 360
- NNavisworks
- SSketchUp
- TTekla
- PProcore
Free drafting workforce call
Tell us where drawings are getting stuck.
We will help you clarify whether a dedicated drafter fits the volume, tools and supervision available in your business.
- Define the right seatOutputs, software, seniority and hours.
- Test the business caseCompare the staffing model with your current approach.
- Leave with a clear next stepNo obligation and no vague sales pitch.
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Your next step
Request a workforce call
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Straight answers
Questions Australian construction teams ask before hiring offshore.
Still deciding whether the model fits? We can review your workload on a free call.
Ask us directlyNo. Cost Solution provides a dedicated offshore staffing model. We recruit and support a Filipino drafter who works as an extension of your business. Your team assigns priorities, manages the drawing workflow and retains technical review and approval.
Depending on the role and candidate, work may include architectural, structural, civil, MEP, shop, fabrication, BIM, CAD and as-built documentation, plus revisions and drawing register support. The exact scope is defined before recruitment.
Yes. Working hours and meeting routines are agreed during onboarding so the drafter can align with the relevant Australian time zone and collaborate with your local team.
Your nominated Australian architects, engineers, designers or other appropriately qualified practitioners retain the required technical review, design responsibility, certification and approvals. The drafter works to the information, standards and QA process you provide.
Software is part of the candidate brief. We can recruit for experience in tools such as AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam, BIM 360, Navisworks, SketchUp, Tekla and relevant project platforms, subject to the role and available candidates.
The model accesses skilled Filipino talent within a different labour-cost environment while avoiding much of the equivalent local employment overhead. Actual savings vary by seniority, hours, inclusions and engagement structure, so we confirm a role-specific comparison before you proceed.
Yes. Many businesses begin with one clearly defined drafting role, stabilise the workflow and then add capability as project demand and internal confidence grow.
Build capacity that stays with the business
Your next drafting hire could release the pressure across the whole project team.
Start with a practical workforce call. We will map the role, test whether the model fits and explain the next step without obligation.