he Ruhrverband is one of the largest water management companies in Germany and has been ensuring clean rivers and lakes in the Ruhr catchment area for over 100 years.

Apply now to our Planning and Construction department at our Essen location as

Architectural Drafter (m/f/d)

And become part of our team! With approximately 1,200 employees, we ensure the drinking water supply for 4.6 million people in one of Europe's largest metropolitan areas and preserve this vital resource for future generations. To meet this great responsibility, we operate more than 800 technical facilities – including dams, wastewater treatment plants, and sewer networks – and develop efficient solutions for sustainable resource management.

Your tasks:

• Planning and design of engineering structures and buildings across all service phases of the HOAI (German Fee Structure for Architects and Engineers).
• Creation of site plans
• Design in both 2D and 3D
• Teamwork with other project engineers and specialist planners
• Participation in the internal development of BIM working methods

Your profile:

• Successfully completed training as a construction draftsman/draftswoman or comparable technical training qualification
• Ideally, professional experience in urban water management.
• In-depth knowledge in the field of structural engineering
• Solid CAD knowledge in AutoCAD
• Experience in BIM design with Revit is desirable.
• Understanding of process engineering and design relationships
• Excellent knowledge of common MS Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.)
• High degree of independence, teamwork skills and customer focus
• Driving licence class B (formerly class 3)
• Excellent German language skills, both spoken and written (C1 level)

An environment that inspires!

• Secure job with us as a public sector employer
• Occupational pension scheme
• Remuneration according to the collective agreement for public service employees in North Rhine-Westphalia (TV-WW/NW), including bonus system.
• Public transport ticket subsidy
• 39-hour week, 32 days of vacation, flexible working time accounts
• Advisory services for reconciling family and career
• Health management (subsidy for gyms, workshops)
• Company restaurant at our headquarters in Essen

The Ruhrverband promotes equal opportunities and particularly welcomes applications from women for technical positions. They will be given preference if equally qualified. We expressly welcome applications from people with disabilities.

Part-time employment is generally possible.

Are you interested?

Then apply online via our application portal at www.ruhrverband.de/karriere by September 22, 2026.

If you have any questions about the application process, please contact our HR department by phone at +49 201 178-1391 or -1394. For questions regarding the content of the advertised position, please contact Dr. Siekmann, representative of the relevant department, by phone at +49 201 178-2340.