PRINCIPAL DESIGNER

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the Principal Designer will apply advanced techniques to produce complex drawings and sketches consistent with good engineering practice and in compliance with company drawing office procedures and will have responsibility for checking and overseeing the work of other personnel in the Drawing Office. He/she may have responsibility for a team of Draftsmen/Designers in the Drawing Office or for part or all drawing services packages provided to a project.

All personnel are expected to contribute to creating a positive HSEQ culture within Subsea 7 and ensure familiarity with and adherence to local HSEQ codes and practices.

What will you be doing?

• Under broad direction assign, oversee, check and approve the work of a team on a project or in the Drawing Office.
• Provide focal point for all project communication and activities and ensure the delivery of quality work and services in line with project plans.
• Identify and communicate project resource requirements to the Drawing Office Supervisor or Manager.
• Assess project resource requests and provide feedback on feasibility in terms of deliverables and timescales given resources available.
• Undertake checking of others work in a project or department environment.
• Responsible for developing and reviewing detailed engineering pipeline drawings
• Responsible for developing and reviewing T&I installation engineering drawings for offshore installation scopes.
• Independently evaluate, organise and prioritise work for self and others.
• Ensure project team adhere to the Business Management System (BMS) and PM7. Participate in technical audits of projects and studies.
• Actively participate in relevant training and development to pursue continuing professional development.
• Participate in reviews and development of departmental procedures and work methods. Provide input for project CTR estimates for project drafting team when required.
• Interface with project discipline leads to ensure CAD deliverable schedule is being met and budget is on track.
• Ensure project team comply with company QA and HSE procedures.
• Responsible for ensuring that design services comply with company standards and processes in line with appropriate legislation.
• Manage internal and external Drawing Office project interfaces. Assist development of standard project deliverables and efficiencies.
• Ensure adequate Drawing Office input to applicable procurement activities.
• Support induction and training program for junior employees and new starts through mentoring.
• Support development and management of apprentice recruitment and training where applicable.
• Encourage awareness of department capabilities and competencies.
• Support development of department structure and succession planning.
• Encourage awareness and reporting of project variations amongst all department employees.
• Encourage recording of lessons learned and Opportunities for Improvement (OFIs) to assist in improved company systems and services.
• Help ensure efficiency and quality by producing drawings and sketches consistent with good engineering practice
• Operate within standardised engineering policies, processes and systems
• Gain and maintain familiarity with relevant codes and standards used in the drafting work carried out
• Liaise directly with Project Engineers on installation drawings and sketches
• Agree and monitor performance objectives with direct reports and identify areas for performance improvement and any adjustments to organisation, tools, processes and people as necessary
• Help ensure communication between Designer/Draftsmen to ensure knowledge sharing, best practice and competence
• Ensure engineering capitalizes from lessons learned and is performed in accordance with engineering standards, striving to mitigate risk, promoting safety and integrity consistently
• Support and maintain engineering control systems to effectively monitor and improve the level and quality of management reporting, planning and forecasting to ultimately allow effective benchmarking and active forecasting of project costs
  
  

• Ability to lead and function within a design team and across multiple projects.
• Ability to prioritise own and others’ workload, manage time accordingly and inform team members where constraints will affect a project in terms of programme or budget.
• Past Experience in ARAMCO projects
• Well versed with Softwares – Autocad, Microstation, NAVIS
• More than 15 years of overall experience in Oil & Gas Industry
• Minimum 3 years of experience in similar role (as design lead)
• Ability to manage interfaces within a project structure, including other disciplines, drawing office, document control, project management, client and suppliers.
• Ability to manage change control within own remit on a project. Inform team members where constraints will affect a project in terms of programme or budget.
• Demonstrable ability to work within time/budget constraint